一失足成千古風流人物

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to lose one's footing; to lose one's footing; to slip to lose one's footing; to lose one's footing; to slip; to misstep	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	the ages; all time; eternity
trad. (一失足成千古風流人物)		一いち	失しつ足あし	成なり	千古せんこ	風流ふうりゅう人物じんぶつ
simp. (一失足成千古风流人物)		一いち	失しつ足あし	成なり	千古せんこ	风流人物じんぶつ

Etymology

Blend of the idiom 一失足成千古恨 (yī shīzú chéng qiāngǔ hèn, “a single slip may cause lasting sorrow”) and a line from 念ねん奴やつ嬌·赤あか壁かべ懷古かいこ.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī shīzú chéng qiāngǔ fēngliú rénwù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄕ ㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ sat¹ zuk¹ sing⁴ cin¹ gu² fung¹ lau⁴ jan⁴ mat^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī shīzú chéng qiāngǔ fēngliú rénwù [Phonetic: yì shīzú chéng qiāngǔ fēngliú rénwù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄕ ㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi shihzú chéng ciangǔ fonglióu rénwù
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ shih¹-tsu² chʻêng² chʻien¹-ku³ fêng¹-liu² jên²-wu⁴
    • Yale: yī shr̄-dzú chéng chyān-gǔ fēng-lyóu rén-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i shytzwu cherng chianguu fengliou renwuh
    • Palladius: и шицзу чэн цяньгу фэнлю жэньу (i šiczu čɛn cjanʹgu fɛnlju žɛnʹu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ u⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ sat¹ zuk¹ sing⁴ cin¹ gu² fung¹ lau⁴ jan⁴ mat^6-2
    • Yale: yāt sāt jūk sìhng chīn gú fūng làuh yàhn mát
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ sat⁷ dzuk⁷ sing⁴ tsin¹ gu² fung¹ lau⁴ jan⁴ mat^9-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ sed¹ zug¹ xing⁴ qin¹ gu² fung¹ leo⁴ yen⁴ med^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kuː³⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹ mɐt̚²⁻³⁵/

Phrase

一失足成千古風流人物

1. (neologism, humorous) a single slip may bring everlasting fame