易學難精

Chinese

		change; easy; simple	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology	disaster; distress; to scold disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good	energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient
trad. (易學難精)		易	學	難	精
simp. (易学难精)		易	学	难	精

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìxuénánjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ hok⁶ naan⁴ zing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìxuénánjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìsyuénánjing
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-hsüeh²-nan²-ching¹
    • Yale: yì-sywé-nán-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshyuenanjing
    • Palladius: исюэнаньцзин (isjuenanʹczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ nän³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ hok⁶ naan⁴ zing¹
    • Yale: yih hohk nàahn jīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ hok⁹ naan⁴ dzing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ hog⁶ nan⁴ jing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² hɔːk̚² naːn²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

易學難精

1. to be easy to pick up but hard to master