一見鍾情

See also: 一见钟情

Chinese

		one glance; a look	to be deeply in love; to fall in love
trad. (一見鍾情)		一見	鍾情
simp. (一见钟情)		一见	钟情

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yījiànzhōngqíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ gin³ zung¹ cing⁴
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zêg⁸ giêng³ zêng¹ cêng⁵ / zêg⁸ giang³ zêng¹ cêng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yījiànzhōngqíng [Phonetic: yíjiànzhōngqíng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yijiànjhongcíng
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-chien⁴-chung¹-chʻing²
    • Yale: yī-jyàn-jūng-chíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijiannjongchyng
    • Palladius: ицзяньчжунцин (iczjanʹčžuncin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ gin³ zung¹ cing⁴
    • Yale: yāt gin jūng chìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ gin³ dzung¹ tsing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ gin³ zung¹ qing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zêg⁸ giêng³ zêng¹ cêng⁵ / zêg⁸ giang³ zêng¹ cêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tse̍k kièng tseng tshêng / tse̍k kiàng tseng tshêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sek̚⁴⁻² kieŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰeŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sek̚⁴⁻² kiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰeŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

• zêg8 giêng3 zêng1 cêng5 - Chaozhou;
• zêg8 giang3 zêng1 cêng5 - Shantou, Jieyang.

Idiom

一見鍾情

1. to fall in love at first sight; love at first sight
   • [1]

     故事講述了灰姑娘在森林拾火柴時與王子邂逅，王子對她一見鍾情。 [MSC, trad.]
     故事讲述了灰姑娘在森林拾火柴时与王子邂逅，王子对她一见钟情。 [MSC, simp.]

     Gùshì jiǎngshù le huīgūniáng zài sēnlín shí huǒchái shí yǔ wángzǐ xièhòu, wángzǐ duì tā yījiànzhōngqíng. [Pinyin]

     The story depicts Cinderella's accidental encounter with the prince when she was picking matches in the forest. The prince fell in love with her at first sight.

   • [2]

     你相信一見鍾情嗎？彼此對視1秒鐘，來自對方的電流就會迅速穿越肉體直達心靈。 [MSC, trad.]
     你相信一见钟情吗？彼此对视1秒钟，来自对方的电流就会迅速穿越肉体直达心灵。 [MSC, simp.]

     Nǐ xiàngxìn yījiànzhōngqíng ma? Bǐcǐ duìshì 1 miǎozhōng, láizì duìfāng de diànliú jiù huì xùnsù chuānyuè ròutǐ zhídá xīnlíng. [Pinyin]

     Do you believe in love at first sight? Looking at each other for one second, and the electric signal from him/her will rapidly pass through your body to reach your soul.