一句起，兩句止

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	(a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse); sentence	to rise; to raise; to get up		both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	(a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse); sentence	to stop; prohibit; till
trad. (一句起，兩句止)		一	句	起	，	兩	句	止
simp. (一句起，两句止)		一	句	起	，	两	句	止
Literally: “start from first sentence and stop at second sentence”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ geoi³ hei² loeng⁵ geoi³ zi²

---

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ geoi³ hei² loeng⁵ geoi³ zi²
    • Yale: yāt geui héi léuhng geui jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ goey³ hei² loeng⁵ goey³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ gêu³ héi² lêng⁵ gêu³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯³³ hei̯³⁵ lœːŋ¹³ kɵy̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Idiom

一句起，兩句止

1. (Cantonese) unable to maintain a long conversation