一禾九穗

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	cereal; grain	nine	ear of grain
simp. and trad. (一禾九穗)		一	禾	九	穗
Literally: “nine ears of grain in one stalk”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīhéjiǔsuì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄏㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ wo⁴ gau² seoi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīhéjiǔsuì [Phonetic: yìhéjiǔsuì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄏㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iherjeousuey
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ wo⁴ gau² seoi⁶
  - Yale: yāt wòh gáu seuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ wo⁴ gau² soey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ wo⁴ geo² sêu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ wɔː²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ sɵy̯²²/

Idiom

一禾九穗

(literary, figuratively) auspicious omen

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