一環扣一環

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop	10 percent; button; detain	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop
trad. (一環扣一環)		一	環	扣	一	環
simp. (一环扣一环)		一	环	扣	一	环

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī huán kòu yī huán

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄎㄡˋ ㄧ ㄏㄨㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī huán kòu yī huán [Phonetic: yì huán kòu yì huán]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄎㄡˋ ㄧ ㄏㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi huán kòu yi huán
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ huan² kʻou⁴ i¹ huan²
    • Yale: yī hwán kòu yī hwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i hwan kow i hwan
    • Palladius: и хуань коу и хуань (i xuanʹ kou i xuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xu̯än³⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xu̯än³⁵/

Idiom

一環扣一環

1. (of steps in a process) closely linked

Synonyms

• 環環相扣／环环相扣 (huánhuánxiāngkòu)