二一添作五

Traditional form:

二一添作五

Pinyin (reading):

èryītiānzuòwǔ

Definitions:

• lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning)
• to share fairly between two parties
• to go fifty-fifty

Characters:

• 二 - two; twice
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 添 - to add, to append, to increase, to replenish
• 作 - to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 五 - five; surname

Traditional characters:

• 二 - two; twice
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 添 - to add, to append, to increase, to replenish
• 作 - to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 五 - five; surname