大刀闊斧

See also: 大刀阔斧

Chinese

		large broadsword	rich; wide; broad	hatchet
trad. (大刀闊斧)		大刀	闊	斧
simp. (大刀阔斧)		大刀	阔	斧
Literally: “(The sounds of) broad swords, and wide axes (as when an army sweeps through in battle)”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàdāokuòfǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ dou¹ fut³ fu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàdāokuòfǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahdaukuohfuu
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàdaokuòfǔ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰwɔ⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ dou¹ fut³ fu²
  - Yale: daaih dōu fut fú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ dou¹ fut⁸ fu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ dou¹ fud³ fu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /täːi̯²² tou̯⁵⁵ fuːt̚³ fuː³⁵/

Idiom

大刀闊斧

to handle something with daring and resolve; to be bold and decisive when handling an issue; drastic
- 南京市將大刀闊斧地對延續幾十年的行政審批制度進行全面改革。 [MSC, trad.]
  南京市将大刀阔斧地对延续几十年的行政审批制度进行全面改革。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2001: yangtse.com staff, 南京市大刀阔斧“放权” (Nanjing to implements broad "empowering" measures)
  Nánjīng shì jiāng dàdāokuòfǔ dì duì yánxù jǐ shí nián de xíngzhèng shěnpī zhìdù jìnxíng quánmiàn gǎigé. [Pinyin]
  The city of Nanjing will carry out drastic and comprehensive reforms to its administrative vetting and approval system; a system which has lasted for several decades.

See also

大馬金刀／大马金刀

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