yī gān jìn dòngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(golf) hole in one
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

一桿進洞 一杆进洞 [yi1 gan1 jin4 dong4] /(golf) hole in one/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 一桿進洞

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 杆
    gān

    (bound form) pole / shaft

    gǎn

    stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns

  • 进
    jìn

    to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

  • 洞
    dòng

    cave / hole / zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) / CL:個|个[gè]

    tóng

    used in 洪洞[Hóng tóng] (the name of a place in Shanxi)

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