一失足成千古風流人物

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to lose one's footing; to lose one's footing; to slip to lose one's footing; to lose one's footing; to slip; to misstep	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	the ages; all time; eternity
trad. (一失足成千古風流人物)		一	失足	成	千古	風流人物
simp. (一失足成千古风流人物)		一	失足	成	千古	风流人物

Etymology

Blend of the idiom 一失足成千古恨 (yī shīzú chéng qiāngǔ hèn, “a single slip may cause lasting sorrow”) and a line from 念奴嬌·赤壁懷古.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī shīzú chéng qiāngǔ fēngliú rénwù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄕ ㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ sat¹ zuk¹ sing⁴ cin¹ gu² fung¹ lau⁴ jan⁴ mat^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī shīzú chéng qiāngǔ fēngliú rénwù [Phonetic: yì shīzú chéng qiāngǔ fēngliú rénwù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄕ ㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi shihzú chéng ciangǔ fonglióu rénwù
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ shih¹-tsu² chʻêng² chʻien¹-ku³ fêng¹-liu² jên²-wu⁴
    • Yale: yī shr̄-dzú chéng chyān-gǔ fēng-lyóu rén-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i shytzwu cherng chianguu fengliou renwuh
    • Palladius: и шицзу чэн цяньгу фэнлю жэньу (i šiczu čɛn cjanʹgu fɛnlju žɛnʹu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ u⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ sat¹ zuk¹ sing⁴ cin¹ gu² fung¹ lau⁴ jan⁴ mat^6-2
    • Yale: yāt sāt jūk sìhng chīn gú fūng làuh yàhn mát
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ sat⁷ dzuk⁷ sing⁴ tsin¹ gu² fung¹ lau⁴ jan⁴ mat^9-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ sed¹ zug¹ xing⁴ qin¹ gu² fung¹ leo⁴ yen⁴ med^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kuː³⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹ mɐt̚²⁻³⁵/

Phrase

一失足成千古風流人物

1. (neologism, humorous) a single slip may bring everlasting fame