事倍功半
Chinese
editmatter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair |
(two, three, etc.) ‑fold; times (multiplier); double (two, three, etc.) ‑fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply |
merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment |
half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half | ||
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simp. and trad. (事倍功半) |
事 | 倍 | 功 | 半 | |
anagram | 事半功倍 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): si6 pui5 gung1 bun3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sū-pōe-kong-pòaⁿ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄅㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shìhbèigongbàn
- Wade–Giles: shih4-pei4-kung1-pan4
- Yale: shr̀-bèi-gūng-bàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhbeygongbann
- Palladius: шибэйгунбань (šibɛjgunbanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si6 pui5 gung1 bun3
- Yale: sih púih gūng bun
- Cantonese Pinyin: si6 pui5 gung1 bun3
- Guangdong Romanization: xi6 pui5 gung1 bun3
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː²² pʰuːi̯¹³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ puːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-pōe-kong-pòaⁿ
- Tâi-lô: sū-puē-kong-puànn
- Phofsit Daibuun: suxpoexkongpvoax
- IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ pue²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /su⁴¹⁻²² pue⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³ puã⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /su²²⁻²¹ pue²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /su³³⁻¹¹ pue³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ puã¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /su³³⁻²¹ pue³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Idiom
edit事倍功半
- to get half the result with twice the effort
Antonyms
edit- 事半功倍 (shìbàn-gōngbèi)