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): ㄧㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄢㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ se³ cin¹ lei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīxièqiānlǐ [Phonetic: yíxièqiānlǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄢㄌㄧˇ
  - 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

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

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