一燕不成夏
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Chinese[edit]
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
swallow (bird); surname; place name | to not form; to not constitute; unsuccessful | summer; Xia (proper name) | ||
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trad. (一燕不成夏) | 一 | 燕 | 不成 | 夏 | |
simp. #(一燕不成夏) | 一 | 燕 | 不成 | 夏 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of English one swallow does not a summer make.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yiyànbùchéngsià
- Wade–Giles: i1-yen4-pu4-chʻêng2-hsia4
- Yale: yī-yàn-bù-chéng-syà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyannbucherngshiah
- Palladius: ияньбучэнся (ijanʹbučɛnsja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 jin3 bat1 sing4 haa6
- Yale: yāt yin bāt sìhng hah
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 jin3 bat7 sing4 haa6
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 yin3 bed1 xing4 ha6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn³³ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ haː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
一燕不成夏