一燕不成夏

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	swallow (bird); surname; place name	not; no	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	summer; Xia (proper name)
simp. and trad. (一燕不成夏)		一	燕	不	成	夏

Etymology

Calque of English one swallow does not a summer make.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīyànbùchéngxià

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jin³ bat¹ sing⁴ haa⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīyànbùchéngxià [Phonetic: yíyànbùchéngxià]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyannbucherngshiah
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yiyànbùchéngsià
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕjä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ jin³ bat¹ sing⁴ haa⁶
  - Yale: yāt yin bāt sìhng hah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jin³ bat⁷ sing⁴ haa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yin³ bed¹ xing⁴ ha⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn³³ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ häː²²/

Idiom

一燕不成夏

one swallow does not a summer make

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