一人之下，萬人之上

See also: 一人之下，万人之上

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	man; person; people	's; him/her/it; this	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter		ten thousand; a great number; surname	man; person; people	's; him/her/it; this	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
trad. (一人之下，萬人之上)		一	人	之	下	，	萬	人	之	上
simp. (一人之下，万人之上)		一	人	之	下	，	万	人	之	上
Literally: “below one person, above 10,000 people”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīrén zhī xià, wànrén zhī shàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ , ㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄕㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jan⁴ zi¹ haa⁶, maan⁶ jan⁴ zi¹ soeng⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīrén zhī xià, wànrén zhī shàng [Phonetic: yìrén zhī xià, wànrén zhī shàng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ , ㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄕㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yirén jhih sià, wànrén jhih shàng
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-jên² chih¹ hsia⁴, wan⁴-jên² chih¹ shang⁴
    • Yale: yī-rén jr̄ syà-, wàn-rén jr̄ shàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iren jy shiah, wannren jy shanq
    • Palladius: ижэнь чжи ся, ваньжэнь чжи шан (ižɛnʹ čži sja, vanʹžɛnʹ čži šan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ jan⁴ zi¹ haa⁶, maan⁶ jan⁴ zi¹ soeng⁶
    • Yale: yāt yàhn jī hah, maahn yàhn jī seuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jan⁴ dzi¹ haa⁶, maan⁶ jan⁴ dzi¹ soeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yen⁴ ji¹ ha⁶, man⁶ yen⁴ ji¹ sêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ haː²² maːn²² jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sœːŋ²²/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 一人之下，萬人之上

1. to occupy a lofty position, second only to the emperor