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一氣呵成

简一气呵成 · 繁一氣呵成

Mandarin · pinyin yī qì hē chéng

to do something at one go
to flow smoothly

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
呵: hē · scold; laughing sound; yawn
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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1–4–1–2 · yi1 qi4 he1 cheng2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 hei3 ho1 sing4

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(idiomatic) to do something in one go; to do something without stopping
(of writing, speech, lines in a painting, etc.) to flow smoothly and coherently

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