一朝得志，語無倫次

一朝得志，語無倫次

Chinese

		one day; unexpected occasion in the future	to achieve one's ambitions; to get one's way; to enjoy success		to speak incoherently; to ramble in one's statement; confused and incomprehensible speech
trad. (一朝得志，語無倫次)		一朝	得志	，	語無倫次
simp. (一朝得志，语无伦次)		一朝	得志	，	语无伦次

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ ziu¹ dak¹ zi³, jyu⁵ mou⁴ leon⁴ ci³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ ziu¹ dak¹ zi³, jyu⁵ mou⁴ leon⁴ ci³
    • Yale: yāt jīu dāk ji, yúh mòuh lèuhn chi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ dziu¹ dak⁷ dzi³, jy⁵ mou⁴ loen⁴ tsi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ jiu¹ deg¹ ji³, yu⁵ mou⁴ lên⁴ qi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ t͡siː³³ jyː¹³ mou̯²¹ lɵn²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/

Idiom

一朝得志，語無倫次

1. (Cantonese) to become proud and talk nonsense once one has achieved one's ambitions or succeeded