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易如反掌

易如反掌

Chinese

		change; easy; simple	as (if); such as	to turn over one's palm
simp. and trad. (易如反掌)		易	如	反掌

Noun

易如反掌

as easy as turning one's hand over

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yìrúfǎnzhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ jyu⁴ faan² zoeng²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yìrúfǎnzhǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihrufaanjaang
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ fa̠n²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ jyu⁴ faan² zoeng²
  - Yale: yih yùh fáan jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ jy⁴ faan² dzoeng²
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː²² jyː²¹ fɑːn³⁵ t͡ɕœːŋ³⁵/