二一添作五
Chinese
two one; single; aone; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)to add; to increase; to replenish to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to doto regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to makefive simp. and trad.
(二一添作五)二 一 添 作 五 Literally: “one half is zero point five”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
二一添作五
- (division rule in abacus reckoning) one half is zero point five; 1/2=0.5
- (figurative) to divide fairly between 2 people; to go fifty-fifty
See also
- 三一三十一 (sān yī sānshíyī)