一諾千金

Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
 to promise; to yes
a thousand pieces of gold; large amount of money; riches
a thousand pieces of gold; large amount of money; riches; daughter
 
trad. (一諾千金) 一 諾 千金
simp. (一诺千金) 一 诺 千金

Etymology

From Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian.

「楚人諺曰『得黃金百，不如得季布一諾』」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
「楚人谚曰『得黄金百，不如得季布一诺』」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
“Chǔrén yàn yuē ‘Dé huángjīn bǎi, bùrú dé Jì Bù yī nuò’” [Pinyin]
The people of Chu have a saying: "receiving 100 jin of gold is nothing compared to accepting a promise from Ji Bu."

Pronunciation

Idiom

一諾千金

  1. to be true to one's word

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (一諾千金):
  • → Japanese: 一諾千金(いちだくせんきん) (ichidakusenkin)
  • → Korean: 일낙천금(一諾千金) (illakcheon'geum)
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