一臂之力

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	arm	's; him/her/it; this	power; force; strength
trad. (一臂之力)		一	臂	之	力
simp. #(一臂之力)		一	臂	之	力

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yībìzhīlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ bei³ zi¹ lik⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): it-pì-chi-le̍k / it-pì-chi-lia̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yībìzhīlì [Phonetic: yíbìzhīlì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yibìjhihlì
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-pi⁴-chih¹-li⁴
    • Yale: yī-bì-jr̄-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ibihjylih
    • Palladius: ибичжили (ibičžili)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ bei³ zi¹ lik⁶
    • Yale: yāt bei jī lihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ bei³ dzi¹ lik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ béi³ ji¹ lig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ pei̯³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɪk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-pì-chi-le̍k
    • Tâi-lô: it-pì-tsi-li̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itpiecilek
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ pi²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ pi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² liɪk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /it̚³²⁻⁴ pi¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ pi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² liɪk̚¹²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-pì-chi-lia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: it-pì-tsi-lia̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itpieciliak
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ pi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si³³ liak̚²⁴/

Idiom

一臂之力

1. a helping hand

   我會助你一臂之力。 [MSC, trad.]
   我会助你一臂之力。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ huì zhù nǐ yībìzhīlì. [Pinyin]

   I will lend you a helping hand.