易如反掌

Chinese

		change; easy; simple	as (if); such as	to turn over one's palm; to be very easy to accomplish
trad. (易如反掌)		易	如	反掌
simp. #(易如反掌)		易	如	反掌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìrúfǎnzhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ jyu⁴ faan² zoeng²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìrúfǎnzhǎng [Phonetic: yìrúfánzhǎng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìrúfǎnjhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-ju²-fan³-chang³
    • Yale: yì-rú-fǎn-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihrufaanjaang
    • Palladius: ижуфаньчжан (ižufanʹčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ jyu⁴ faan² zoeng²
    • Yale: yih yùh fáan jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ jy⁴ faan² dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ yu⁴ fan² zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² jyː²¹ faːn³⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/

Idiom

易如反掌

1. as easy as turning one's hand over

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 濕碎／湿碎, 濕濕碎／湿湿碎, 易過借火／易过借火, 話咁易／话咁易, 話都冇咁易／话都冇咁易

See also

• 小菜一碟 (xiǎocàiyīdié)
• (Cantonese) 碎料