君子一言，快馬一鞭

Chinese
 
junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
to speak; to say; talk; word
 fast; quick; swift horse; surname
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 a whip or lash; to flog; slash or whip
trad. (君子一言，快馬一鞭) 君子 一 言 ， 快 馬 一 鞭
simp. (君子一言，快马一鞭) 君子 一 言 ， 快 马 一 鞭

Etymology

Literally: If a gentleman says it, (it shall be done as if spurring) a fast horse (to gallop with) a single (strike of the) whip.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jūnzǐ yī yán, kuài mǎ yī biān
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ, ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧ ㄅㄧㄢ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: jūnzǐ yī yán, kuài mǎ yī biān [Phonetic: jūnzǐ yì yán, kuài mǎ yì biān]
      • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ, ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧ ㄅㄧㄢ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuntzyy i yan, kuay maa i bian
      • IPA (key): /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ i̯ɛn³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ma̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Proverb

君子一言，快馬一鞭

  1. A gentleman's word is as good as gold.
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