多快好省

Chinese

		many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-	fast; quick; swift	good; well; be fond of	comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province
trad. (多快好省)		多	快	好	省
simp. #(多快好省)		多	快	好	省

Etymology

From the slogan proposed by Mao Zedong in the Great Leap Forward Movement:

鼓足幹勁、力爭上游、多快好省地建設社會主義 [MSC, trad.]
鼓足干劲、力争上游、多快好省地建设社会主义 [MSC, simp.]

gǔ zú gànjìn, lì zhēng shàngyóu, duōkuàihǎoshĕng de jiànshè shèhuìzhǔyì [Pinyin]

Go all out; aim high; achieve greater, faster, better and more economical results in building socialism

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duōkuàihǎoshěng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄛ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄥˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duōkuàihǎoshěng [Phonetic: duōkuàiháoshěng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄛ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duokuàihǎoshěng
    • Wade–Giles: to¹-kʻuai⁴-hao³-shêng³
    • Yale: dwō-kwài-hǎu-shěng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duokuayhaosheeng
    • Palladius: докуайхаошэн (dokuajxaošɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

多快好省

1. (officialese) greater, faster, better and more economical