手起刀落

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒu qǐ dāo luò

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠ ㄌㄨㄛˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒu qǐ dāo luò [Phonetic: shóuqǐdāoluò]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠ ㄌㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒu cǐ dao luò
    • Wade–Giles: shou³ chʻi³ tao¹ lo⁴
    • Yale: shǒu chǐ dāu lwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoou chii dau luoh
    • Palladius: шоу ци дао ло (šou ci dao lo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

Idiom

手起刀落

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