一劳永逸

一勞永逸

yīláo-yǒngyì

idiom #16,259

Meanings

没有一劳永逸的解决办法。

Méiyǒu yīláoyǒngyì de jiějué bànfǎ.

There's no once-and-for-all solution.

他想一劳永逸地解决这个问题。

Tā xiǎng yīláoyǒngyì de jiějué zhège wèntí.

He wants to solve this problem once and for all.

memory

一 (one) 劳 (labor) 永 (forever) 逸 (ease) — one labor, forever at ease. Do the work once, relax forever.

usage

Often used with 的 as a modifier: 一劳永逸的办法 (a once-and-for-all solution). Also used as an adverb before verbs.

一 yī

劳 láo

永 yǒng

逸 yì