一字之師
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Chinese[edit]
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word |
's; him/her/it; this | a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model | ||
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trad. (一字之師) | 一 | 字 | 之 | 師 | |
simp. (一字之师) | 一 | 字 | 之 | 师 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄓ ㄕ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yizìhjhihshih
- Wade–Giles: i1-tzŭ4-chih1-shih1
- Yale: yī-dz̀-jr̄-shr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: itzyhjyshy
- Palladius: ицзычжиши (iczyčžiši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 zi6 zi1 si1
- Yale: yāt jih jī sī
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 dzi6 dzi1 si1
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 ji6 ji1 xi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
一字之師
- a teacher of one word; one who can significantly improve the quality of another's writing by changing one word and thus becomes his teacher