zit3 zi1折枝

Jyutpingzit3 zi1

Yalejit jī

動詞

Definition

To break a tree branch; figuratively used to describe doing something very easy.

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How it's used

This idiom is a vivid metaphor for tasks requiring minimal effort. It is almost exclusively used in negative or rhetorical contexts to emphasize that something is not as simple as it appears, or to mock someone for underestimating a challenge.

Examples

le1呢fan2份gung1功fo3課deoi3對nei5你lai4嚟gong2講gaan2簡zik6直hai6係zit3折zi1枝ze1啫。

This homework is absolutely a piece of cake for you.

nei5你ji5以wai4為gaau2搞dim6掂le1呢daan1單je5嘢hou2好ci5似zit3折zi1枝gam3咁jik6易me1咩？

Do you think handling this matter is as easy as breaking a twig?

Common phrases

gaan2簡zik6直hai6係zit3折zi1枝

simply a piece of cake

hou2好ci5似zit3折zi1枝gam3咁jik6易

as easy as breaking a twig

Common mistake

Do not use this as a literal description of breaking branches, as it is strictly a figurative idiom. It is also quite literary and slightly old-fashioned, so it sounds more sophisticated than common slang like 濕濕碎.