一廂情願

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	box (in theatre); side room	to be willing to; would rather; would prefer to be willing to; would rather; would prefer; it would be better if
trad. (一廂情願)		一	廂	情願
simp. (一厢情愿)		一	厢	情愿
alternative forms		一相情願／一相情愿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīxiāngqíngyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ soeng¹ cing⁴ jyun⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): it-siong-chêng-goān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīxiāngqíngyuàn [Phonetic: yìxiāngqíngyuàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yisiangcíngyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-hsiang¹-chʻing²-yüan⁴
    • Yale: yī-syāng-chíng-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishiangchyngyuann
    • Palladius: исянцинъюань (isjancinʺjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ soeng¹ cing⁴ jyun⁶
    • Yale: yāt sēung chìhng yuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ soeng¹ tsing⁴ jyn⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ sêng¹ qing⁴ yun⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ jyːn²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-siong-chêng-goān
    • Tâi-lô: it-siong-tsîng-guān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itsiongzenggoan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɡuan²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɔŋ³³ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɡuan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² ɡuan²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /it̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡuan³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɡuan³³/

Idiom

一廂情願

1. one's own wishful thinking; unilateral willingness; unrequited love