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一
鼓
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Jyutping
jat1 gu2
Pinyin
yī gǔ
Definitions (Wiktionary)
adv, literary
with one stroke; all at once
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
佢一鼓作气做晒啲暑期作业。
佢一鼓作氣做晒啲暑期作業。
keoi5 jat1 gu2 zok3 hei3 zou6 saai3 di1 syu2 kei4 zok3 jip6.
He finished his summer homework all in one go.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
一鼓作气
一鼓作氣
yī gǔ zuò qì
to accomplish in one vigorous effort
Mandarin
你这孩子真手欠,你看你这么一鼓捣,钟不走了不是?
你这孩子真手欠,你看你这么一鼓捣,钟不走了不是?
nǐ zhè hái zi zhēn shǒu qiàn , nǐ kàn nǐ zhè me yī gǔ dao , zhōng bù zǒu le bù shì ?
You are such a troublemaker (who's got a pair of misbehaving hands)! The clock is now broken after you played with it.