一刀兩斷

See also: 一刀両断 and 一刀两断

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	knife	both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael	to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly
trad. (一刀兩斷)		一	刀	兩	斷
simp. (一刀两断)		一	刀	两	断

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīdāoliǎngduàn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄉㄠㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ dou¹ loeng⁵ dyun⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīdāoliǎngduàn [Phonetic: yìdāoliǎngduàn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄉㄠㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi1dauleangduann
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tu̯a̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ dou¹ loeng⁵ dyun⁶
  - Yale: yāt dōu léuhng dyuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ dou¹ loeng⁵ dyn⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ dou¹ lêng⁵ dün⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ tyːn²²/

Idiom

一刀兩斷

to sever with one blow; to make a clean break

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (一刀兩斷):

Japanese: 一 (いっ)刀 (とう)両 (りょう)断 (だん) (ittōryōdan)
Korean: 일도양단 (一刀兩斷, ildoyangdan)
Vietnamese: nhất đao lưỡng đoạn (一刀兩斷)

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