手起刀落

Chinese

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|- ! !hand; convenient; ‑er !to rise; to raise; to get up !knife !to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind |- !simp. and trad.
(手起刀落) | 手 | 起 | 刀 | 落 |}

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒu qǐ dāo luò

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠㄌㄨㄛˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǒu qǐ dāo luò [Phonetic: shóuqǐdāoluò]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠㄌㄨㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoou chii dau luoh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

Idiom

手起刀落

(archaic) to cut down with one swift stroke of one's sword

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