眼明手快

眼明手快

Chinese

		eye	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	hand; convenient; ‑er	fast; quick; swift
simp. and trad. (眼明手快)		眼	明	手	快

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎnmíngshǒukuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁵ ming⁴ sau² faai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǎnmíngshǒukuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanmingshooukuay
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnmíngshǒukuài
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ miŋ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʰwaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaan⁵ ming⁴ sau² faai³
    • Yale: ngáahn mìhng sáu faai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ ming⁴ sau² faai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁵ ming⁴ seo² fai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋäːn¹³ mɪŋ²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ fäːi̯³³/

Idiom

眼明手快

1. to be sharp-eyed and quick-moving; to have acute eyesight and be quick in one's movements