一字一淚

Chinese

		one Chinese character; in a row; in a line	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	tears
trad. (一字一淚)		一字	一	淚
simp. (一字一泪)		一字	一	泪
Literally: “one word, one tear”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīzì yī lèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄧ ㄌㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ zi⁶ jat¹ leoi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīzì yī lèi [Phonetic: yízì yí lèi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄧ ㄌㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yizìh yi lèi
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-tzŭ⁴ i¹ lei⁴
    • Yale: yī-dz̀ yī lèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: itzyh i ley
    • Palladius: ицзы и лэй (iczy i lɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ zi⁶ jat¹ leoi⁶
    • Yale: yāt jih yāt leuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ dzi⁶ jat⁷ loey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ji⁶ yed¹ lêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ lɵy̯²²/

Idiom

一字一淚

1. each word is a teardrop
2. very pitiful; very pathetic