一日千里
Chinese
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) |
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| simp. and trad. (一日千里) |
一 | 日 | 千里 | |
| Literally: “one thousand li in a single day”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jat1 jat6 cin1 lei5
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zêg8 rig8 coin1 li2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yīrì qiānlǐ [Phonetic: yírì qiānlǐ]
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄖˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yirìh cianlǐ
- Wade–Giles: i1-jih4 chʻien1-li3
- Yale: yī-r̀ chyān-lǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iryh chianlii
- Palladius: ижи цяньли (iži cjanʹli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 jat6 cin1 lei5
- Yale: yāt yaht chīn léih
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 jat9 tsin1 lei5
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 yed6 qin1 léi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: zêg8 rig8 coin1 li2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tse̍k ji̍k tshoiⁿ lí
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sek̚⁴⁻² d͡zik̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰõĩ³³⁻²³ li⁵²/
- (Teochew)
Idiom
一日千里
- (figurative) to develop rapidly; to make tremendous progress
- 我們充滿著青春的祖國，正以一日千里之勢奔騰前進。她一天比一天可愛，一時比一時可愛，她使一切優秀的兒女，都甘願為她犧牲自己的一切。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 20 Sept. 1952, 魏巍 (Wei Wei),《祝賀》 (Congratulations)
- Wǒmen chōngmǎn zhe qīngchūn de zǔguó, zhèng yǐ yīrìqiānlǐ zhī shì bēnténg qiánjìn. Tā yītiān bǐ yītiān kě'ài, yīshí bǐ yīshí kě'ài, tā shǐ yīqiè yōuxiù de érnǚ, dōu gānyuàn wèi tā xīshēng zìjǐ de yīqiè. [Pinyin]
- Our motherland, brimming with youthful vigour, advances with giant strides. She grows more endearing with each passing day and ever more captivating with every moment, inspiring all the finest sons and daughters of hers to willingly sacrifice everything for her sake.
我们充满着青春的祖国，正以一日千里之势奔腾前进。她一天比一天可爱，一时比一时可爱，她使一切优秀的儿女，都甘愿为她牺牲自己的一切。 [MSC, simp.]