一瀉千里

一瀉千里

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to flow (out) swiftly; diarrhea	one thousand li; any great distance
trad. (一瀉千里)		一	瀉	千里
simp. (一泻千里)		一	泻	千里
Literally: “to rush down a thousand li”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīxièqiānlǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ se³ cin¹ lei⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīxièqiānlǐ [Phonetic: yíxièqiānlǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishiehchianlii
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ se³ cin¹ lei⁵
    • Yale: yāt se chīn léih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ se³ tsin¹ lei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ sé³ qin¹ léi⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sɛː³³ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/

Idiom

一瀉千里

1. (of a river) to flow down vigorously
2. (of a writer's style) bold and flowing
3. (of a speech) eloquent