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談何容易
简 谈何容易 · 繁 談何容易Mandarin · pinyin tán hé róng yì
Meanings
- easier said than done (idiom)
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2–2–2–4 · tan2 he2 rong2 yi4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
taam4 ho4 jung4 ji6
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taam4 ho4 jung4 ji6
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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phrase · Etymology 1
- (chiefly obsolete) it is no easy matter to give good advice (especially to one's superior); to speak is difficult
phrase · Etymology 2
- (idiomatic) easier said than done
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