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一言九鼎
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Chinese
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one
sentence
;
something
to
say
;
brief
remark
Nine Tripod Cauldrons
;
great
weight
simp.
and
trad.
(
一言九鼎
)
一言
九鼎
Literally:
“one utterance, [worth the weight of] nine
ding
(
鼎
) vessels”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
yīyánjiǔdǐng
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
jat
1
jin
4
gau
2
ding
2
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
it-giân-kiú-téng
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
yīyánjiǔdǐng
[Phonetic:
yì
yán
jiú
dǐng]
Zhuyin
:
ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
yiyánjiǒudǐng
Wade–Giles
:
i
1
-yen
2
-chiu
3
-ting
3
Yale
:
yī-yán-jyǒu-dǐng
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
iyanjeoudiing
Palladius
:
ияньцзюдин
(ijanʹczjudin)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
jat
1
jin
4
gau
2
ding
2
Yale
:
y
ā
t yìhn gáu díng
Cantonese Pinyin
:
jat
7
jin
4
gau
2
ding
2
Guangdong Romanization
:
yed
1
yin
4
geo
2
ding
2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn
²¹
kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
General
Taiwanese
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
it-giân-kiú-téng
Tâi-lô
:
it-giân-kiú-tíng
Phofsit Daibuun
:
itgienkiw'deang
IPA
(
Kaohsiung
)
:
/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/
IPA
(
Taipei
)
:
/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/
Idiom
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一言九鼎
words
of
enormous
weight
;
solemn
promise
or
pledge