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 | ||
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simp. and trad. (一字千金) |
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
Descendants[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |||
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一 | 字 | 千 | 金 |
いち Grade: 1 |
じ Grade: 1 |
せん Grade: 1 |
きん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Noun[edit]
一字千金 • (ichiji senkin)
- (idiomatic) a word of great value
- very good handwriting or calligraphy
- incomparable kind favor
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