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Chinese idioms like 「一諾千金」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.

Today’s idiom is 「一諾千金」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Nuo: promise. A promise made is worth a thousand gold. It is a metaphor for keeping one’s word and being trustworthy.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yī nuò qiān jīn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat1 nok6 chin1 gam1

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