一抓一大把

一抓一大把

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to grab; to catch; to arrest to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	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
simp. and trad. (一抓一大把)		一	抓	一	大	把

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīzhuāyīdàbǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄓㄨㄚ ㄧ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ zaau² jat¹ daai⁶ baa²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīzhuāyīdàbǎ [Phonetic: yìzhuāyídàbǎ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄓㄨㄚ ㄧ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄚˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijuaidahbaa
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yijhuayidàbǎ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂwä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tä⁵¹ pä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ zaau² jat¹ daai⁶ baa²
    • Yale: yāt jáau yāt daaih bá
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ dzaau² jat⁷ daai⁶ baa²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ zao² yed¹ dai⁶ ba²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡säːu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ täːi̯²² päː³⁵/

Idiom

一抓一大把

1. to be numerous