一心二用

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	heart; mind	two	to use
simp. and trad. (一心二用)		一	心	二	用

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīxīn'èryòng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄒㄧㄣㄦˋ ㄩㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ sam¹ ji⁶ jung⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīxīn'èryòng [Phonetic: yìxīn'èryòng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄒㄧㄣㄦˋ ㄩㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishinellyonq
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ sam¹ ji⁶ jung⁶
  - Yale: yāt sām yih yuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ sam¹ ji⁶ jung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ sem¹ yi⁶ yung⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/

Idiom

一心二用

to divide one's attention; to multitask

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