一見鍾情

See also: 一见钟情

Chinese

		one glance; a look	to be deeply in love; to fall in love
trad. (一見鍾情)		一見	鍾情
simp. (一见钟情)		一见	钟情

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yījiànzhōngqíng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥㄑㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ gin³ zung¹ cing⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): it-kiàn-chiong-chêng

(Teochew, Peng'im): zêg⁸ giêng³ zêng¹ cêng⁵ / zêg⁸ giang³ zêng¹ cêng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yījiànzhōngqíng [Phonetic: yíjiànzhōngqíng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥㄑㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yijiànjhongcíng
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-chien⁴-chung¹-chʻing²
  - Yale: yī-jyàn-jūng-chíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijiannjongchyng
  - Palladius: ицзяньчжунцин (iczjanʹčžuncin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ gin³ zung¹ cing⁴
  - Yale: yāt gin jūng chìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ gin³ dzung¹ tsing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ gin³ zung¹ qing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-kiàn-chiong-chêng
  - Tâi-lô: it-kiàn-tsiong-tsîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: itkiernciongzeeng
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zêg⁸ giêng³ zêng¹ cêng⁵ / zêg⁸ giang³ zêng¹ cêng⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tse̍k kièng tseng tshêng / tse̍k kiàng tseng tshêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sek̚⁴⁻² kieŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰeŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sek̚⁴⁻² kiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰeŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

zêg8 giêng3 zêng1 cêng5 - Chaozhou;
zêg8 giang3 zêng1 cêng5 - Shantou, Jieyang.

Idiom

一見鍾情

to fall in love at first sight; love at first sight
灰姑娘與王子邂逅，王子對她一見鍾情。 [MSC, trad.]
灰姑娘与王子邂逅，王子对她一见钟情。 [MSC, simp.]
Huīgūniang yǔ wángzǐ xièhòu, wángzǐ duì tā yījiànzhōngqíng. [Pinyin]
Cinderella accidentally encountered the prince. The prince fell in love with her at first sight.

你相信一見鍾情嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
你相信一见钟情吗？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ xiàngxìn yījiànzhōngqíng ma? [Pinyin]
Do you believe in love at first sight?