一步登天

Chinese

		one step; a single step	to climb up to the sky; to enter space
simp. and trad. (一步登天)		一步	登天

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yībùdēngtiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ bou⁶ dang¹ tin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yībùdēngtiān [Phonetic: yíbùdēngtiān]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yibùdengtian
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-pu⁴-têng¹-tʻien¹
    • Yale: yī-bù-dēng-tyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ibuhdengtian
    • Palladius: ибудэнтянь (ibudɛntjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ bou⁶ dang¹ tin¹
    • Yale: yāt bouh dāng tīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ bou⁶ dang¹ tin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ bou⁶ deng¹ tin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ pou̯²² tɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

一步登天

1. to advance to a high position easily; to achieve instant success