一盘散沙 in English yi1 pan2 san3 sha1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) like a sheet of loose sand
  • metaphorically unable to cooperate (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

一 盘 散 沙

Traditional Characters

一 盤 散 沙

Pinyin

yi1 pan2 san3 sha1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 盘pan2plate 散san4variant of 散[san4] 沙sha1surname Sha