價值連城
Chinese
| value; worth | contiguous cities; to be worth numerous contiguous cities; highly precious | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (價值連城) | 價值 | 連城 | |
| simp. (价值连城) | 价值 | 连城 | |
| Literally: “to be worth numerous contiguous cities”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): jiàzhíliánchéng
- (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa3 zik6 lin4 sing4
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiàzhíliánchéng
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiàjhíhliánchéng
- Wade–Giles: chia4-chih2-lien2-chʻêng2
- Yale: jyà-jŕ-lyán-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiahjyrliancherng
- Palladius: цзячжиляньчэн (czjačžiljanʹčɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaa3 zik6 lin4 sing4
- Yale: ga jihk lìhn sìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaa3 dzik9 lin4 sing4
- Guangdong Romanization: ga3 jig6 lin4 xing4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaː³³ t͡sɪk̚² liːn²¹ sɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
價值連城
- highly precious; invaluable; priceless