一言僨事
Chinese
editone sentence; something to say; brief remark | to fail in something; to spoil something; to ruin something | ||
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trad. (一言僨事) | 一言 | 僨事 | |
simp. (一言偾事) | 一言 | 偾事 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄣˋ ㄕˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yiyánfènshìh
- Wade–Giles: i1-yen2-fên4-shih4
- Yale: yī-yán-fèn-shr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyanfennshyh
- Palladius: ияньфэньши (ijanʹfɛnʹši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ fən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 jin4 fan5 si6 / jat1 jin4 fan3 si6
- Yale: yāt yìhn fáhn sih / yāt yìhn fan sih
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 jin4 fan5 si6 / jat7 jin4 fan3 si6
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 yin4 fen5 xi6 / yed1 yin4 fen3 xi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ fɐn¹³ siː²²/, /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ fɐn³³ siː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit一言僨事
- a single word can ruin things
- 一家仁,一國興仁;一家讓,一國興讓;一人貪戾,一國作亂。其機如此。此謂一言僨事,一人定國。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yījiā rén, yīguó xīng rén; yījiā ràng, yīguó xīng ràng; yīrén tānlì, yīguó zuòluàn. Qí jī rúcǐ. Cǐ wèi yīyán fèn shì, yīrén dìng guó. [Pinyin]
- From the loving example of one family a whole state becomes loving, and from its courtesies the whole state becomes courteous while, from the ambition and perverseness of the One man, the whole state may be led to rebellious disorder; – such is the nature of the influence. This verifies the saying, "Affairs may be ruined by a single sentence; a kingdom may be settled by its One man."
一家仁,一国兴仁;一家让,一国兴让;一人贪戾,一国作乱。其机如此。此谓一言偾事,一人定国。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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