一饮而尽 |
yī yǐn ér jìn |
to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom) |
一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
饮 |
yǐn |
old variant of 饮 |
饮 |
yǐn |
to drink |
饮 |
yìn |
to give (animals) water to drink |
而 |
ér |
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
尽 |
jǐn |
to the greatest extent / (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme / to be within the limits of / to give priority to |
尽 |
jìn |
to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely |