一 诺 千 金

yī nuò qiān jīndictionary entry

(lit.) a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold (idiom) / (fig.) a promise that can be counted on

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Original source entry:

一諾千金 一诺千金 [yi1 nuo4 qian1 jin1] /(lit.) a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold (idiom)/(fig.) a promise that can be counted on/

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Other forms in these source records: 一諾千金

一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
诺
nuò
to consent / to promise / (literary) yes!
千
qiān
thousand / used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]
金
jīn
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]
Jīn
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

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