一個蘿蔔一個坑

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	(a measure word); individual	radish, especially the daikon or Chinese radish; carrot	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	(a measure word); individual	pit; to defraud
trad. (一個蘿蔔一個坑)		一	個	蘿蔔	一	個	坑
simp. (一个萝卜一个坑)		一	个	萝卜	一	个	坑
Literally: “one radish, one hole”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī gè luóbo yī gè kēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄎㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ go³ lo⁴ baak⁶ jat¹ go³ haang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī gè luóbo yī gè kēng [Phonetic: yí gè luóbo yí gè kēng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄎㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi gè luóbo̊ yi gè keng
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ ko⁴ lo²-po⁵ i¹ ko⁴ kʻêng¹
    • Yale: yī gè lwó-bwo yī gè kēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i geh luo.bo i geh keng
    • Palladius: и гэ лобо и гэ кэн (i gɛ lobo i gɛ kɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīgèluóboyīgèkēngr [Phonetic: yígèluóboyígèkēngr]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄎㄥㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yigèluóbo̊yigèkengr
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-ko⁴-lo²-po⁵-i¹-ko⁴-kʻêng¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: yī-gè-lwó-bwo-yī-gè-kēngr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: igehluo.boigehkengl
    • Palladius: игэлобоигэкэнр (igɛloboigɛkɛnr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ kʰɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ go³ lo⁴ baak⁶ jat¹ go³ haang¹
    • Yale: yāt go lòh baahk yāt go hāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ go³ lo⁴ baak⁹ jat⁷ go³ haang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ go³ lo⁴ bag⁶ yed¹ go³ hang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³ lɔː²¹ paːk̚² jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

一個蘿蔔一個坑

1. (figurative) each has his or her own task, and there is nobody to spare
2. (figurative) steady
3. (figurative) stubborn; inflexible