一諾千金

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Chinese

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one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
to promise; to yes
a thousand pieces of gold; large amount of money; riches
a thousand pieces of gold; large amount of money; riches; daughter
 
trad. (一諾千金) 千金
simp. (一诺千金) 千金

Etymology

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From Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian.

楚人不如』」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
楚人不如』」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
“Chǔrén yàn yuē ‘Dé huángjīn bǎi, bùrú dé Jì Bù yī nuò’” [Pinyin]
The people of Chu have a saying: "receiving 100 jin of gold is nothing compared to accepting a promise from Ji Bu."

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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一諾千金

  1. to be true to one's word

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (一諾千金):