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Chinese

to drive; to draw; to harness
to drive; to draw; to harness; to mount
 
light; easy; gentle
light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral
 
at once; then; right away
at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
 
familiar; skilled; ripe
familiar; skilled; ripe; done; cooked
 
trad. (駕輕就熟)
simp. (驾轻就熟)
Literally: “to drive a light carriage on a familiar route”.

Etymology

First attested in 810 CE, in Han Yu's prose:

道理古今高下事後成敗駟馬駕輕就熟王良、造父先後龜卜
道理古今高下事后成败驷马驾轻就熟王良、造父先后龟卜
From: 810, 韓愈,送石處士序
Yǔ zhī yǔ dàolǐ, biàn gǔjīn shì dàng fǒu, lùn rén gāoxià, shìhòu dàng chéngbài, ruò hé jué xià liú ér dōng zhù, ruò sìmǎ jià qīng chē jiù shú lù, ér Wáng Liáng, Zàofǔ wèi zhī xiānhòu yě, ruò zhú zhào shù jì ér guī bǔ yě.
When he reasons with others his eloquence is like the River overflowing and running eastward; when he discusses the right and wrong of ancient and contemporary affairs he is so sure of his ground that it is like a four-horse carriage driven through familiar roads with Wang Liang and Tsao Fu taking the reins; and when he assesses the abilities of men and their future success or failure, his prognostication is as clear and revealing as examining under candlelight, counting by numbers or divining with the aid of tortoise shells.

Pronunciation


Idiom

駕輕就熟

  1. to perform a task with which one is very familiar with great ease; (to deem a task) a piece of cake; (to go for) a hay ride

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