一言兩句

一言兩句

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael	(a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse); sentence
trad. (一言兩句)		一	言	兩	句
simp. (一言两句)		一	言	两	句

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīyánliǎngjù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jin⁴ loeng⁵ geoi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīyánliǎngjù [Phonetic: yìyánliǎngjù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄩˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyanleangjiw
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ i̯ɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ jin⁴ loeng⁵ geoi³
    • Yale: yāt yìhn léuhng geui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jin⁴ loeng⁵ goey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yin⁴ lêng⁵ gêu³
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ lœ̽ːŋ¹³ kɵy̯³³/

Idiom

一言兩句

1. a few words; a word or two