三下五除二 [－－－－－]

Jyutping saam1 haa6 ng5 ceoi4 ji6
Pinyin sān xià wǔ chú èr

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. three, set five remove two (abacus rule)
  2. efficiently
  3. quickly and easily
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    (doing things) in an instant; in the blink of an eye; quickly and easily
    • 一會兒一個小男孩走進來，很嫺熟地捏起蛇三下五除二就將蛇頭砍掉了
      一会儿一个小男孩走进来，很娴熟地捏起蛇三下五除二就将蛇头砍掉了
      yī huì r5 yī ge xiǎo nán hái zǒu jìn lái ， hěn xián shú de niē qǐ shé sān xià wǔ chú èr jiù jiāng shé tóu kǎn diào le
      After a while, a little boy came in and expertly took hold of the snake. In the blink of an eye, he had cut off its head
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    一会儿一个小男孩走进来，很娴熟地捏起蛇三下五除二就将蛇头砍掉了
    一會兒一個小男孩走進來，很嫺熟地捏起蛇三下五除二就將蛇頭砍掉了
    yī huì r5 yī ge xiǎo nán hái zǒu jìn lái ， hěn xián shú de niē qǐ shé sān xià wǔ chú èr jiù jiāng shé tóu kǎn diào le
    • After a while, a little boy came in and expertly took hold of the snake. In the blink of an eye, he had cut off its head