易如反掌 (ji6 jyu4 faan2 zoeng2 | yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3) : easy as a hand's turn; very easy, no effort at all

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易如反掌

ji6 jyu4 faan2 zoeng2

yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3

easy as a hand's turn; very easy, no effort at all

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

易如反掌

This word has been viewed 2494 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 9th May 2008 04:42 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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易 ji6 jik6 - easy; change
如 jyu4 - if, as if, like, equal to
反 faan2 - opposite; turn over; combat; counter
掌 zoeng2 - palm of the hand, slap

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三萬蚊買起佢，易如反掌粵
Thirty thousand dollars to get someone to kill him, its easy.

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