一介不取

Chinese

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one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)

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to take; to get; to choose; to fetch

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yījiè-bùqǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ gaai³ bat¹ ceoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yījiè-bùqǔ [Phonetic: yíjiè-bùqǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi1jiehbu4cheu
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ gaai³ bat¹ ceoi²
  - Yale: yāt gaai bāt chéui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ gaai³ bat⁷ tsoey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ gai³ bed¹ cêu²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kɑːi̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡ɕʰɵy̯³⁵/

Idiom

一介不取

(of a public servant who is not corrupt) does not take a single penny

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