一瘸一拐

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	lame	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	kidnap; to turn
trad. (一瘸一拐)		一	瘸	一	拐
simp. #(一瘸一拐)		一	瘸	一	拐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīquéyīguǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄑㄩㄝˊ ㄧ ㄍㄨㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ ke⁴ jat¹ gwaai² / jat¹ koe⁴ jat¹ gwaai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīquéyīguǎi [Phonetic: yìquéyìguǎi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄑㄩㄝˊ ㄧ ㄍㄨㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yicyuéyiguǎi
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-chʻüeh²-i¹-kuai³
    • Yale: yī-chywé-yī-gwǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ichyueigoai
    • Palladius: ицюэигуай (icjueiguaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ ke⁴ jat¹ gwaai² / jat¹ koe⁴ jat¹ gwaai²
    • Yale: yāt kèh yāt gwáai / yāt kèuh yāt gwáai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ ke⁴ jat⁷ gwaai² / jat⁷ koe⁴ jat⁷ gwaai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ké⁴ yed¹ guai² / yed¹ kê⁴ yed¹ guai²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kʰɛː²¹ jɐt̚⁵ kʷaːi̯³⁵/, /jɐt̚⁵ kʰœː²¹ jɐt̚⁵ kʷaːi̯³⁵/

Adjective

一瘸一拐

1. to walk with a limp

Synonyms

• 跛行 (bǒxíng)
• 一步一瘸 (yībùyīqué)