駕輕就熟

Chinese

		to drive; to draw; to harness to drive; to draw; to harness; to mount	light; easy; gentle light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	familiar; skilled; ripe familiar; skilled; ripe; done; cooked
trad. (駕輕就熟)		駕	輕	就	熟
simp. (驾轻就熟)		驾	轻	就	熟
Literally: “to drive a light carriage on a familiar route”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàqīngjiùshú, jiàqīngjiùshóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄨˊ, ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa³ hing¹ zau⁶ suk⁶ / gaa³ heng¹ zau⁶ suk⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kà-kheng-chiū-sio̍k / kà-kheng-chiū-se̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, literary; standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàqīngjiùshú
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàcingjiòushú
    • Wade–Giles: chia⁴-chʻing¹-chiu⁴-shu²
    • Yale: jyà-chīng-jyòu-shú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiahchingjiowshwu
    • Palladius: цзяцинцзюшу (czjacinczjušu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂu³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, colloquial; standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàqīngjiùshóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàcingjiòushóu
    • Wade–Giles: chia⁴-chʻing¹-chiu⁴-shou²
    • Yale: jyà-chīng-jyòu-shóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiahchingjiowshour
    • Palladius: цзяцинцзюшоу (czjacinczjušou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa³ hing¹ zau⁶ suk⁶ / gaa³ heng¹ zau⁶ suk⁶
    • Yale: ga hīng jauh suhk / ga hēng jauh suhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa³ hing¹ dzau⁶ suk⁹ / gaa³ heng¹ dzau⁶ suk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga³ hing¹ zeo⁶ sug⁶ / ga³ héng¹ zeo⁶ sug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː³³ hɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯²² sʊk̚²/, /kaː³³ hɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯²² sʊk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kà-kheng-chiū-sio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: kà-khing-tsiū-sio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: karqengciuxsiok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ka²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu²²⁻²¹ siɔk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kà-kheng-chiū-se̍k
    • Tâi-lô: kà-khing-tsiū-si̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: karqengciuxsek
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ka²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu²²⁻²¹ siɪk̚⁴/

Idiom

駕輕就熟

1. to perform a task with which one is very familiar with great ease; (to deem a task) a piece of cake; (to go for) a hay ride

Synonyms

• 輕車熟路／轻车熟路 (qīngchēshúlù)