一人之下,萬人之上

Chinese

 
a person; one person; someone
below; under; beneath ten thousand people; a large number of people; all people above
trad. (一人之下,萬人之上) 一人 之下 萬人 之上
simp. (一人之下,万人之上) 一人 之下 万人 之上
Literally: “below one person, above 10,000 people”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yīrén zhī xià, wànrén zhī shàng
    (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ , ㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄕㄤˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): jat1 jan4 zi1 haa6, maan6 jan4 zi1 soeng6

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: yīrén zhī xià, wànrén zhī shàng [Phonetic: rén zhī xià, wànrén zhī shàng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ , ㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄕㄤˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yirén jhih sià, wànrén jhih shàng
      • Wade–Giles: i1-jên2 chih1 hsia4, wan4-jên2 chih1 shang4
      • Yale: yī-rén jr̄ syà-, wàn-rén jr̄ shàng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iren jy shiah, wannren jy shanq
      • Palladius: ижэнь чжи ся, ваньжэнь чжи шан (ižɛnʹ čži sja, vanʹžɛnʹ čži šan)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
  • Cantonese

Idiom

一人之下,萬人之上

  1. to occupy a lofty position, second only to the emperor
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