一針見血

See also: 一针见血

Chinese

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

!needle; pin; injection

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to see; to meet; to appear; to interview

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Etymology

Literally: see blood with one (prick of the) needle

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīzhēnjiànxiě

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄓㄣㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ zam¹ gin³ hyut³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīzhēnjiànxiě [Phonetic: yìzhēnjiànxiě]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄓㄣㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi1jenjiannshiie
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ zam¹ gin³ hyut³
  - Yale: yāt jām gin hyut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ dzam¹ gin³ hyt⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ zem¹ gin³ hüd³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ kiːn³³ hyːt̚³/

Idiom

一針見血

hit the nail on the head

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