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易于反掌 — “As easy as turning over one's hand”

易于反掌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “as easy as turning over one's hand”. Extremely easy; effortless. Literally, “easy to turn over a palm”.

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易于反掌 Pronunciation and Pinyin

易于反掌 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
易
yì8easy, change, or trade
于
yú3at, in, on, to, from
反
fǎn4reverse, opposite, anti
掌
zhǎng12palm, in charge, slap

Example Sentence with 易于反掌

对他来说,解决这个难题简直是易于反掌
For him, solving this difficult problem is as easy as turning over one's hand.

Idioms Related to 易于反掌

Synonyms of 易于反掌

  • yì易yú于fǎn反shǒu手extremely easy, like turning one's hand
  • yì易rú如fǎn反zhǎng掌extremely easy to do
  • yì易rú如fān翻zhǎng掌easy as turning over one's palm

More idioms starting with 易

  • yì易yú于shí拾yí遗extremely easy to do
  • yì易sú俗yí移fēng风change customs and transform society
  • yì易kǒu口yǐ以shí食exchange children for food
  • yì易tóng同fǎn反zhǎng掌easy as turning over one's hand
  • yì易dì地zé则jiē皆rán然In the same situation, all would be the same
  • yì易dì地jiē皆rán然same under different circumstances
  • yì易dì地ér而chǔ处put oneself in another's shoes
  • yì易rú如shí拾jiè芥as easy as picking up mustard seeds
  • yì易rú如pò破zhú竹as easy as splitting bamboo

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Questions about 易于反掌

What does 易于反掌 mean?

易于反掌 (yì yú fǎn zhǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “as easy as turning over one's hand”.

How do you pronounce 易于反掌?

易于反掌 is pronounced yì yú fǎn zhǎng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 易于反掌 literally mean?

Literally, 易于反掌 means “easy to turn over a palm”. It is used to mean “as easy as turning over one's hand”.

What is the Chinese definition of 易于反掌?

犹易如反掌。比喻事情非常容易做。

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