一字一淚

Chinese

		one Chinese character; in a row; in a line	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	tears
trad. (一字一淚)		一字	一	淚
simp. (一字一泪)		一字	一	泪
Literally: “one word, one tear”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīzì yī lèi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄗˋ ㄧㄌㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ zi⁶ jat¹ leoi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīzì yī lèi [Phonetic: yízì yí lèi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄗˋ ㄧㄌㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yizìh yi lèi
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-tzŭ⁴ i¹ lei⁴
  - Yale: yī-dz̀ yī lèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: itzyh i ley
  - Palladius: ицзы и лэй (iczy i lɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ zi⁶ jat¹ leoi⁶
  - Yale: yāt jih yāt leuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ dzi⁶ jat⁷ loey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ji⁶ yed¹ lêu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ lɵy̯²²/

Idiom

一字一淚

each word is a teardrop
very pitiful; very pathetic

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