一字千金

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Chinese[edit]

 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
letter; symbol; character
letter; symbol; character; word
thousand metal; gold; money
simp. and trad.
(一字千金)
Literally: “one character, one thousand gold”.

Etymology[edit]

When Lu Buwei wrote Lushi Chunqiu, he presented the finished book at the gate of Hanyang and offered a thousand taels to anyone who could correct even one character.

Pronunciation[edit]


Idiom[edit]

一字千金

  1. extraordinary writing; uncommonly good writing

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (一字千金):
  • Japanese: (いち)()千金(せんきん) (ichiji senkin)

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
せん
Grade: 1
きん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun[edit]

(いち)()(せん)(きん) (ichiji senkin

  1. (idiomatic) a word of great value
  2. very good handwriting or calligraphy
  3. incomparable kind favor