一蹴可幾

See also: 一蹴可几

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	carefully; kick; tread on carefully; kick; tread on; stamp	can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	how much; how many; several how much; how many; several; a few; almost
trad. (一蹴可幾)		一	蹴	可	幾
simp. (一蹴可几)		一	蹴	可	几
Literally: “able to approach within one step”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīcùkějī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄘㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīcùkějī [Phonetic: yícùkějī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄘㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yicùkěji
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-tsʻu⁴-kʻo³-chi¹
    • Yale: yī-tsù-kě-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: itsuhkeeji
    • Palladius: ицукэцзи (icukɛczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

Idiom

一蹴可幾

1. (Taiwanese Mandarin) to reach the goal in one step; do it all in one single day

   • 學習過程絕非一蹴可幾，甭想一次就記住全部。 [MSC, trad.]
     学习过程绝非一蹴可几，甭想一次就记住全部。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2006: anon, PChome online 討論區 (Pchome online Message board)

     Xuéxí guòchéng juéfēi yīcùkějǐ, béng xiǎng yīcì jiù jìzhù quánbù. [Pinyin]

     The learning process is not such that you can just do it all in one single day. Don't think that you will be able to remember everything in one sitting.

Synonyms

• 一蹴而就 (yīcù'érjiù)