一石激起千層浪

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	rock; stone; 10 pecks	to arouse; to incite; to excite to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent	to rise; to raise; to get up	thousand	layer; floor; a measure word for layers layer; floor; a measure word for layers; laminated; repeated; story (of a building); (maths) sheaf	wave; breaker; unrestrained wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated
trad. (一石激起千層浪)		一	石	激	起	千	層	浪
simp. (一石激起千层浪)		一	石	激	起	千	层	浪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī shí jīqǐ qiān céng làng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄘㄥˊ ㄌㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ sek⁶ gik¹ hei² cin¹ cang⁴ long⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī shí jīqǐ qiān céng làng [Phonetic: yì shí jīqǐ qiān céng làng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄘㄥˊ ㄌㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi shíh jicǐ cian céng làng
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ shih² chi¹-chʻi³ chʻien¹ tsʻêng² lang⁴
    • Yale: yī shŕ jī-chǐ chyān tséng làng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i shyr jichii chian tserng lanq
    • Palladius: и ши цзици цянь цэн лан (i ši czici cjanʹ cɛn lan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ sek⁶ gik¹ hei² cin¹ cang⁴ long⁴
    • Yale: yāt sehk gīk héi chīn chàhng lòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ sek⁹ gik⁷ hei² tsin¹ tsang⁴ long⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ség⁶ gig¹ héi² qin¹ ceng⁴ long⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sɛːk̚² kɪk̚⁵ hei̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ lɔːŋ²¹/

Phrase

一石激起千層浪

1. A small incident or someone's actions or remarks have triggered a huge reaction