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 ㄉㄠㄌㄨㄛˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǒu qǐ dāo luò [Phonetic: shóuqǐdāoluò]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠㄌㄨㄛˋ
  - 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

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

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