價值連城

Chinese

		value; worth	contiguous cities; to be worth numerous contiguous cities; highly precious
trad. (價值連城)		價值	連城
simp. (价值连城)		价值	连城
Literally: “to be worth numerous contiguous cities”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàzhíliánchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa³ zik⁶ lin⁴ sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàzhíliánchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàjhíhliánchéng
    • Wade–Giles: chia⁴-chih²-lien²-chʻêng²
    • Yale: jyà-jŕ-lyán-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiahjyrliancherng
    • Palladius: цзячжиляньчэн (czjačžiljanʹčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa³ zik⁶ lin⁴ sing⁴
    • Yale: ga jihk lìhn sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa³ dzik⁹ lin⁴ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga³ jig⁶ lin⁴ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː³³ t͡sɪk̚² liːn²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

價值連城

1. highly precious; invaluable; priceless