一言九鼎
Chinese
one sentence; something to say; brief remark | Nine Tripod Cauldrons; great weight | ||
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simp. and trad. (一言九鼎) |
一言 | 九鼎 | |
Literally: “one utterance, [worth the weight of] nine ding (鼎) vessels”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yiyánjiǒudǐng
- Wade–Giles: i1-yen2-chiu3-ting3
- Yale: yī-yán-jyǒu-dǐng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyanjeoudiing
- Palladius: ияньцзюдин (ijanʹczjudin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 jin4 gau2 ding2
- Yale: yāt yìhn gáu díng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 jin4 gau2 ding2
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 yin4 geo2 ding2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 一言九鼎
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