四兩破千斤
Chinese
| four | both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael |
to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out |
one thousand catties; lifting jack | ||
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| trad. (四兩破千斤) | 四 | 兩 | 破 | 千斤 | |
| simp. (四两破千斤) | 四 | 两 | 破 | 千斤 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sì niú phò chheng kun / sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun / sì nió͘ phò chheng kin / sì niú phòa chheng kun / sì niú phòa chhuiⁿ kun
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì niú phò chheng kun
- Tâi-lô: sì niú phò tshing kun
- Phofsit Daibuun: six niuo phoix zhefng kwn
- IPA (Xiamen): /si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/
- IPA (Singapore): /si²¹⁻⁴² niu⁴² pʰo²¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰeŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun
- Tâi-lô: sì niú phò tshuinn kun
- Phofsit Daibuun: six niuo phoix zhvuy kwn
- IPA (Quanzhou): /si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì nió͘ phò chheng kin
- Tâi-lô: sì nióo phò tshing kin
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²¹⁻⁵³ niɔ̃⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kin⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì niú phòa chheng kun
- Tâi-lô: sì niú phuà tshing kun
- Phofsit Daibuun: six niuo phoax zhefng kwn
- IPA (Xiamen): /si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/
- IPA (Singapore): /si²¹⁻⁴² niu⁴² pʰua²¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰeŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì niú phòa chhuiⁿ kun
- Tâi-lô: sì niú phuà tshuinn kun
- Phofsit Daibuun: six niuo phoax zhvuy kwn
- IPA (Quanzhou): /si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Singapore)
Idiom
四兩破千斤
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 四兩撥千斤 (“a huge return for a very small investment; a big payoff for a small effort”) [map]