一次生，兩次熟

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	number of times; order; sequence number of times; order; sequence; next; second(ary); (measure word)	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw		both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	number of times; order; sequence number of times; order; sequence; next; second(ary); (measure word)	familiar; skilled; ripe familiar; skilled; ripe; done; cooked
trad. (一次生，兩次熟)		一	次	生	，	兩	次	熟
simp. (一次生，两次熟)		一	次	生	，	两	次	熟

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ ci³ saang¹, loeng⁵ ci³ suk⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ ci³ saang¹, loeng⁵ ci³ suk⁶
    • Yale: yāt chi sāang, léuhng chi suhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ tsi³ saang¹, loeng⁵ tsi³ suk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ qi³ sang¹, lêng⁵ qi³ sug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiː³³ saːŋ⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ t͡sʰiː³³ sʊk̚²/

Idiom

一次生，兩次熟

1. (Cantonese) first time strangers, second time friends; to soon get to know each other
2. (Cantonese) first time awkward, second time skillful; difficult at first, easy later on

   一次生，兩次熟，三次大結局 [Cantonese, trad.]
   一次生，两次熟，三次大结局 [Cantonese, simp.]

   jat¹ ci³ saang¹, loeng⁵ ci³ suk⁶, saam¹ ci³ daai⁶ git³ guk⁶ [Jyutping]

   first time awkward, second time skillful, third time is the finale

Synonyms

• 一回生，二回熟 (yī huí shēng, èr huí shú)