"一言九鼎" meaning in Chinese

See 一言九鼎 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/, /it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/, /it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/ Chinese transliterations: yīyánjiǔdǐng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jat¹ jin⁴ gau² ding² [Cantonese, Jyutping], it-giân-kiú-téng, yīyánjiǔdǐng [Phonetic:yìyánjiúdǐng] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yiyánjiǒudǐng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], i¹-yen²-chiu³-ting³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yī-yán-jyǒu-dǐng [Mandarin, Yale], iyanjeoudiing [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ияньцзюдин [Mandarin, Palladius], ijanʹczjudin [Mandarin, Palladius], yāt yìhn gáu díng [Cantonese, Yale], jat⁷ jin⁴ gau² ding² [Cantonese, Pinyin], yed¹ yin⁴ geo² ding² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], it-giân-kiú-téng [Hokkien, POJ], it-giân-kiú-tíng [Hokkien, Tai-lo], itgienkiw'deang [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 一言九鼎
  1. words of enormous weight; solemn promise or pledge Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Nine, One
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "jat¹ jin⁴ gau² ding²"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "yiyánjiǒudǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹-yen²-chiu³-ting³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-yán-jyǒu-dǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iyanjeoudiing"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ияньцзюдин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ijanʹczjudin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "yāt yìhn gáu díng"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ jin⁴ gau² ding²"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "yed¹ yin⁴ geo² ding²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "it-giân-kiú-téng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
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      "zh-pron": "it-giân-kiú-tíng"
    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "itgienkiw'deang"
    },
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      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/",
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        "Kaohsiung"
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    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
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    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yìyánjiúdǐng]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/"
    },
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "jat¹ jin⁴ gau² ding²"
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    },
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "yīyánjiǔdǐng [Phonetic:yìyánjiúdǐng]"
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      "zh-pron": "yiyánjiǒudǐng"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "i¹-yen²-chiu³-ting³"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-yán-jyǒu-dǐng"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iyanjeoudiing"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "ияньцзюдин"
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      "zh-pron": "ijanʹczjudin"
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    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "yāt yìhn gáu díng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ jin⁴ gau² ding²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ yin⁴ geo² ding²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "it-giân-kiú-téng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "it-giân-kiú-tíng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "itgienkiw'deang"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
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    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yìyánjiúdǐng]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/"
    }
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