大刀闊斧
Appearance
See also: 大刀阔斧
Chinese
[edit]large broadsword | rich; wide; broad | hatchet | ||
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trad. (大刀闊斧) | 大刀 | 闊 | 斧 | |
simp. (大刀阔斧) | 大刀 | 阔 | 斧 | |
Literally: “(The sounds of) broad swords, and wide axes (as when an army sweeps through in battle)”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàdaokuòfǔ
- Wade–Giles: ta4-tao1-kʻuo4-fu3
- Yale: dà-dāu-kwò-fǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahdaukuohfuu
- Palladius: дадаокофу (dadaokofu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daai6 dou1 fut3 fu2
- Yale: daaih dōu fut fú
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 dou1 fut8 fu2
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 dou1 fud3 fu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² tou̯⁵⁵ fuːt̚³ fuː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]大刀闊斧
- to handle something with daring and resolve; to be bold and decisive when handling an issue; drastic
- 南京市將大刀闊斧地對延續幾十年的行政審批制度進行全面改革。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2001: yangtse.com staff, 南京市大刀阔斧“放权” (Nanjing to implements broad "empowering" measures)
- Nánjīng shì jiāng dàdāokuòfǔ dì duì yánxù jǐ shí nián de xíngzhèng shěnpī zhìdù jìnxíng quánmiàn gǎigé. [Pinyin]
- The city of Nanjing will carry out drastic and comprehensive reforms to its administrative vetting and approval system; a system which has lasted for several decades.
南京市将大刀阔斧地对延续几十年的行政审批制度进行全面改革。 [MSC, simp.]