一錢不值

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	coin; money	to be not worth; to be worthless or meaningless
trad. (一錢不值)		一	錢	不值
simp. (一钱不值)		一	钱	不值

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīqiánbùzhí

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ cin⁴ bat¹ zik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīqiánbùzhí [Phonetic: yìqiánbùzhí]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiciánbùjhíh
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-chʻien²-pu⁴-chih²
    • Yale: yī-chyán-bù-jŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ichyanbujyr
    • Palladius: ицяньбучжи (icjanʹbučži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ cin⁴ bat¹ zik⁶
    • Yale: yāt chìhn bāt jihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ tsin⁴ bat⁷ dzik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ qin⁴ bed¹ jig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/

Idiom

一錢不值

1. not worth a penny; utterly worthless; mere trash