一诺千金 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (lit.) a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold
• (fig.) a promise that can be counted on

Character by character

• 一yīone; a, an; alone
• 诺nuòto promise; to approve, to assent to
• 千qiānthousand; many, numerous; very
• 金jīngold, metal; money

Idioms sharing a character

• 一丁不识 yī dīng bù shí
• 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé
• 一之为甚 yī zhī wéi shèn
• 一干二净 yī gān èr jìng
• 一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo
• 一事无成 yī shì wú chéng
• 一五一十 yī wǔ yī shí
• 一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī
• 一元复始 yī yuán fù shǐ
• 一刀两断 yī dāo liǎng duàn

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