一介不取

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	introduce; lie between; between	not; no	to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
trad. (一介不取)		一	介	不	取
simp. #(一介不取)		一	介	不	取

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yījiè-bùqǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ gaai³ bat¹ ceoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yījiè-bùqǔ [Phonetic: yíjiè-bùqǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yijièbùcyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-chieh⁴-pu⁴-chʻü³
    • Yale: yī-jyè-bù-chyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijiehbucheu
    • Palladius: ицзебуцюй (iczebucjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ gaai³ bat¹ ceoi²
    • Yale: yāt gaai bāt chéui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ gaai³ bat⁷ tsoey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ gai³ bed¹ cêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kaːi̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/

Idiom

一介不取

1. (of a public servant who is not corrupt) does not take a single penny