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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yīkuíyǐzú [Phonetic: yìkuíyǐzú]
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄎㄨㄟˊ 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
一夔已足