粵

一jat1諾nok6千cin1金gam1

simp一诺千金
jat1 nok6 cin1 gam1yī nuò qiān jīn

English

  1. (lit.) a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold (idiom)
  2. (fig.) a promise that can be counted on
  3. to be trustworthy; literally: a promise worth one thousand in gold

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容人有信用,信守承諾,諾言有好高嘅價值

Examples

  • 阿明一向一諾千金,講過算數。

    Ah-ming always keeps her words; her promises always count.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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