一氣呵成

Chinese

		one group; one gang; one spell one group; one gang; one spell; a period of time	expel breath; my goodness; (phonetic particle)	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
trad. (一氣呵成)		一氣	呵	成
simp. (一气呵成)		一气	呵	成

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīqìhēchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄜ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ hei³ ho¹ sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīqìhēchéng [Phonetic: yíqìhēchéng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄜ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yicìhechéng
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-chʻi⁴-ho¹-chʻêng²
    • Yale: yī-chì-hē-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ichihhecherng
    • Palladius: ицихэчэн (icixɛčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ xɤ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ hei³ ho¹ sing⁴
    • Yale: yāt hei hō sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ hei³ ho¹ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ héi³ ho¹ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ hei̯³³ hɔː⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

一氣呵成

1. to do something in one go; to do something without stopping
2. (of writing, speech, lines in a painting, etc.) to flow smoothly and coherently