一見如故

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	as (if); such as	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
trad. (一見如故)		一	見	如	故
simp. (一见如故)		一	见	如	故
Literally: “first see as old”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yījiànrúgù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ gin³ jyu⁴ gu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yījiànrúgù [Phonetic: yíjiànrúgù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yijiànrúgù
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-chien⁴-ju²-ku⁴
    • Yale: yī-jyàn-rú-gù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijiannruguh
    • Palladius: ицзяньжугу (iczjanʹžugu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ku⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ gin³ jyu⁴ gu³
    • Yale: yāt gin yùh gu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ gin³ jy⁴ gu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ gin³ yu⁴ gu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ jyː²¹ kuː³³/

Idiom

一見如故

1. to be familiar at first sight; to hit it off

Synonyms

• 一見如舊／一见如旧