一言為定

See also: 一言为定

Chinese

		one sentence; something to say; brief remark	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
trad. (一言為定/一言爲定)		一言	為/爲	定
simp. (一言为定)		一言	为	定

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīyánwéidìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jin⁴ wai⁴ ding⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīyánwéidìng [Phonetic: yìyánwéidìng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiyánwéidìng
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-yen²-wei²-ting⁴
    • Yale: yī-yán-wéi-dìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyanweidinq
    • Palladius: ияньвэйдин (ijanʹvɛjdin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ tiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ jin⁴ wai⁴ ding⁶
    • Yale: yāt yìhn wàih dihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jin⁴ wai⁴ ding⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yin⁴ wei⁴ ding⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ wɐi̯²¹ tɪŋ²²/

Idiom

一言為定

1. that's settled then; it's a deal

   甲：咱們去卡拉OK吧。乙：好的，一言為定！ [MSC, trad.]
   甲：咱们去卡拉OK吧。乙：好的，一言为定！ [MSC, simp.]

   Jiǎ: zánmen qù kǎlāOK ba. Yǐ: hǎode, yīyánwèidìng! [Pinyin]

   A: Let's go to a karaoke bar. B: OK, it's a deal.