東一榔頭西一棒子

Chinese

east
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
 hammer west
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
club; stick; corn
club; stick; corn; maize
 
trad. (東一榔頭西一棒子) 東 一 榔頭 西 一 棒子
simp. (东一榔头西一棒子) 东 一 榔头 西 一 棒子
alternative forms 東一榔頭，西一棒子／东一榔头，西一棒子

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dōng yī lángtou xī yī bàngzǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄌㄤˊ ˙ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧ ㄧ ㄅㄤˋ ㄗˇ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): dung1 jat1 long4 tau4 sai1 jat1 paang5 zi2
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: dōng yī lángtou xī yī bàngzǐ [Phonetic: dōng yì lángtou xī yí bàngzǐ]
      • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄌㄤˊ ˙ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧ ㄧ ㄅㄤˋ ㄗˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: dong yi lángto̊u si yi bàngzǐh
      • Wade–Giles: tung1 i1 lang2-tʻou5 hsi1 i1 pang4-tzŭ3
      • Yale: dūng yī láng-tou syī yī bàng-dž
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dong i lang.tou shi i banqtzyy
      • Palladius: дун и лантоу си и банцзы (dun i lantou si i banczy)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³ ɕi⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pɑŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • Cantonese

Idiom

東一榔頭西一棒子

  1. (figurative) doing things without clear organisation or objective
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