一瘸一拐

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	lame	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	kidnap; to turn
trad. (一瘸一拐)		一	瘸	一	拐
simp. ^#(一瘸一拐)		一	瘸	一	拐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīquéyīguǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄑㄩㄝˊ ㄧㄍㄨㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ ke⁴ jat¹ gwaai², jat¹ koe⁴ jat¹ gwaai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīquéyīguǎi [Phonetic: yìquéyìguǎi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄑㄩㄝˊ ㄧㄍㄨㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yicyuéyiguǎi
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-chʻüeh²-i¹-kuai³
  - Yale: yī-chywé-yī-gwǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ichyueigoai
  - Palladius: ицюэигуай (icjueiguaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ ke⁴ jat¹ gwaai², jat¹ koe⁴ jat¹ gwaai²
  - Yale: yāt kèh yāt gwáai, yāt kèuh yāt gwáai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ ke⁴ jat⁷ gwaai², jat⁷ koe⁴ jat⁷ gwaai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ké⁴ yed¹ guai², yed¹ kê⁴ yed¹ guai²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kʰɛː²¹ jɐt̚⁵ kʷaːi̯³⁵/, /jɐt̚⁵ kʰœː²¹ jɐt̚⁵ kʷaːi̯³⁵/

Verb

一瘸一拐

to walk with a limp

Synonyms

跛行 (bǒxíng)
一步一瘸 (yībùyīqué)

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