一諾千金

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Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
 to promise; to yes
a thousand pieces of gold; large amount of money; riches
a thousand pieces of gold; large amount of money; riches; daughter
 
trad. (一諾千金) 一 諾 千金
simp. (一诺千金) 一 诺 千金

Etymology

From Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian.

「楚人諺曰『得黃金百，不如得季布一諾』」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
「楚人谚曰『得黄金百，不如得季布一诺』」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
“Chǔrén yàn yuē ‘Dé huángjīn bǎi, bùrú dé Jì Bù yī nuò’”
The people of Chu have a saying: "receiving 100 jin of gold is nothing compared to accepting a promise from Ji Bu."

Pronunciation

Idiom

一諾千金

  1. to be true to one's word

Descendants

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