一言九鼎

Chinese

		one sentence; something to say; brief remark
simp. and trad. (一言九鼎)		一言	九鼎
Literally: “one word with the weight of nine ding (鼎) vessels”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīyán-jiǔdǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jin⁴ gau² ding²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīyán-jiǔdǐng [Phonetic: yìyánjiúdǐng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi1yanjeoudiing
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ i̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ jin⁴ gau² ding²
  - Yale: yāt yìhn gáu díng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jin⁴ gau² ding²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yin⁴ geo² ding²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/

Idiom

一言九鼎

a solemn promise or pledge

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