一片冰心

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	a slice; piece; flake a slice; piece; flake; thin; slice; disc; sheet	ice	heart; mind
trad. (一片冰心)		一	片	冰	心
simp. #(一片冰心)		一	片	冰	心
Literally: “a heart of ice”.

Etymology

From a poem by Wang Changling (王昌齡, 698–756):

洛陽親友如相問，一片冰心在玉壺。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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洛阳亲友如相问，一片冰心在玉壶。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Wang Changling (王昌齡), c. 742, At Hibiscus Inn Parting With Xin Jian (《芙蓉樓送辛漸》), translated by Witter Bynner.

Luòyáng qīnyǒu rú xiàngwèn, yīpiàn bīngxīn zài yùhú. [Pinyin]

Answer, if they ask of me at Loyang:
"One-hearted as ice in a crystal vase."

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīpiànbīngxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ pin³ bing¹ sam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīpiànbīngxīn [Phonetic: yípiànbīngxīn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yipiànbingsin
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-pʻien⁴-ping¹-hsin¹
    • Yale: yī-pyàn-bīng-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ipiannbingshin
    • Palladius: ипяньбинсинь (ipjanʹbinsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ pin³ bing¹ sam¹
    • Yale: yāt pin bīng sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ pin³ bing¹ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ pin³ bing¹ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ pʰiːn³³ pɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

一片冰心

1. of pure and noble character