眼明手快

Chinese

		eye	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	hand; convenient; ‑er	fast; quick; swift
trad. (眼明手快)		眼	明	手	快
simp. #(眼明手快)		眼	明	手	快

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎnmíngshǒukuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁵ ming⁴ sau² faai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnmíngshǒukuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnmíngshǒukuài
    • Wade–Giles: yen³-ming²-shou³-kʻuai⁴
    • Yale: yǎn-míng-shǒu-kwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanmingshooukuay
    • Palladius: яньминшоукуай (janʹminšoukuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaan⁵ ming⁴ sau² faai³
    • Yale: ngáahn mìhng sáu faai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ ming⁴ sau² faai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁵ ming⁴ seo² fai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːn¹³ mɪŋ²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ faːi̯³³/

Idiom

眼明手快

1. to be sharp-eyed and quick-moving; to have acute eyesight and be quick in one's movements