東一榔頭西一棒子
Chinese
editeast | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
hammer | west | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
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trad. (東一榔頭西一棒子) | 東 | 一 | 榔頭 | 西 | 一 | 棒子 | |
simp. (东一榔头西一棒子) | 东 | 一 | 榔头 | 西 | 一 | 棒子 | |
alternative forms | 東一榔頭,西一棒子/东一榔头,西一棒子 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄌㄤˊ ˙ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧ ㄧ ㄅㄤˋ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dong yi lángto̊u si yi bàngzǐh
- Wade–Giles: tung1 i1 lang2-tʻou5 hsi1 i1 pang4-tzŭ3
- Yale: dūng yī láng-tou syī yī bàng-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dong i lang.tou shi i banqtzyy
- Palladius: дун и лантоу си и банцзы (dun i lantou si i banczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³ ɕi⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pɑŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dung1 jat1 long4 tau4 sai1 jat1 paang5 zi2
- Yale: dūng yāt lòhng tàuh sāi yāt páahng jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung1 jat7 long4 tau4 sai1 jat7 paang5 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: dung1 yed1 long4 teo4 sei1 yed1 pang5 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ lɔːŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ pʰaːŋ¹³ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit東一榔頭西一棒子
- (figurative) doing things without clear organisation or objective
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- Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the fourth tone
- Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the second tone
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