快刀斬亂麻 in Chinese

IPA: /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯än⁵¹ mä³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /faːi̯³³ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡saːm³⁵ lyːn²² maː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ to⁴⁴ t͡sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ luan²²⁻²¹ muã²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯än⁵¹ mä³⁵/, /faːi̯³³ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡saːm³⁵ lyːn²² maː²¹/, /kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ to⁴⁴ t͡sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ luan²²⁻²¹ muã²⁴/ Chinese transliterations: kuàidāo zhǎn luànmá [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠㄓㄢˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], faai³ dou¹ zaam² lyun⁶ maa⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], khoài-to chám loān-môa, kuàidāo zhǎn luànmá [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], kuàidao jhǎn luànmá [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kʻuai⁴-tao¹ chan³ luan⁴-ma² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], kwài-dāu jǎn lwàn-má [Mandarin, Yale], kuaydau jaan luannma [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], куайдао чжань луаньма [Mandarin, Palladius], kuajdao čžanʹ luanʹma [Mandarin, Palladius], faai dōu jáam lyuhn màh [Cantonese, Yale], faai³ dou¹ dzaam² lyn⁶ maa⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], fai³ dou¹ zam² lün⁶ ma⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], khoài-to chám loān-môa [Hokkien, POJ], khuài-to tsám luān-muâ [Hokkien, Tai-lo], qoae'doy zarm loaxnmoaa [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 快刀斬亂麻

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            "1": "快%刀乱%麻を断つ",
            "2": "かい%とう らん%ま を たつ"
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          "expansion": "快(かい)刀乱(とうらん)麻(ま)を断(た)つ (kaitō ranma o tatsu)",
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      "glosses": [
        "to cut the Gordian knot; to solve a complex problem using a decisive and effective method"
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          "word": "快刀斬麻／快刀斩麻"
        },
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          "word": "快刀斷亂麻／快刀断乱麻"
        },
        {
          "word": "快刀斬亂絲／快刀斩乱丝"
        },
        {
          "word": "快刀斬麻"
        },
        {
          "word": "快刀斩麻"
        },
        {
          "word": "快刀斷亂麻"
        },
        {
          "word": "快刀断乱麻"
        },
        {
          "word": "快刀斬亂絲"
        },
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          "word": "快刀斩乱丝"
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      "zh-pron": "kuàidāo zhǎn luànmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠ ㄓㄢˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faai³ dou¹ zaam² lyun⁶ maa⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "khoài-to chám loān-môa"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuàidāo zhǎn luànmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuàidao jhǎn luànmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻuai⁴-tao¹ chan³ luan⁴-ma²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kwài-dāu jǎn lwàn-má"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuaydau jaan luannma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "куайдао чжань луаньма"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuajdao čžanʹ luanʹma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯än⁵¹ mä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faai dōu jáam lyuhn màh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faai³ dou¹ dzaam² lyn⁶ maa⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fai³ dou¹ zam² lün⁶ ma⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːi̯³³ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡saːm³⁵ lyːn²² maː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khoài-to chám loān-môa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khuài-to tsám luān-muâ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qoae'doy zarm loaxnmoaa"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ to⁴⁴ t͡sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ luan²²⁻²¹ muã²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯än⁵¹ mä³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːi̯³³ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡saːm³⁵ lyːn²² maː²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ to⁴⁴ t͡sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ luan²²⁻²¹ muã²⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "快刀斬亂麻"
}

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        "bopomofo"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faai³ dou¹ zaam² lyun⁶ maa⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "khoài-to chám loān-môa"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuàidāo zhǎn luànmá"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuàidao jhǎn luànmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻuai⁴-tao¹ chan³ luan⁴-ma²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kwài-dāu jǎn lwàn-má"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuaydau jaan luannma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "куайдао чжань луаньма"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuajdao čžanʹ luanʹma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯än⁵¹ mä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faai dōu jáam lyuhn màh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faai³ dou¹ dzaam² lyn⁶ maa⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fai³ dou¹ zam² lün⁶ ma⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːi̯³³ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡saːm³⁵ lyːn²² maː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khoài-to chám loān-môa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khuài-to tsám luān-muâ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qoae'doy zarm loaxnmoaa"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ to⁴⁴ t͡sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ luan²²⁻²¹ muã²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯än⁵¹ mä³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːi̯³³ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡saːm³⁵ lyːn²² maː²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ to⁴⁴ t͡sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ luan²²⁻²¹ muã²⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "快刀斬麻／快刀斩麻"
    },
    {
      "word": "快刀斷亂麻／快刀断乱麻"
    },
    {
      "word": "快刀斬亂絲／快刀斩乱丝"
    },
    {
      "word": "快刀斬麻"
    },
    {
      "word": "快刀斩麻"
    },
    {
      "word": "快刀斷亂麻"
    },
    {
      "word": "快刀断乱麻"
    },
    {
      "word": "快刀斬亂絲"
    },
    {
      "word": "快刀斩乱丝"
    }
  ],
  "word": "快刀斬亂麻"
}

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"快刀斬亂麻" meaning in Chinese

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