一夔已足

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	one-legged monster; respectful	already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards	foot; to be sufficient
trad. (一夔已足)		一	夔	已	足
simp. ^#(一夔已足)		一	夔	已	足
Literally: “one Kui already enough”.

Etymology

In Chinese mythology, Kui, who Emperor Shun appointed to be his Music Minister, invented classical Chinese music and dancing.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīkuíyǐzú

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄧˇ ㄗㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ kwai⁴ ji⁵ zuk¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīkuíyǐzú [Phonetic: yìkuíyǐzú]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄧˇ ㄗㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yikuéiyǐzú
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-kʻuei²-i³-tsu²
  - Yale: yī-kwéi-yǐ-dzú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ikweiyiitzwu
  - Palladius: икуйицзу (ikujiczu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ kwai⁴ ji⁵ zuk¹
  - Yale: yāt kwàih yíh jūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ kwai⁴ ji⁵ dzuk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ kuei⁴ yi⁵ zug¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kʷʰɐi̯²¹ jiː¹³ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

Idiom

一夔已足

one able person is enough for the job

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