快刀斬亂麻

Chinese

		fast; quick; swift	knife	behead; chop	tangled skein; tremendous muddle; jumble
trad. (快刀斬亂麻)		快	刀	斬	亂麻
simp. (快刀斩乱麻)		快	刀	斩	乱麻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuàidāo zhǎn luànmá

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠㄓㄢˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faai³ dou¹ zaam² lyun⁶ maa⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kuàidāo zhǎn luànmá
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠㄓㄢˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuaydau jaan luannma
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lu̯än⁵¹ mä³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faai³ dou¹ zaam² lyun⁶ maa⁴
  - Yale: faai dōu jáam lyuhn màh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faai³ dou¹ dzaam² lyn⁶ maa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fai³ dou¹ zam² lün⁶ ma⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /fäːi̯³³ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡säːm³⁵ lyːn²² mäː²¹/

Idiom

快刀斬亂麻

to solve a complex problem using a decisive and effective method

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