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; fine horse one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse; fine steed; fast horse
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): ㄧㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄢㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ se³ cin¹ lei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīxièqiānlǐ [Phonetic: yíxièqiānlǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄢㄌㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yisiècianlǐ
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-hsieh⁴-chʻien¹-li³
  - Yale: yī-syè-chyān-lǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishiehchianlii
  - Palladius: исецяньли (isecjanʹli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕjɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰjɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ se³ cin¹ lei⁵
  - Yale: yāt se chīn léih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ se³ tsin¹ lei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ sé³ qin¹ léi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sɛː³³ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/

Idiom

一瀉千里

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
一	瀉	千	里

Noun

一瀉千里 • (ilsacheolli) (hangeul 일사천리)

Hanja form^? of 일사천리 (“being rapid”).

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