一來一往

一來一往

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to come	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction) toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards
trad. (一來一往)		一	來	一	往
simp. (一来一往)		一	来	一	往

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīláiyīwǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧ ㄨㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ loi⁴ jat¹ wong⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīláiyīwǎng [Phonetic: yìláiyìwǎng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧ ㄨㄤˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ilaiiwoang
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ u̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ loi⁴ jat¹ wong⁵
    • Yale: yāt lòih yāt wóhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ loi⁴ jat⁷ wong⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ loi⁴ yed¹ wong⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ lɔːy̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ wɔːŋ¹³/

Idiom

一來一往

1. back and forth; in and out