一滴精十滴血

一滴精十滴血

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	a drop; to drip	energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient	ten	a drop; to drip	blood
trad. (一滴精十滴血)		一	滴	精	十	滴	血
simp. #(一滴精十滴血)		一	滴	精	十	滴	血
alternative forms		一滴精，十滴血

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīdījīngshídīxuè, yīdījīngshídīxuě, yīdījīngshídīxiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄉㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕˊ ㄉㄧ ㄒㄩㄝˋ, ㄧ ㄉㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕˊ ㄉㄧ ㄒㄩㄝˇ, ㄧ ㄉㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕˊ ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ dik⁶ zing¹ sap⁶ dik⁶ hyut³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīdījīngshídīxuè [Phonetic: yìdījīngshídīxuè]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄉㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕˊ ㄉㄧ ㄒㄩㄝˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: idijingshydishiueh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yidijingshíhdisyuè
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ti⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ti⁵⁵ ɕɥɛ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīdījīngshídīxuě [Phonetic: yìdījīngshídīxuě]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄉㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕˊ ㄉㄧ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: idijingshydisheue
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yidijingshíhdisyuě
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ti⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ti⁵⁵ ɕɥɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; colloquial in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīdījīngshídīxiě [Phonetic: yìdījīngshídīxiě]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄉㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕˊ ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧㄝˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: idijingshydishiie
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yidijingshíhdisiě
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ti⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ti⁵⁵ ɕjɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ dik⁶ zing¹ sap⁶ dik⁶ hyut³
    • Yale: yāt dihk jīng sahp dihk hyut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ dik⁹ dzing¹ sap⁹ dik⁹ hyt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ dig⁶ jing¹ seb⁶ dig⁶ hüd³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ tɪk̚² t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐp̚² tɪk̚² hyːt̚³/

Proverb

一滴精十滴血

1. A drop of semen is equal to ten drops of blood; Semen is extremely precious and ejaculation leads to a loss of vitality