一字千金
Chinese
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one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
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letter; symbol; character; word
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!metal; money; gold
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(一字千金)
| 一
| 字
| 千
| 金
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Etymology
Literally: one character (is worth) one thousand (pieces of) gold
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi1tzyhchianjin
- IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: jat1 zi6 cin1 gam1
- Yale: yāt jih chīn gām
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 dzi6 tsin1 gam1
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 ji6 qin1 gem1
- IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
一字千金
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