一見如故
Chinese
| one glance; a look | as (if); such as | happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (一見如故) | 一見 | 如 | 故 | |
| simp. (一见如故) | 一见 | 如 | 故 | |
| Literally: “first see as old”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yījiànrúgù [Phonetic: yíjiànrúgù]
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yijiànrúgù
- Wade–Giles: i1-chien4-ju2-ku4
- Yale: yī-jyàn-rú-gù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijiannruguh
- Palladius: ицзяньжугу (iczjanʹžugu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ku⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 gin3 jyu4 gu3
- Yale: yāt gin yùh gu
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 gin3 jy4 gu3
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 gin3 yu4 gu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ jyː²¹ kuː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
一見如故
- to be familiar at first sight; to hit it off
Synonyms
- 一見如舊／一见如旧