一朝一夕

一朝一夕

Chinese

		one day; unexpected occasion in the future	one evening
simp. and trad. (一朝一夕)		一朝	一夕

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīzhāoyīxī, yīzhāoyīxì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄓㄠ ㄧ ㄒㄧ, ㄧ ㄓㄠ ㄧ ㄒㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ ziu¹ jat¹ zik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīzhāoyīxī [Phonetic: yìzhāoyìxī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄓㄠ ㄧ ㄒㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijauishi
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīzhāoyīxì [Phonetic: yìzhāoyíxì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄓㄠ ㄧ ㄒㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijauishih
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ ziu¹ jat¹ zik⁶
    • Yale: yāt jīu yāt jihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ dziu¹ jat⁷ dzik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ jiu¹ yed¹ jig⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/

Idiom

一朝一夕

1. short period of time

   這不是一朝一夕就能實現的。 [MSC, trad.]
   这不是一朝一夕就能实现的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè bùshì yīzhāoyīxī jiù néng shíxiàn de. [Pinyin]

   It's not something that can be achieved overnight.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	朝	一	夕
いち > いっ Grade: 1	ちょう Grade: 2	いち > いっ Grade: 1	せき Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [it̚t͡ɕo̞ːisːe̞kʲi]

Noun

一朝一夕 (hiragana いっちょういっせき, rōmaji itchōisseki)

1. a short period of time
2. being completed in a short period of time, easily, overnight