一個蘿蔔一個坑

Chinese

	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	(a measure word); individual	radish, especially the daikon or Chinese radish; carrot	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	(a measure word); individual	pit; to defraud
trad. (一個蘿蔔一個坑)	一	個	蘿蔔	一	個	坑
simp. (一个萝卜一个坑)	一	个	萝卜	一	个	坑
Literally: “one radish, one hole”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yī gè luóbo yī gè kēng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄍㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛㄧㄍㄜˋ ㄎㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ go³ lo⁴ baak⁶ jat¹ go³ haang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yī gè luóbo yī gè kēng [Phonetic: yí gè luóbo yí gè kēng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄍㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛㄧㄍㄜˋ ㄎㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yi gè luóbo̊ yi gè keng
  - Wade–Giles: i¹ ko⁴ lo²-po⁵ i¹ ko⁴ kʻêng¹
  - Yale: yī gè lwó-bwo yī gè kēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i geh luo.bo i geh keng
  - Palladius: и гэ лобо и гэ кэн (i gɛ lobo i gɛ kɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīgèluóboyīgèkēngr [Phonetic: yígèluóboyígèkēngr]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄍㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛㄧㄍㄜˋ ㄎㄥㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yigèluóbo̊yigèkengr
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-ko⁴-lo²-po⁵-i¹-ko⁴-kʻêng¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: yī-gè-lwó-bwo-yī-gè-kēngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: igehluo.boigehkengl
  - Palladius: игэлобоигэкэнр (igɛloboigɛkɛnr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ kʰɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ go³ lo⁴ baak⁶ jat¹ go³ haang¹
  - Yale: yāt go lòh baahk yāt go hāang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ go³ lo⁴ baak⁹ jat⁷ go³ haang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ go³ lo⁴ bag⁶ yed¹ go³ hang¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³ lɔː²¹ paːk̚² jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

一個蘿蔔一個坑

(figurative) each has his or her own task, and there is nobody to spare
(figurative) steady
(figurative) stubborn; inflexible

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