易同反掌 — “Extremely easy to accomplish”
易同反掌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely easy to accomplish”. A task that requires little effort, like a piece of cake. Literally, “Easy like turning over the palm”.
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易同反掌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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对于经验丰富的工程师来说，解决这个小问题简直易同反掌，根本不需要花费太多时间。
For an experienced engineer, solving this minor issue was as easy as turning over their hand, requiring hardly any time at all.
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- yì易yú于fǎn反zhǎng掌as easy as turning over one's hand
- yì易yú于shí拾yí遗extremely easy to do
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- yì易kǒu口yǐ以shí食exchange children for food
- 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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What does 易同反掌 mean?
易同反掌 (yì tóng fǎn zhǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely easy to accomplish”.
How do you pronounce 易同反掌?
易同反掌 is pronounced yì tóng fǎn zhǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 易同反掌 literally mean?
Literally, 易同反掌 means “Easy like turning over the palm”. It is used to mean “Extremely easy to accomplish”.
What is the Chinese definition of 易同反掌?
比喻事情及容易办成，不必费很大力气。同“易如反掌”。