遊刃有餘

See also: 游刃有余 and 游刃有餘

Chinese

		to roam; travel	edge of blade	to have an abundance; odd; about to have an abundance; odd; about; or so
trad. (遊刃有餘/游刃有餘)		遊/游	刃	有餘
simp. (游刃有余)		游	刃	有余

Etymology

See 庖丁解牛 (páodīngjiěniú).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yóurènyǒuyú

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ jan⁶ jau⁵ jyu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yóurènyǒuyú
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yóurènyǒuyú
    • Wade–Giles: yu²-jên⁴-yu³-yü²
    • Yale: yóu-rèn-yǒu-yú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yourennyeouyu
    • Palladius: южэньююй (južɛnʹjujuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ ʐən⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁴ jan⁶ jau⁵ jyu⁴
    • Yale: yàuh yahn yáuh yùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ jan⁶ jau⁵ jy⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ yen⁶ yeo⁵ yu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ jɐn²² jɐu̯¹³ jyː²¹/

Idiom

遊刃有餘

1. to handle a blade skillfully; to do a task with skills and ease; to achieve something effortlessly