一夔已足

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	one-legged monster; respectful	already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards	foot; to be sufficient
trad. (一夔已足)		一	夔	已	足
simp. #(一夔已足)		一	夔	已	足
Literally: “one Kui already enough”.

Etymology

In Chinese mythology, Kui, who Emperor Shun appointed to be his Music Minister, invented classical Chinese music and dancing.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīkuíyǐzú

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄧˇ ㄗㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ kwai⁴ ji⁵ zuk¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīkuíyǐzú [Phonetic: yìkuíyǐzú]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄧˇ ㄗㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yikuéiyǐzú
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-kʻuei²-i³-tsu²
    • Yale: yī-kwéi-yǐ-dzú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ikweiyiitzwu
    • Palladius: икуйицзу (ikujiczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ kwai⁴ ji⁵ zuk¹
    • Yale: yāt kwàih yíh jūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ kwai⁴ ji⁵ dzuk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ kuei⁴ yi⁵ zug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kʷʰɐi̯²¹ jiː¹³ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

Idiom

一夔已足

1. one able person is enough for the job