一蹴而就

Chinese

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one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)

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carefully; kick; tread on; stamp

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and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)

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at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīcù'érjiù

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄘㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ cuk¹ ji⁴ zau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīcù'érjiù [Phonetic: yícù'érjiù]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄘㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi1tsuhelrjiow
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ cuk¹ ji⁴ zau⁶
  - Yale: yāt chūk yìh jauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ tsuk⁷ ji⁴ dzau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ cug¹ yi⁴ zeo⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ jiː²¹ t͡sɐu̯²²/

Idiom

一蹴而就

to reach the goal in one step; happen all at once
- 2004: anon, 外汇管理局表示：人民币汇率改革不会一蹴而就 (Foreign Exchange Bureau announces: the RMB exchange rate reforms will not happen all at once)
  人民币汇率改革不会一蹴而就. (simplified)
  
  人民幣匯率改革不會一蹴而就. (traditional)
  The RMB exchange rate reforms will not happen all at once.

Synonyms

一蹴可幾／一蹴可几 (yīcùkějī)

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