"四兩破千斤" meaning in Chinese

See 四兩破千斤 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /si²¹⁻⁵³ niɔ̃⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/, /si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/, /si²¹⁻⁵³ niɔ̃⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/, /si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/, /si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/ Chinese transliterations: sì niú phò chheng kun, sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun, sì nió͘ phò chheng kun, sì niú phòa chheng kun, sì niú phòa chhuiⁿ kun, sì niú phò chheng kun [Hokkien, POJ], sì niú phò tshing kun [Hokkien, Tai-lo], six niuo phoix zhefng kwn [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun [Hokkien, POJ], sì niú phò tshuinn kun [Hokkien, Tai-lo], six niuo phoix zhvuy kwn [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], sì nió͘ phò chheng kun [Hokkien, POJ], sì nióo phò tshing kun [Hokkien, Tai-lo], sì niú phòa chheng kun [Hokkien, POJ], sì niú phuà tshing kun [Hokkien, Tai-lo], six niuo phoax zhefng kwn [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], sì niú phòa chhuiⁿ kun [Hokkien, POJ], sì niú phuà tshuinn kun [Hokkien, Tai-lo], six niuo phoax zhvuy kwn [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 四两破千斤
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 四兩破千斤
  1. (Hokkien) a huge return for a very small investment; a big payoff for a small effort Tags: Hokkien, idiomatic Synonyms: 四兩撥千斤/四两拨千斤 (sìliǎngbōqiānjīn), 四兩撥千斤 (sìliǎngbōqiānjīn), 四两拨千斤 (sìliǎngbōqiānjīn)
    Sense id: en-四兩破千斤-zh-phrase-Aj8PNxaj Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Hokkien Chinese, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "glosses": [
        "a huge return for a very small investment; a big payoff for a small effort"
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        ],
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          "investment",
          "investment"
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        [
          "payoff",
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        ],
        [
          "effort",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(Hokkien) a huge return for a very small investment; a big payoff for a small effort"
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          "roman": "sìliǎngbōqiānjīn",
          "word": "四兩撥千斤/四两拨千斤"
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        {
          "roman": "sìliǎngbōqiānjīn",
          "word": "四兩撥千斤"
        },
        {
          "roman": "sìliǎngbōqiānjīn",
          "word": "四两拨千斤"
        }
      ],
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phò chheng kun"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sì nió͘ phò chheng kun"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phòa chheng kun"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phòa chhuiⁿ kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phò chheng kun"
    },
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        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phò tshing kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "six niuo phoix zhefng kwn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phò tshuinn kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "six niuo phoix zhvuy kwn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì nió͘ phò chheng kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì nióo phò tshing kun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niɔ̃⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phòa chheng kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phuà tshing kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "six niuo phoax zhefng kwn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phòa chhuiⁿ kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phuà tshuinn kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "six niuo phoax zhvuy kwn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "/ sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun /"
    },
    {
      "other": "/ sì niú phòa chheng kun /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niɔ̃⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "四兩破千斤"
}
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      "zh-pron": "sì niú phò chheng kun"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sì nió͘ phò chheng kun"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phòa chheng kun"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phòa chhuiⁿ kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phò chheng kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phò tshing kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "six niuo phoix zhefng kwn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phò tshuinn kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "six niuo phoix zhvuy kwn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì nió͘ phò chheng kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì nióo phò tshing kun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niɔ̃⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phòa chheng kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phuà tshing kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "six niuo phoax zhefng kwn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phòa chhuiⁿ kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì niú phuà tshuinn kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "six niuo phoax zhvuy kwn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "/ sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun /"
    },
    {
      "other": "/ sì niú phòa chheng kun /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niɔ̃⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "sìliǎngbōqiānjīn",
      "word": "四兩撥千斤/四两拨千斤"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sìliǎngbōqiānjīn",
      "word": "四兩撥千斤"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sìliǎngbōqiānjīn",
      "word": "四两拨千斤"
    }
  ],
  "word": "四兩破千斤"
}

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