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冰山一角

冰山一角

Chinese

		iceberg	one corner; a nook
simp. and trad. (冰山一角)		冰山	一角

Idiom

冰山一角

tip of the iceberg

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bīngshānyījiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥㄕㄢㄧㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bing¹ saan¹ jat¹ gok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bīngshānyījiǎo [Phonetic: bīngshānyìjiǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥㄕㄢㄧㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bingshanijeau
  - IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁵⁵ ʂa̠n⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: bīngshānyījiǎor [Phonetic: bīngshānyìjiǎor]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥㄕㄢㄧㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bingshanijeaul
  - IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁵⁵ ʂa̠n⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕjaʊɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bing¹ saan¹ jat¹ gok³
  - Yale: bīng sāan yāt gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bing¹ saan¹ jat⁷ gok⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /pɪŋ⁵⁵ sɑːn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kɔːk̚³/