探囊取物

Chinese

		to take something from one's pocket; to be extremely easy	to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	thing; object; matter
trad. (探囊取物)		探囊	取	物
simp. #(探囊取物)		探囊	取	物

Etymology

探囊 (search one's pocket) + 取 (take out) + 物 (something)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tànnáng qǔ wù

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄤˊ ㄑㄩˇ ㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tànnáng qǔ wù
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄤˊ ㄑㄩˇ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tànnáng cyǔ wù
    • Wade–Giles: tʻan⁴-nang² chʻü³ wu⁴
    • Yale: tàn-náng chyǔ wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tannnang cheu wuh
    • Palladius: таньнан цюй у (tanʹnan cjuj u)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰän⁵¹ nɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵¹/

Idiom

探囊取物

1. within one's grasp; extremely easy; like taking candy from a baby