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一字千金

jat1 zi6 cin1 gam1

yi1 zi4 qian1 jin1

one word is worth a thousand taels of gold

Level: 2
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

一字千金

This word was added by bybell on 11th Feb 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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一 jat1 yi1 yi4 yi2 - number one
字 zi6 zi4 zi5 - word; glyph
千 cin1 qian1 - a thousand; many
金 gam1 jin1 jin4 - gold

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