零敲碎打
líng​qiāo​suì​dǎ

piecemeal

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

    零敲碎打 líng​qiāo​suì​dǎ

    零打碎敲 líng​dǎ​suì​qiāo

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 零敲碎打 · líng​qiāo​suì​dǎ · piecemeal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    零敲碎打

    líng​qiāo​suì​dǎ

    piecemeal

    to do things in bits and pieces; to adopt a scattered or unsystematic approach

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

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

    created sense