四兩破千斤

四兩破千斤

Chinese

		four	both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael	to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	one thousand catties; lifting jack
trad. (四兩破千斤)		四	兩	破	千斤
simp. (四两破千斤)		四	两	破	千斤

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): sì-niú phò-chheng-kun / sì-niú phò-chhuiⁿ-kun / sì-nió͘ phò-chheng-kun / sì-niú phòa-chheng-kun / sì-niú phòa-chhuiⁿ-kun

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-niú phò-chheng-kun
    • Tâi-lô: sì-niú phò-tshing-kun
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sieniuo phoirzhengkwn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-niú phò-chhuiⁿ-kun
    • Tâi-lô: sì-niú phò-tshuinn-kun
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sieniuo phoirzhvui'kwn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-nió͘ phò-chheng-kun
    • Tâi-lô: sì-nióo phò-tshing-kun
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ niɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-niú phòa-chheng-kun
    • Tâi-lô: sì-niú phuà-tshing-kun
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sieniuo phoarzhengkwn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-niú phòa-chhuiⁿ-kun
    • Tâi-lô: sì-niú phuà-tshuinn-kun
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sieniuo phoarzhvui'kwn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/

Idiom

四兩破千斤

1. (Min Nan) a huge return for a very small investment; a big payoff for a small effort

Synonyms

• 四兩撥千斤／四两拨千斤 (sìliǎngbōqiānjīn)