一日三秋

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)	three	autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing
trad. (一日三秋)		一	日	三	秋
simp. ^#(一日三秋)		一	日	三	秋

Etymology

Short for 一日不見，如隔三秋／一日不见，如隔三秋 (yīrìbùjiàn, rúgésānqiū).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīrìsānqiū

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄖˋ ㄙㄢㄑㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jat⁶ saam¹ cau¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): it-li̍t-sam-chhiu / it-ji̍t-sam-chhiu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīrìsānqiū [Phonetic: yírìsānqiū]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄖˋ ㄙㄢㄑㄧㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yirìhsanciou
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-jih⁴-san¹-chʻiu¹
  - Yale: yī-r̀-sān-chyōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iryhsanchiou
  - Palladius: ижисаньцю (ižisanʹcju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ jat⁶ saam¹ cau¹
  - Yale: yāt yaht sāam chāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jat⁹ saam¹ tsau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yed⁶ sam¹ ceo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Lukang, Taipei, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-li̍t-sam-chhiu
  - Tâi-lô: it-li̍t-sam-tshiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: itlidsamchiw
  - IPA (Lukang): /it̚⁵ lit̚³⁵⁻² sam³³ t͡sʰiu³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² sam³³ t͡sʰiu³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /it̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /it̚³²⁻⁵⁴ lit̚⁵⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /it̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴³⁻²¹ sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Sanxia, Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-ji̍t-sam-chhiu
  - Tâi-lô: it-ji̍t-sam-tshiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: itjidsamchiw
  - IPA (Yilan): /it̚²⁻⁵ d͡zit̚⁵⁻² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Tainan): /it̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zit̚⁴⁻¹ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ zit̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /it̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zit̚⁴³⁻²¹ sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

Idiom

一日三秋

A single day apart seems like three years.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	日	三	秋
いち Grade: 1	じつ Grade: 1	さん Grade: 1	しゅう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Yojijukugo (四字熟語), from 一(いち) (ichi, “one”) + 日(じつ) (jitsu, “day”) + 三(さん) (san, “three”) + 秋(しゅう) (shū, “autumns”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いちじつさんしゅう [ìchíjítsú sáńshúú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [it͡ɕiʑit͡sɨ sã̠ɰ̃ɕɨː]

Noun

一(いち)日(じつ)三(さん)秋(しゅう) • (ichijitsu sanshū)

waiting impatiently
time dragging on

Synonyms

一(いち)日(じつ)千(せん)秋(しゅう) (ichijitsu senshū)

References

Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
一	日	三	秋

Noun

一日三秋 • (irilsamchu) (hangeul 일일삼추)

hanja form^? of 일일삼추

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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