一錘定音

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to hammer; weight of steel yard	to set the tune; to determine the pitch; to tune
trad. (一錘定音)		一	錘	定音
simp. (一锤定音)		一	锤	定音
alternative forms		一槌定音

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīchuídìngyīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ ceoi⁴ ding⁶ jam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīchuídìngyīn [Phonetic: yìchuídìngyīn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yichuéidìngyin
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-chʻui²-ting⁴-yin¹
    • Yale: yī-chwéi-dìng-yīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ichweidinqin
    • Palladius: ичуйдинъинь (ičujdinʺinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tiŋ⁵¹ in⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ ceoi⁴ ding⁶ jam¹
    • Yale: yāt chèuih dihng yām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ tsoey⁴ ding⁶ jam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ cêu⁴ ding⁶ yem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ tɪŋ²² jɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

一錘定音

1. to give the final word