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2024
一言九鼎
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 has the weight of nine
ding
(
鼎
) vessels”.
Idiom
一言九鼎
a solemn promise or pledge
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
yīyán-jiǔdǐng
(
Zhuyin
)
: ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
jat
1
jin
4
gau
2
ding
2
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Beijing
)
+
Pinyin
:
yīyán-jiǔdǐng [Phonetic:
yì
yán-jiǔdǐng]
Zhuyin
:
ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
iyanjeoudiing
IPA
(key)
:
/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ i̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
)
+
Jyutping
:
jat
1
jin
4
gau
2
ding
2
Yale
:
y
ā
t yìhn gáu díng
Cantonese Pinyin
:
jat
7
jin
4
gau
2
ding
2
IPA
(
key
)
:
/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/
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