一言立信

Chinese

		one sentence; something to say; brief remark	set up; to stand	letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence
simp. and trad. (一言立信)		一言	立	信

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīyánlìxìn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jin⁴ lap⁶ seon³ / jat¹ jin⁴ laap⁶ seon³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīyánlìxìn [Phonetic: yìyánlìxìn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiyánlìsìn
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-yen²-li⁴-hsin⁴
    • Yale: yī-yán-lì-syìn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyanlihshinn
    • Palladius: ияньлисинь (ijanʹlisinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ jin⁴ lap⁶ seon³ / jat¹ jin⁴ laap⁶ seon³
    • Yale: yāt yìhn lahp seun / yāt yìhn laahp seun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jin⁴ lap⁹ soen³ / jat⁷ jin⁴ laap⁹ soen³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yin⁴ leb⁶ sên³ / yed¹ yin⁴ lab⁶ sên³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ lɐp̚² sɵn³³/, /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ laːp̚² sɵn³³/

Idiom

一言立信

1. to establish one's reputation with a single word (statement)