探囊取物

Chinese

		to take something from one's pocket; to be extremely easy	to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	thing; object; matter
trad. (探囊取物)		探囊	取	物
simp. ^#(探囊取物)		探囊	取	物

Etymology

探囊 (search one's pocket) + 取 (take out) + 物 (something)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tànnáng qǔ wù

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄤˊ ㄑㄩˇ ㄨˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tànnáng qǔ wù
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄤˊ ㄑㄩˇ ㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tànnáng cyǔ wù
  - Wade–Giles: tʻan⁴-nang² chʻü³ wu⁴
  - Yale: tàn-náng chyǔ wù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tannnang cheu wuh
  - Palladius: таньнан цюй у (tanʹnan cjuj u)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰän⁵¹ nɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵¹/

Idiom

探囊取物

within one's grasp; extremely easy; like taking candy from a baby

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.