一字褒貶

See also: 一字褒贬

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	to praise and censure; to pass judgment on; to speak ill of to praise and censure; to pass judgment on; to speak ill of; to cry down
trad. (一字褒貶)		一	字	褒貶
simp. (一字褒贬)		一	字	褒贬

Etymology

一 (yī, “one”) + 字 (zì, “character”) + 褒貶／褒贬 (bāobiǎn, “to praise or denigrate; to pass judgement”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīzì-bāobiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄠ ㄅㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ zi⁶ bou¹ bin²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīzì-bāobiǎn [Phonetic: yízì-bāobiǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄠ ㄅㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yizìhbaobiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-tzŭ⁴-pao¹-pien³
    • Yale: yī-dz̀-bāu-byǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: itzyhbaubean
    • Palladius: ицзыбаобянь (iczybaobjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ zi⁶ bou¹ bin²
    • Yale: yāt jih bōu bín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ dzi⁶ bou¹ bin²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ji⁶ bou¹ bin²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² pou̯⁵⁵ piːn³⁵/

Idiom

一字褒貶

1. a concise and deliberate choice of words