一刻千金

Chinese

		short time; moment; fifteen minutes short time; moment; fifteen minutes; quarter of an hour	a thousand pieces of gold; large amount of money; riches a thousand pieces of gold; large amount of money; riches; daughter
simp. and trad. (一刻千金)		一刻	千金

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīkèqiānjīn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄢㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ hak¹ cin¹ gam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīkèqiānjīn [Phonetic: yíkèqiānjīn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄢㄐㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi1kehchianjin
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ hak¹ cin¹ gam¹
  - Yale: yāt hāk chīn gām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ hak⁷ tsin¹ gam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ heg¹ qin¹ gem¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ hɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

一刻千金

every minute is precious

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	刻	千	金
いち > いっ Grade: 1	こく Grade: 6	せん Grade: 1	きん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Proverb

一刻千金 (hiragana いっこくせんきん, rōmaji ikkokusenkin)

each moment is precious because time passes quickly

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