一把抓

一把抓

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	to grab; to catch; to arrest to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch
simp. and trad. (一把抓)		一	把	抓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yībǎzhuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄚˇ ㄓㄨㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ baa² zaau²
• Min Nan (POJ): it-pá-choa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yībǎzhuā [Phonetic: yìbǎzhuā]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄚˇ ㄓㄨㄚ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ibaajua
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯a̠⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ baa² zaau²
    • Yale: yāt bá jáau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ baa² dzaau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ba² zao²
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ paː³⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-pá-choa
    • Tâi-lô: it-pá-tsua
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itpafzoaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ pa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sua³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /it̚³²⁻⁴ pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ pa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴⁴/

Verb

一把抓

1. to take everything into one's own hands
2. to try to tackle all problems at once regardless of their relative importance