事半功倍 [－－－－]

Jyutping si6 bun3 gung1 pui5
Pinyin shì bàn gōng bèi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. a stitch in time saves nine
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    出​一半​努力​，​就​有​雙倍​功效​；​指出​嘅​力​少​而​收效​大
    to double the result with half the effort
    • 揾一個有才幹嘅人做嘢，一定事半功倍。
      揾一个有才干嘅人做嘢，一定事半功倍。
      wan2 jat1 go3 jau5 coi4 gon3 ge3 jan4 zou6 je5, jat1 ding6 si6 bun3 gung1 pui5.
      Finding a talented person to work with defintely doubles the result with half the effort.
  2. 反義詞
    事倍功半
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to yield twice the result with half the effort
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    揾一个有才干嘅人做嘢，一定事半功倍。
    揾一個有才幹嘅人做嘢，一定事半功倍。
    wan2 jat1 go3 jau5 coi4 gon3 ge3 jan4 zou6 je5, jat1 ding6 si6 bun3 gung1 pui5.
    • Finding a talented person to work with defintely doubles the result with half the effort.
  2. Cantonese
    事半功倍
    事半功倍
    si6 bun3 gung1 pui5
    • to double the result with half the effort
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    很多同学立了flag要好好备考，然而好的学习方法能起到事半功倍的效果。
    很多同學立了flag要好好備考，然而好的學習方法能起到事半功倍的效果。
    hěn duō tóng xué lì le ｆｌａｇ yào hǎo hǎo bèi kǎo ， ｒáｎéｒ hǎo de xué xí fāng fǎ néng qǐ dào shì bàn gōng bèi de xiào guǒ ．
    • Many students stated there resolution to study hard for the test, and a good way to study can yield twice the result with half the effort.