一人之下，萬人之上
See also: 一人之下，万人之上
Chinese
| below; under; beneath | ten thousand people; a large number of people; all people | above | ||||
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| 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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yīrén zhī xià, wànrén zhī shàng [Phonetic: yìrén 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 jan4 zi1 haa6, maan6 jan4 zi1 soeng6
- Yale: yāt yàhn jī hah, maahn yàhn jī seuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 jan4 dzi1 haa6, maan6 jan4 dzi1 soeng6
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 yen4 ji1 ha6, man6 yen4 ji1 sêng6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ haː²² maːn²² jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sœːŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
一人之下，萬人之上
- to occupy a lofty position, second only to the emperor