一招半式

Cantonese · source Jyutpingjat1 ziu1 bun3 sik1

Meanings

  1. lit. half or part of a martial arts style, meaning one who is knowledgeable partially
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Same syllable, six tones

jat一jat1onejat2—jat3—jat4—jat5—日jat6sun
sik色sik1colorsik2—sik3—sik4—sik5—食sik6to eat

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: yi1 zhao1 ban4 shi4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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CC-Canto · Pleco Inc. · edition 2017-02-02
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Exact source record & identity一招半式 一招半式 [yi1 zhao1 ban4 shi4] {jat1 ziu1 bun3 sik1} /lit. half or part of a martial arts style, meaning one who is knowledgeable partially/

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