一言半句

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	(a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse); sentence
simp. and trad. (一言半句)		一	言	半	句

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīyánbànjù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jin⁴ bun³ geoi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīyánbànjù [Phonetic: yìyánbànjù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiyánbànjyù
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-yen²-pan⁴-chü⁴
    • Yale: yī-yán-bàn-jyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyanbannjiuh
    • Palladius: ияньбаньцзюй (ijanʹbanʹczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ jin⁴ bun³ geoi³
    • Yale: yāt yìhn bun geui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jin⁴ bun³ goey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yin⁴ bun³ gêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ puːn³³ kɵy̯³³/

Idiom

一言半句

1. Synonym of 一言半語／一言半语 (yīyánbànyǔ, “a few words”)