粵

迎jing4刃jan6而ji4解gaai2

jing4 jan6 ji4 gaai2yíng rèn ér jiě

English

  1. lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom)
  2. fig. easily solved
  3. (of problems) to get readily solved; literally: (bamboo) splits as it meets the edge of a knife

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 字面解竹枝一俾刀刃劈到就會斷開,形容問題一遇到某個解決方法就立即被解決

Examples

  • 在不久的將來這些問題都會迎刃而解。

    These problems will be solved in the near future.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你真係好嘢,一出手問題就迎刃而解。

    You are such a saviour, tackling the problem with such swiftness.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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