零打碎敲
líng​dǎ​suì​qiāo

to do things piecemeal

  • created reference approved 零打碎敲 → 零敲碎打 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    零打碎敲 líng​dǎ​suì​qiāo

    零敲碎打 líng​qiāo​suì​dǎ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 零打碎敲 · líng​dǎ​suì​qiāo · to do things piecemeal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    零打碎敲

    líng​dǎ​suì​qiāo

    to do things piecemeal

    to do something bit by bit or in bits and pieces; to work in a disconnected way without a systematic plan

    零 (literal) → 零 · líng · fragmentary 打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 碎 (literal) → 碎 · suì · fragmentary 敲 (literal) → 敲 · qiāo · to knock

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense