📖 Meaning
Describes a task that is extremely easy to accomplish, as effortless as flipping one's hand over. It emphasizes that something requires minimal effort or skill, comparable to the English idiom "as easy as falling off a log."
📜 Origin Story
The idiom originates from the Jin dynasty scholar Yang Quan's work "Wu Li Lun" (Treatise on the Principles of Things). Yang Quan wrote that loyal and upright individuals are the finest among thousands and the heroes among tens of thousands. When such a person is found and appointed, accomplishing great undertakings becomes as easy as turning over one's hand; without the right person, it becomes as difficult as pulling out a tendon. The phrase thus illustrates how the presence of capable talent makes governance effortless.
💡 Example Usage
以他的能力，完成这项任务易于反手。
Given his abilities, completing this task is as easy as flipping over his hand.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 易于反手
- Pinyin: yì yú fǎn shǒu
- Literal Translation: easy, as, flip, hand
- Category: Skill
- Characters: 4