立竿見影

See also: 立竿见影

Chinese

		set up; to stand	pole	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	picture; image; reflection picture; image; reflection; shadow
trad. (立竿見影)		立	竿	見	影
simp. (立竿见影)		立	竿	见	影
Literally: “to set up a pole and see its shadow”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lìgānjiànyǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄢㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lap⁶ gon¹ gin³ jing²
Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): li̍p-kan-kiàn-iáⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lìgānjiànyǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄢㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lìganjiànyǐng
  - Wade–Giles: li⁴-kan¹-chien⁴-ying³
  - Yale: lì-gān-jyàn-yǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihganjiannyiing
  - Palladius: лиганьцзяньин (liganʹczjanʹin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lap⁶ gon¹ gin³ jing²
  - Yale: lahp gōn gin yíng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lap⁹ gon¹ gin³ jing²
  - Guangdong Romanization: leb⁶ gon¹ gin³ ying²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐp̚² kɔːn⁵⁵ kiːn³³ jɪŋ³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍p-kan-kiàn-iáⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: li̍p-kan-kiàn-iánn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: libkankiern'viar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lip̚⁴⁻³² kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ iã⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lip̚²⁴⁻² kan³³ kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iã⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ iã⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lip̚⁴⁻³² kan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ iã⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lip̚⁴⁻³² kan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ iã⁴¹/

Idiom

立竿見影

describes something that has immediate effect
情況十分危急，我們需要一個立竿見影的解決方法。 [MSC, trad.]
情况十分危急，我们需要一个立竿见影的解决方法。 [MSC, simp.]
Qíngkuàng shífēn wēijí, wǒmen xūyào yī ge lìgānjiànyǐng de jiějué fāngfǎ. [Pinyin]
The situation is very urgent; we need a solution with immediate effect.

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