一語成讖

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	prophecy; omen
trad. (一語成讖)		一	語	成	讖
simp. (一语成谶)		一	语	成	谶

Etymology

Attested in 1923.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīyǔchéngchèn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄩˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jyu⁵ sing⁴ caam³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīyǔchéngchèn [Phonetic: yìyǔchéngchèn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄩˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yiyǔchéngchèn
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-yü³-chʻêng²-chʻên⁴
  - Yale: yī-yǔ-chéng-chèn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyeucherngchenn
  - Palladius: июйчэнчэнь (ijujčɛnčɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ jyu⁵ sing⁴ caam³
  - Yale: yāt yúh sìhng chaam
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jy⁵ sing⁴ tsaam³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yu⁵ xing⁴ cam³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jyː¹³ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰaːm³³/

Idiom

一語成讖

one's careless words (inauspiciously) turned out to be a prophecy

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