一念之差

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to miss; to think of; to read to miss; to think of; to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; idea; remembrance; twenty	's; him/her/it; this	differ from; short of; to lack differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake
trad. (一念之差)		一	念	之	差
simp. #(一念之差)		一	念	之	差

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīniànzhīchā

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄓ ㄔㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ nim⁶ zi¹ caa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīniànzhīchā [Phonetic: yíniànzhīchā]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄓ ㄔㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiniànjhihcha
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-nien⁴-chih¹-chʻa¹
    • Yale: yī-nyàn-jr̄-chā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iniannjycha
    • Palladius: иняньчжича (injanʹčžiča)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ni̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ nim⁶ zi¹ caa¹
    • Yale: yāt nihm jī chā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ nim⁶ dzi¹ tsaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ nim⁶ ji¹ ca¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ niːm²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵/

Idiom

一念之差

1. the difference caused by a single thought; momentary slip; ill-considered action