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粵語辭叢

事半功倍

si6 bun3 gung1 pui5included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

出一半努力,就有雙倍功效;指出嘅力少而收效大 (to double the result with half the effort)

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Examples

揾一個有才幹嘅人做嘢,一定事半功倍。

wan2 jat1 go3 jau5 coi4 gon3 ge3 jan4 zou6 je5, jat1 ding6 si6 bun3 gung1 pui5.

Finding a talented person to work with definitely doubles the result with half the effort.

維基辭典YuePhrase

Original phonetic: /siː²² puːn³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰuːi̯¹³/

to yield twice the result with half the effort