一唱百和

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	sing; to call loudly; to chant	hundred	mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
simp. and trad. (一唱百和)		一	唱	百	和
alternative forms		一倡百和
Literally: “when one starts singing, all the others join in”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīchàngbǎihè

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄔㄤˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīchàngbǎihè [Phonetic: yíchàngbǎihè]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄔㄤˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yichàngbǎihè
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-chʻang⁴-pai³-ho⁴
    • Yale: yī-chàng-bǎi-hè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ichanqbaeheh
    • Palladius: ичанбайхэ (ičanbajxɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ⁵¹/

Idiom

一唱百和

1. (of a suggestion, etc.) to meet with general approval