快刀斬亂麻
Chinese
fast; quick; swift | knife | behead; chop | tangled skein; tremendous muddle; jumble | ||
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trad. (快刀斬亂麻) | 快 | 刀 | 斬 | 亂麻 | |
simp. (快刀斩乱麻) | 快 | 刀 | 斩 | 乱麻 | |
alternative forms | 快刀斬麻/快刀斩麻 快刀斷亂麻/快刀断乱麻 快刀斬亂絲/快刀斩乱丝 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠ ㄓㄢˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kuàidao jhǎn luànmá
- Wade–Giles: kʻuai4-tao1 chan3 luan4-ma2
- Yale: kwài-dāu jǎn lwàn-má
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuaydau jaan luannma
- Palladius: куайдао чжань луаньма (kuajdao čžanʹ luanʹma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯än⁵¹ mä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: faai3 dou1 zaam2 lyun6 maa4
- Yale: faai dōu jáam lyuhn màh
- Cantonese Pinyin: faai3 dou1 dzaam2 lyn6 maa4
- Guangdong Romanization: fai3 dou1 zam2 lün6 ma4
- Sinological IPA (key): /faːi̯³³ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡saːm³⁵ lyːn²² maː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 快刀斬亂麻
- (figurative) to cut the Gordian knot; to solve a complex problem using a decisive and effective method
Descendants
- → Japanese: 快刀乱麻を断つ (kaitō ranma o tatsu) (calque)