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易如反掌

Mandarin · pinyin yì rú fǎn zhǎng

Meanings

  1. easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
  2. no effort at all
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Characters in this entry

易
yì · change; easy
如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
反
fǎn · reverse, opposite, contrary, anti
掌
zhǎng · palm of hand, sole of foot, paw
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4–2–3–3 · yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji6 jyu4 faan2 zoeng2

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ji6 jyu4 faan2 zoeng2

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phrase

  1. (simile) easy as ABC; simple as kiss your hand

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