一廂情願

一廂情願

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	box (in theater); side room	to be willing to; to prefer
trad. (一廂情願)		一	廂	情願
simp. (一厢情愿)		一	厢	情愿
variant forms		一相情願／一相情愿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīxiāngqíngyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ soeng¹ cing⁴ jyun⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): it-siong-chêng-goān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīxiāngqíngyuàn [Phonetic: yìxiāngqíngyuàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishiangchyngyuann
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ y̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ soeng¹ cing⁴ jyun⁶
    • Yale: yāt sēung chìhng yuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ soeng¹ tsing⁴ jyn⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ sêng¹ qing⁴ yun⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ jyːn²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-siong-chêng-goān
    • Tâi-lô: it-siong-tsîng-guān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itsiongzenggoan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² guan²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɕiɔŋ³³ t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² guan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɪŋ¹³⁻²² guan²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /it̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ guan³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɪŋ²³⁻³³ guan³³/

Idiom

一廂情願

1. one's own wishful thinking; unilateral willingness; unrequited love