一人之下，萬人之上

See also: 一人之下，万人之上

Chinese

		a person; one person; someone a person; one person; someone; emperor	below; under; beneath		ten thousand people; a large number of people; all people	above
trad. (一人之下，萬人之上)		一人	之下	，	萬人	之上
simp. (一人之下，万人之上)		一人	之下	，	万人	之上
Literally: “below one person, above 10,000 people”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīrén zhī xià, wànrén zhī shàng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄒㄧㄚˋ, ㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄕㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jan⁴ zi¹ haa⁶, maan⁶ jan⁴ zi¹ soeng⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīrén zhī xià, wànrén zhī shàng [Phonetic: yìrén zhī xià, wànrén zhī shàng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄒㄧㄚˋ, ㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄕㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yirén jhih sià, wànrén jhih shàng
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-jên² chih¹ hsia⁴- wan⁴-jên² chih¹ shang⁴
  - Yale: yī-rén jr̄ syà-, wàn-rén jr̄ shàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iren jy shiah, wannren jy shanq
  - Palladius: ижэнь чжи ся, ваньжэнь чжи шан (ižɛnʹ čži sja, vanʹžɛnʹ čži šan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ jan⁴ zi¹ haa⁶, maan⁶ jan⁴ zi¹ soeng⁶
  - Yale: yāt yàhn jī hah, maahn yàhn jī seuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jan⁴ dzi¹ haa⁶, maan⁶ jan⁴ dzi¹ soeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yen⁴ ji¹ ha⁶, man⁶ yen⁴ ji¹ sêng⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ haː²² maːn²² jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sœːŋ²²/

Idiom

一人之下，萬人之上

to occupy a lofty position, second only to the emperor

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