| 迎刃而解 |
yíng rèn ér jiě |
lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved |
| 迎 |
yíng |
to welcome; to meet / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face |
| 刃 |
rèn |
edge of blade |
| 而 |
ér |
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
| 解 |
Xiè |
surname Xie |
| 解 |
jiě |
to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection |
| 解 |
jiè |
to transport under guard |
| 解 |
xiè |
acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old) / variant of 懈 and 邂 (old) |