分一杯羹

Chinese

		to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	drinkware; cup; glass	soup
trad. (分一杯羹)		分	一	杯	羹
simp. #(分一杯羹)		分	一	杯	羹

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fēnyībēigēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄣ ㄧ ㄅㄟ ㄍㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fan¹ jat¹ bui¹ gang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fēnyībēigēng [Phonetic: fēnyìbēigēng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄣ ㄧ ㄅㄟ ㄍㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fenyibeigeng
    • Wade–Giles: fên¹-i¹-pei¹-kêng¹
    • Yale: fēn-yī-bēi-gēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenibeigeng
    • Palladius: фэньибэйгэн (fɛnʹibɛjgɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fən⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fan¹ jat¹ bui¹ gang¹
    • Yale: fān yāt būi gāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fan¹ jat⁷ bui¹ gang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fen¹ yed¹ bui¹ geng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ puːi̯⁵⁵ kɐŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

分一杯羹

1. to have a share in something; to have a piece of the pie