一

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (一):
* → Japanese: 一(いち) (ichi); 一(いつ) (itsu)
* → Okinawan: 一(いち) (ichi)
* → Korean: 일(一) (il)
* → Jeju: 일 (il)
* → Vietnamese: nhất (一)

→ Ahom: 𑜒𑜢𑜄𑜫 (ʼit)

→ Bouyei: idt

→ Chadong: jit⁷, ji⁴

→ Lao: ເອັດ (ʼet)

→ Shan: ဢဵတ်း (ʼáet)

→ Tai Nüa: ᥟᥥᥖᥱ (ʼět)

→ Thai: เอ็ด (èt)

→ Zhuang: it

Standard Chinese phonology#Tones on special syllables

Ideogram (指事): a horizontal stroke, indicating the number “one”.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ʔit. Descendants from the *ʔit etymon account for the majority of the dialectal forms for “one” in Chinese (Mandarin, Jin, Gan, Hakka, Hui, Xiang, Yue, Wu groups, etc.).

一長一短／一长一短

一死一傷／一死一伤

一高一低

一天一夜

一日一夜 [Cantonese] ― jat¹ jat⁶ jat¹ je⁶ [Jyutping] ― one day and one night

一左一右


一

Form used as the colloquial reading for “one” in most Min varieties: Fuzhou/Fuding suoʔ⁸, Fuqing θyo⁸, Gutian syøʔ⁸, Ningde søʔ⁸, Zhouning sɔʔ⁸, Putian ɬoʔ⁸, Xiamen/Quanzhou/Yongchun/Zhangzhou tsit̚⁸, Leizhou/Haikou ziak⁸, Longyan tse⁴, Youxi ɕie⁷, Jian'ou/Songxi tsi⁵, Jianyang tsi⁸. Whether all of the forms above are related and their origins remain unelucidated; they may be derived from 蜀 (shǔ) (cf. 獨 /独 (dú, “single, alone”); often written when read with the colloquial reading), 隻 /只 (zhī) (< *(g-)tek) or 禃 (zhí). Some Fujian dialects use 個 /个 and 寡 (guǎ) for “one”.


一

Contraction of 一個 /一个 (yīgè) (Zhou, 1998).

2000, 梁左 and 梁欢, 《闲人马大姐》, episode 7, 18:30

那是一深夜

Hē, nín gòu niú de, hái gù yí gēnbānr de hā!

嗬，您夠牛的，還雇一跟班兒的哈！

嗬，您够牛的，还雇一跟班儿的哈！


伶

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *reːŋ): semantic 人 (“man; person”) + phonetic 令 (OC *ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs)


壹

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qlid): semantic 壺 + phonetic 吉 (OC *klid). (Shuowen)

Han compound

壱
㚃
夁
𡕍
𡔾
𡔹
𡕋

The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

壹發五豝。

壹发五豝。


寡

Shuowen
Warring States period
Western Zhou period
bronze script

In the bronze script from the Western Zhou period, it was originally an ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 宀 (“house”) + 頁 (“head”) — only one person in the house; alone.
In the bronze script from the Warring States period, two decorative strokes were added around 頁. The seal script found in Shuowen adds two additional strokes, making the component under 宀 appear as 分 and 頁, leading Shuowen to erroneously interpret the character as an ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 宀 (“house”) + 頒 (“to distribute”).
Related to 鰥 (OC *kruːn, *kruːns, “widower”), 孤 (OC *kʷaː, “orphan; alone”) (Schuessler, 2007). Cognate with Tibetan དགོན་པ (dgon pa, “solitary place; desert; wilderness”), Tibetan སྒོས (sgos, “private; individual”).


氕

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 气 (“gas”) + 丿 (“one”). Also a phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声), where 丿 (piě) acts as the phonetic component. Compare 氘 (“deuterium”) and 氚 (“tritium”).
From 丿 (piě, “left falling stroke”) from the glyph, possibly influenced by New Latin protium. In Mandarin, it is pronounced in the first tone by analogy with 氘 (dāo, “deuterium”) and 氚 (chuān, “tritium”).


一物

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚²/

一物剋一物

yīwù kè yīwù

一物克一物

yīwù kè yīwù


一日

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚²/

/suoʔ⁵⁻³³ nˡiʔ⁵/

/iʔ²⁴⁻²¹ nˡiʔ⁵/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/

/t͡sit̚³⁵⁻² lit̚³⁵/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁴⁻³² lit̚⁵⁴/

/iɪʔ³³ n̠ʲiɪʔ⁴⁴/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲiɪʔ⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚²/

/suoʔ⁵⁻³³ nˡiʔ⁵/

/iʔ²⁴⁻²¹ nˡiʔ⁵/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/

/t͡sit̚³⁵⁻² lit̚³⁵/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁴⁻³² lit̚⁵⁴/

/iɪʔ³³ n̠ʲiɪʔ⁴⁴/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲiɪʔ⁴⁴/


一度

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ tɔ²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²²/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ⁴¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ tɔ²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²²/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ⁴¹/


一生

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ sŋ̍³³/

你已成为我一生中最伟大的骄傲 [MSC, simp.]
nǐ yǐ chéngwéi wǒ yīshēng zhōng zuì wěidà de jiāo'ào [Pinyin]

劉德華, 你是我一生中最大的驕傲 你已成為我一生中最偉大的驕傲 [MSC, trad.]

You've become the greatest source of pride in my life

lifetime; all one's life; one's whole life


一輩子

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ puːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/iəʔ² pei⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ pue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² pue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² pue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ pe⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ puːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/iəʔ² pei⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ pue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² pue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² pue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ pe⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

辛苦一輩子

辛苦一辈子

我一輩子都被媽媽監視。

我一辈子都被妈妈监视。

(colloquial) all one's life; lifetime; lifelong


一人之下，萬人之上

ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

ㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄕㄤˋ

jat¹ jan⁴ zi¹ haa⁶, maan⁶ jan⁴ zi¹ soeng⁶

wànrén zhī shàng [Phonetic:yìrén zhī xià

ижэнь чжи ся

ваньжэнь чжи шан

vanʹžɛnʹ čži šan

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

jat⁷ jan⁴ dzi¹ haa⁶, maan⁶ jan⁴ dzi¹ soeng⁶

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ haː²² maːn²² jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sœːŋ²²/

to occupy a lofty position, second only to the emperor


一日不見，如隔三秋

ㄧ ㄖˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ

jat¹ jat⁶ bat¹ gin³, jyu⁴ gaak³ saam¹ cau¹

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ kɤ³⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

jat⁷ jat⁹ bat⁷ gin³, jy⁴ gaak⁸ saam¹ tsau¹

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² pɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ jyː²¹ kaːk̚³ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 72 (《詩經·王風·采葛》)

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(《詩經·王風·采葛》)

(《詩經·王風·采葛》)

There he is gathering the oxtail-southern-wood!
A day without seeing him, Is like three years!

Bǐ cǎi xiāo xī, yīrì bùjiàn, rú sān qiū xī.

彼采蕭兮，一日不見，如三秋兮。

彼采萧兮，一日不见，如三秋兮。

Not seeing (somebody) for a day is like being apart for three autumns.

a single day apart seems like three years


一日三秋

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² sam³³ t͡sʰiu³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵⁴ lit̚⁵⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴³⁻²¹ sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚²⁻⁵ d͡zit̚⁵⁻² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zit̚⁴⁻¹ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ zit̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zit̚⁴³⁻²¹ sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² sam³³ t͡sʰiu³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵⁴ lit̚⁵⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴³⁻²¹ sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚²⁻⁵ d͡zit̚⁵⁻² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zit̚⁴⁻¹ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ zit̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zit̚⁴³⁻²¹ sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

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

zh-etym-short

A single day apart seems like three years.


一言九鼎

one utterance, [worth the weight of] nineding (鼎) vessels

ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

words of enormous weight; solemn promise or pledge


一鳴驚人

ㄧ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ

иминцзинжэнь

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²³⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ biɪŋ¹³⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zin¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ³³ lin²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²³⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ biɪŋ¹³⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zin¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ³³ lin²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/

King Zhuang, for three years after he took the reins of government, issued no decree and formulated no policy. Therefore, one day the Right Commissioner of the Army, when attending on the Throne, made before the King an intimation, saying: "There is a bird which has perched or a hill-top in the south. For three years it has neither fluttered nor flown nor sung but kept silent without making any sound. What is the name of that bird?" In reply the King said: "For three years it has not fluttered in order thereby to grow its wings and feathers, and has neither flown nor sung in order thereby to look at the conditions of the people. Though it has not flown, yet once it starts flying, it will soar high up into the sky. Though it has not sung, yet once it starts singing, it will surprise everybody. Leave it as it has been. I, the King, understand what you mean."

Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version

Chǔ Zhuāng wáng lì zhèng sān nián, wú lìng fā, wú zhèng wèi yě. Yòusīmǎ yù zuò ér yǔ wáng yǐn yuē: “Yǒu niǎo zhǐ nánfāng zhī fù, sān nián bù chì bù fēi bù míng, hēirán wú shēng, cǐ wèi hé míng?” Wáng yuē: “Sān nián bù chì, jiāng yǐ zhǎng yǔyì. Bù fēi bù míng, jiāng yǐ guān mín zé. Suī wú fēi, fēi bì chōngtiān; suī wú míng, míng bì jīngrén. Zǐ shì zhī, bùgǔ zhīzhī yǐ.”

楚莊王蒞政三年，無令發，無政為也。右司馬御座而與王隱曰：「有鳥止南方之阜，三年不翅不飛不鳴，嘿然無聲，此為何名？」王曰：「三年不翅，將以長羽翼。不飛不鳴，將以觀民則。雖無飛，飛必沖天；雖無鳴，鳴必驚人。子釋之，不穀知之矣。」

楚庄王莅政三年，无令发，无政为也。右司马御座而与王隐曰：「有鸟止南方之阜，三年不翅不飞不鸣，嘿然无声，此为何名？」王曰：「三年不翅，将以长羽翼。不飞不鸣，将以观民则。虽无飞，飞必冲天；虽无鸣，鸣必惊人。子释之，不谷知之矣。」

But as the game progressed, everybody had to take off their glasses in disbelief. Compared to the previous low expections in public opinion polls, the performance of the two teams was literally a bolt from the blue.

2006: anon, 《ESWC ——“梦，开始的地方》 (Electronic Sports World Cup -- "A dream is the starting place")

Kě bǐsài de guòchéng què shì ràng rén dàdiēyǎnjìng, yǔ zhīqián yúlùn de dīdiào xiāngbǐ, liǎng zhī duìwǔ de biǎoxiàn kěwèi bù míng zé yǐ yīmíngjīngrén.

可比賽的過程卻是讓人大跌眼鏡，與之前輿論的低調相比，兩只隊伍的表現可謂不鳴則已一鳴驚人。

可比赛的过程却是让人大跌眼镜，与之前舆论的低调相比，两只队伍的表现可谓不鸣则已一鸣惊人。

set the world on fire
set the world on fire

to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat; to become famous overnight; to set the world on fire; a bolt from the blue


一知半解

ㄧ ㄓ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ puːn³³ kaːi̯³⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻²² puan²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puan¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puan²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ puːn³³ kaːi̯³⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻²² puan²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puan¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puan²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴¹/

The most ridiculous person in the world is the “know all” who picks up a smattering of hearsay knowledge and proclaims themselves “the world's Number One authority”; this merely shows that they have not taken a proper measure of themselves.

1937, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《實踐論》 (On Practice), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Shìshàng zuì kěxiào de shì nàxiē “zhīshi lǐshǒu”, yǒu le dàotīngtúshuō de yīzhībànjiě, biàn zìfēng wéi “tiānxiàdìyī”, shì zújiàn qí bùzìliàng éryǐ.

世上最可笑的是那些「知識裡手」，有了道聽塗說的一知半解，便自封為「天下第一」，適足見其不自量而已。

世上最可笑的是那些「知识里手」，有了道听涂说的一知半解，便自封为「天下第一」，适足见其不自量而已。

to sort of understand; to only halfway understand; to be unsure of the meaning (of a word or phrase)


唯一

/weɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/wɐi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

/ui¹³⁻²² it̚³²/

/ui²⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/ui²³⁻³³ it̚³²/

/ui²⁴⁻²² it̚⁵/

/ui²⁴⁻¹¹ it̚³²/

/i²⁴⁻¹¹ it̚³²/

/i²³⁻³³ it̚³²/

/d͡zui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ik̚²/

/vi²² iɪʔ⁴⁴/

/weɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/wɐi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

/ui¹³⁻²² it̚³²/

/ui²⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/ui²³⁻³³ it̚³²/

/ui²⁴⁻²² it̚⁵/

/ui²⁴⁻¹¹ it̚³²/

/i²⁴⁻¹¹ it̚³²/

/i²³⁻³³ it̚³²/

/d͡zui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ik̚²/

/vi²² iɪʔ⁴⁴/

The only constant in the world is change.

Shìjiè shàng wéiyī bùbiàn de jiùshì biànhuà.

世界上唯一不變的就是變化。

世界上唯一不变的就是变化。

The only thing I'm worried about right now is your future.

Wǒ xiànzài wéiyī guàxīn de, jiùshì nǐmen de jiānglái.

我現在唯一掛心的，就是你們的將來。

我现在唯一挂心的，就是你们的将来。


一次

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/

/it̚² t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/

/iəʔ² t͡sʰz̩⁴⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/

/it̚² t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/

/iəʔ² t͡sʰz̩⁴⁵/


一本

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


一本

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

another version (terminology in collation)

(Mainland China) the first tier of universities


一人

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (一人):
* → Japanese: 一人(いちにん) (ichinin)

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²³/

一人一個

一人一个

You two, stop quarrelling! (literally, “You two, each speak a sentence less!”)

nei⁵ loeng⁵ go³ jat¹ jan⁴ siu² geoi³ laa¹!

你兩個一人少句啦！

你两个一人少句啦！


一個

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³/

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ e²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e²³/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e¹³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ɡe²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡe²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kɤ²¹/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ko²¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ko¹¹/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ko⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ko²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³/

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ e²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e²³/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e¹³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ɡe²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡe²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kɤ²¹/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ko²¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ko¹¹/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ko⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ko²¹/

給我一個就好了。

给我一个就好了。

一個愛嘮叨的奶奶

一个爱唠叨的奶奶

一個陌生女人的來信

一个陌生女人的来信

一個時代的產物

一个时代的产物

這是一個美麗的錯誤。

这是一个美丽的错误。

Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one


心生一計

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ ㄧ ㄐㄧˋ

синьшэнъицзи

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

to suddenly have an idea; to suddenly hatch a scheme in one's head


專一

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

(of someone in a relationship) loyal; faithful; monogamous


一行

Sino-Xenic (一行):
* → Korean: 일행(一行) (ilhaeng)

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ hiɪŋ¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kiã²³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kiã²⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ hiɪŋ¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kiã²³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kiã²⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xɑŋ³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xɑŋ³⁵/

a group travelling or working together; a party


一下

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ haː¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ e²²/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² e⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e³³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e²²/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɛ²²/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² le³³/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² e¹¹/

/iɪʔ³³ ɕia⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ haː¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ e²²/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² e⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e³³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e²²/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɛ²²/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² le³³/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² e¹¹/

/iɪʔ³³ ɕia⁴⁴/

他打了我一下。


一言

Sino-Xenic (一言):
* → Korean: 일언(一言) (ireon)
* → Vietnamese: nhất ngôn (一言)

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ɡan¹³/

/iɪʔ³³ ɦi⁴⁴/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ ɦi²³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ɡan¹³/

/iɪʔ³³ ɦi⁴⁴/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ ɦi²³/

(literary) one sentence; something to say; brief remark


一毛不拔

ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ pä³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ pä³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚²/

From Mencius's comment about Yangism and Mohism

Mencius said, 'The principle of the philosopher Yang was "Each one for himself." Though he might have benefited the whole kingdom by plucking out a single hair, he would not have done it. The philosopher Mo loves all equally. If by rubbing smooth his whole body from the crown to the heel, he could have benefited the kingdom, he would have done it. Zi Mo holds a medium between these. By holding that medium, he is nearer the right. But by holding it without leaving room for the exigency of circumstances, it becomes like their holding their one point. The reason why I hate that holding to one point is the injury it does to the way of right principle. It takes up one point and disregards a hundred others.'

Mèngzǐ yuē: “Yángzǐ qǔ wèi wǒ, bá yī máo ér lì tiānxià, bù wèi yě. Mòzǐ jiān'ài, mó dǐng fàng zhǒng lì tiānxià, wèi zhī. Zǐmò zhí zhōng, zhí zhōng wèi jìn zhī, zhí zhōng wú quán, yóu zhí yī yě. Suǒ è zhí yī zhě, wèi qí zéi dào yě, jǔ yī ér fèi bǎi yě.”

孟子曰：「楊子取為我，拔一毛而利天下，不為也。墨子兼愛，摩頂放踵利天下，為之。子莫執中，執中為近之，執中無權，猶執一也。所惡執一者，為其賊道也，舉一而廢百也。」

孟子曰：「杨子取为我，拔一毛而利天下，不为也。墨子兼爱，摩顶放踵利天下，为之。子莫执中，执中为近之，执中无权，犹执一也。所恶执一者，为其贼道也，举一而废百也。」

won't even pull out a single hair (to give someone), playing on the double meaning of 毛 (small unit of currency vs. hair)

梁新記牙刷——一毛不拔

loeng4 san1 gei3 ngaa4 caat3-2, jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6


三一頌

/sän⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ sʊŋ⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊŋ²²/

/sän⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ sʊŋ⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊŋ²²/

(Christianity) Trinitarian doxology (most often refers to “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow”)


一乾二淨

ㄧ ㄍㄢ ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵ jiː²² t͡sɛːŋ²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵ jiː²² t͡sɛːŋ²²/


一意

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ i⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiː³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ i⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiː³³/


付之一炬

/fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/fuː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯²²/

/fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/fuː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯²²/

付諸一炬 付諸一炬#Chinese

付诸一炬 付诸一炬#Chinese

Synonym of 付諸一炬 /付诸一炬 (fùzhūyījù, “to be burnt down”)


長子

Sino-Xenic (長子):
* → Japanese: 長(ちょう)子(し) (chōshi)
* → Korean: 장자(長子) (jangja)
* → Vietnamese: trưởng tử (長子)

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡soŋ³¹ t͡sɨ³¹/

/tyøŋ³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nɵ³³²/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴¹/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/

/tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/tiaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡soŋ³¹ t͡sɨ³¹/

/tyøŋ³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nɵ³³²/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴¹/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/

/tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/tiaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/


長子

→ English: Ch'ang-tzu, Zhangzi

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(～縣) Zhangzi (a county of Changzhi, Shanxi, China)


一世

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³/

/suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ siɛ²¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ se¹¹/

/iɪʔ³³ sz̩⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³/

/suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ siɛ²¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ se¹¹/

/iɪʔ³³ sz̩⁴⁴/


一一

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ it̚⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ it̚³²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ it̚⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ it̚³²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

He preferred to listen to them one-by-one.

好一一聽之。

好一一听之。


一絲一毫

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xɑʊ̯³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ hou̯²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xɑʊ̯³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ hou̯²¹/


一二三四五，上山打老虎

ㄧ ㄦˋ ㄙㄢ ㄙˋ ㄨˇ

ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ

jat¹ ji⁶ saam¹ sei³ ng⁵, soeng⁵ saan¹ daa² lou⁵ fu²

yī èr sān sì wǔ, shàngshān dǎ lǎohǔ [Phonetic:yīèrsānsìwǔ,shàngshāndáláohǔ]

и эр сань сы у

шаншань да лаоху

/i⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

yāt yih sāam sei ńgh, séuhng sāan dá lóuh fú

jat⁷ ji⁶ saam¹ sei³ ng⁵, soeng⁵ saan¹ daa² lou⁵ fu²

yed¹ yi⁶ sam¹ séi³ ng⁵, sêng⁵ san¹ da² lou⁵ fu²

/jɐt̚⁵ jiː²² saːm⁵⁵ sei̯³³ ŋ̍¹³ sœːŋ¹³ saːn⁵⁵ taː³⁵ lou̯¹³ fuː³⁵/

one two three four five, climb a mountain and hit a tiger

eeny, meeny, miny, moe
eeny, meeny, miny, moe

(children's counting-out game) eeny, meeny, miny, moe

你拍一，我拍一，一隻小貓坐飛機／你拍一，我拍一，一只小猫坐飞机

nǐ pāi yī, wǒ pāi yī, yī zhī xiǎomāo zuò fēijī


之一

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/t͡sɨ²⁴ it̚²/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ it̚¹/

/t͡si⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ɛiʔ²⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ iɪʔ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/t͡sɨ²⁴ it̚²/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ it̚¹/

/t͡si⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ɛiʔ²⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ iɪʔ⁵⁵/

Lanzhou is one of the world's most polluted cities.

Lánzhōu shì quánqiú wūrǎn zuì yánzhòng chéngshì zhīyī.

蘭州是全球污染最嚴重城市之一。

兰州是全球污染最严重城市之一。

She is my favourite author without a doubt.

Tā shì wǒ zuì xǐhuān de zuòjiā, méiyǒu zhīyī.

她是我最喜歡的作家，沒有之一。

她是我最喜欢的作家，没有之一。

The goldfish is one of the three famous kinds of ornamental fish in the world.

Jīnyú shì shìjiè zhùmíng sān dà guānshǎng yúlèi zhīyī.

金魚是世界著名三大觀賞魚類之一。

金鱼是世界著名三大观赏鱼类之一。


一五一十

/i⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ ŋ̍¹³ jɐt̚⁵ sɐp̚²/

/it̚⁵ ŋ̍²¹³⁻¹³ it̚⁵ sɨt̚²/

/it̚¹ n̩³¹ it̚¹ səp̚⁵/

/iɪʔ³³ ŋ̍⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ zəʔ²¹/

/i⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ ŋ̍¹³ jɐt̚⁵ sɐp̚²/

/it̚⁵ ŋ̍²¹³⁻¹³ it̚⁵ sɨt̚²/

/it̚¹ n̩³¹ it̚¹ səp̚⁵/

/iɪʔ³³ ŋ̍⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ zəʔ²¹/

Tā bǎ zhè jiàn shìqíng yīwǔyīshí de gàosù le wǒ.

他把這件事情一五一十地告訴了我。

他把这件事情一五一十地告诉了我。


一目瞭然

ㄧ ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mʊk̚² liːu̯¹³ jiːn²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² mak̚⁴⁻² liau⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mʊk̚² liːu̯¹³ jiːn²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² mak̚⁴⁻² liau⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵/


一模一樣

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔ²³⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ iũ³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔ²⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ iũ²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ iũ³³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ bɔ²⁴⁻²² it̚⁵⁻²⁴ iũ⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ bɔ¹³⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁵ iɔ̃²²/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ moʔ⁴⁴ iɪʔ⁵⁵ ɦiã⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔ²³⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ iũ³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔ²⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ iũ²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ iũ³³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ bɔ²⁴⁻²² it̚⁵⁻²⁴ iũ⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ bɔ¹³⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁵ iɔ̃²²/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ moʔ⁴⁴ iɪʔ⁵⁵ ɦiã⁵¹/


長男

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ naːm²¹/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lam²³/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ naːm²¹/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lam²³/


長女

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

zêng² nêu⁵⁻²

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lu⁵³/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lu⁴¹/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li⁴¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lu⁵³/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lu⁴¹/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li⁴¹/

The son was named Chengzu, the eldest daughter Yuying, the second daughter Taoying, and the third daughter Yueying. Yuying was the eldest of the four and Chengzu the son was the second.

Feng Menglong, Stories to Awaken the World, 1627 CE

Shēngxià sān nǚ yī nán: érzǐ míng yuē Chéngzǔ, chángnǚ míng Yùyīng, cìnǚ míng Táoyīng, sānnǚ míng Yuèyīng. Yuánlái shì xiānhuāhòuguǒ de, dǎoshì Yùyīng jū cháng, cì jí Chéngzǔ.

生下三女一男：兒子名曰承祖，長女名玉英，次女名桃英，三女名月英。元來是先花後果的，倒是玉英居長，次即承祖。

生下三女一男：儿子名曰承祖，长女名玉英，次女名桃英，三女名月英。元来是先花后果的，倒是玉英居长，次即承祖。


一見

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/


逐一

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡sʊk̚² jɐt̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡sʊk̚² jɐt̚⁵/


一見傾心

ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ

ицзяньцинсинь

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ kʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ kʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

to lose one's heart to him/her at first sight; to fall in love at first sight


一生一世

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ se¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² si²¹³/

/iɪʔ³³ sã⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ sz̩²¹/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ sã²³ iɪʔ⁵⁵ sz̩ʷ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ se¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² si²¹³/

/iɪʔ³³ sã⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ sz̩²¹/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ sã²³ iɪʔ⁵⁵ sz̩ʷ⁵¹/

Working folks like us slaving for money our entire lives

1977 March 26, Theme Song, The Private Eyes (半斤八兩), sung by Sam Hui (許冠傑) at the 1st Hong Kong Gold Disc Award Presentation (第一屆香港金唱片頒獎典禮)

ngo⁵ dei⁶ ne¹ baan¹ daa² gung¹ zai², jat¹ sang¹ jat¹ sai³ wai⁴ cin⁴ bai⁶ zou⁶ nou⁴ dai⁶

我哋呢班打工仔 一生一世為錢幣做奴隸

我哋呢班打工仔 一生一世为钱币做奴隶


獨角戲

ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧˋ

ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧˋ

/tu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ hei̯³³/

/tu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ hei̯³³/

(figurative) something done alone, usually when it should have been done by many people


獨腳戲

ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧˋ

ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧˋ

/tu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² kœːk̚³ hei̯³³/

/tu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² kœːk̚³ hei̯³³/


一目

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mu⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ mʊk̚²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ bɔk̚¹²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mu⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ mʊk̚²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ bɔk̚¹²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴/


一目十行

ja-r

いち%もく%じゅう%ぎょう

CJKV/code

いち%もく%じゅう%ぎょう

Sino-Xenic (一目十行):
* → Japanese: 一(いち)目(もく)十(じゅう)行(ぎょう) (ichimokujūgyō)

CJKV

いち%もく%じゅう%ぎょう

ㄧ ㄇㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄤˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mʊk̚² sɐp̚² hɔːŋ²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mʊk̚² sɐp̚² hɔːŋ²¹/

to be able to read ten lines at a glance; to read very quickly


一國兩制

ㄧ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄓˋ

yī guó liǎng zhì [Phonetic:yì guó liǎng zhì]

и го лян чжи

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ lœːŋ¹³ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡se¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡se²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ lœːŋ¹³ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡se¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡se²¹/

Coined by Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989 Deng Xiaoping in 1982 as part of the People's Republic of China proposal to reunify Taiwan.

coinage

one country, two systems
one country, two systems

"one country, two systems" (the principle that Hong Kong and Macau can maintain their capitalist political and economic systems distinct from Chinese mainland socialism)


初一

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/t͡sʰø⁵³³⁻¹³ iʔ¹/

/t͡sʰø⁵³³⁻¹³ iʔ²/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ it̚⁵/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/t͡sʰø⁵³³⁻¹³ iʔ¹/

/t͡sʰø⁵³³⁻¹³ iʔ²/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ it̚⁵/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

(chiefly Mainland China, Taiwan) first year in junior middle school; seventh grade


一貧如洗

ㄧ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰin³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰɐn²¹ jyː²¹ sɐi̯³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰin³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰɐn²¹ jyː²¹ sɐi̯³⁵/

poor as a church mouse
poor as a church mouse


一言堂

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ɡiɛn¹³⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ɡiɛn¹³⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/


一黨制

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/


/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/i⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/i⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

telephone number
telephone number#English

the telephone number for law enforcement in China and on Taiwan


一場空

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ hʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²³⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ hʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²³⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(idiomatic) all of one's hopes and efforts coming to nothing


一丁點

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵ tiːm³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵ tiːm³⁵/


鷦鷯一枝

ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄧ ㄓ

jiāoliáo yīzhī [Phonetic:jiāoliáo yìzhī]

цзяоляо ичжи

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/


九牛一毛

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄇㄠˊㄦ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ maʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² mo⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕiɤ³³ n̠ʲiɤ⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ mɔ²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² mo⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕiɤ³³ n̠ʲiɤ⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ mɔ²¹/

If I fell before the law and was executed, it would make no more difference to most people than one hair off nine oxen, for I was a mere ant to them.

Sima Qian, Letter to Ren An. 1st century BCE. Translated by Burton Watson.

Jiǎlìng pú fúfǎ shòuzhū, ruò jiǔniú wáng yīmáo, yǔ lóuyǐ héyǐ yì?

假令僕伏法受誅，若九牛亡一毛，與螻蟻何以異？

假令仆伏法受诛，若九牛亡一毛，与蝼蚁何以异？


一院制

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jyːn²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jyːn²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

(government) unicameral system; unicameralism


南柯一夢

ㄋㄢˊ ㄎㄜ ㄧ ㄇㄥˋ

/nän³⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/naːm²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ mʊŋ²²/

/nän³⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/naːm²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ mʊŋ²²/

From the short story The Governor of Nanke.

And just then he woke up and found it was all a dream, but his mouth was still full of curses.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Shàshí jué lái, nǎi nánkēyīmèng, kǒuzhōng yóu mà Cāo zéi bùzhǐ.

霎時覺來，乃南柯一夢，口中猶罵操賊不止。

霎时觉来，乃南柯一梦，口中犹骂操贼不止。

delusion of grandeur
delusion of grandeur


一上

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/


一夕

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/


一仆一碌

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰʊk̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰʊk̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵/

(Cantonese) doddering; stumbling; rolling and crawling


一國

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/


一己

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁵³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ki⁵⁵⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ki⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁵³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ki⁵⁵⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ki⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴¹/


一心二用

ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄦˋ ㄩㄥˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/


一發

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/


一言一行

ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

every word and action; words and deeds; what one says and does


一字一板

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵/


一腳踏兩船

ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

yī jiǎo tà liǎng chuán [Phonetic:yì jiǎo tà liǎng chuán]

и цзяо та лян чуань

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰä⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kœːk̚³ taːp̚² lœːŋ¹³ syːn²¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kœːk̚³ taːp̚² lœːŋ¹³ syːn²¹/

First, he was fired by his company for something trivial. Then, after finding a part-time job with much difficulty, because someone complained that he kept giving back the wrong change, his boss fired him in a fury. In the end, he even broke up with his girlfriend who was living together with him for five years because of two-timing!

sin¹ si⁶ jan¹ wai⁶ jat¹ se¹ siu² si⁶ ji⁴ bei⁶ gung¹ si¹ gaai² gu³, zip³ zoek⁶ hou² bat¹ jung⁴ ji⁶ zoi⁶ bin⁶ lei⁶ dim³ zaau² dou³ fan⁶ paat¹ taai¹, git³ gwo² ging² jin⁴ jan¹ wai⁶ bei⁶ tau⁴ sou³ seng⁴ jat⁶ zaau² co³ cin⁴⁻², lou⁵ baan² jat¹ hei³ zi¹ haa⁶ baa² taa¹ ci⁴ teoi³, zeoi³ hau⁶ lin⁴ tung⁴ geoi¹ liu⁵ ng⁵ nin⁴ dik¹ neoi⁵ pang⁴ jau⁵ jik⁶ jan¹ wai⁶ jat¹ goek³ daap⁶ loeng⁵ syun⁴ ji⁴ fan¹ sau²!

先是因為一些小事而被公司解僱，接着好不容易在便利店找到份part-time，結果竟然因為被投訴成日找錯錢，老闆一氣之下把他辭退，最後連同居了五年的女朋友亦因為一腳踏兩船而分手！

先是因为一些小事而被公司解雇，接着好不容易在便利店找到份part-time，结果竟然因为被投诉成日找错钱，老板一气之下把他辞退，最后连同居了五年的女朋友亦因为一脚踏两船而分手！

to have two dates at the same time; to two-time


一小

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(dialectal) since childhood; as a child; from when one was very young


一個蘿蔔一個坑

ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄎㄥ

yī gè luóbo yī gè kēng [Phonetic:yí gè luóbo yí gè kēng]

и гэ лобо и гэ кэн

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄎㄥㄦ

игэлобоигэкэнр

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ kʰɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³ lɔː²¹ paːk̚² jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

(figurative) each has his or her own task, and there is nobody to spare


國一

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/kʷɔːk̚³ jɐt̚⁵/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/kʷɔːk̚³ jɐt̚⁵/

(Taiwan) first year in junior middle school; seventh grade


孤一

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴/

/kɔ³³ t͡sit̚²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴/

/kɔ³³ t͡sit̚²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴/


一事

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

你們都是一事嗎？

你们都是一事吗？

The two firms are actually one and the same outfit.

這兩家公司其實是一事。

这两家公司其实是一事。

(dialectal) related (organizationally or professionally); belonging to the same organization


一來二去

ㄧ ㄌㄞˊ ㄦˋ ㄑㄩˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ jiː²² hɵy̯³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ jiː²² hɵy̯³³/

As they often work together in the fields, they have got to know each other quite well.

Tāmen cháng zài dì li yīkuàir gànhuó, yīlái'èrqù de yě jiù shú le.

他們常在地裡一塊兒幹活，一來二去地也就熟了。

他们常在地里一块儿干活，一来二去地也就熟了。

in the course of contacts; gradually; little by little


一個心眼

ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄢˇ

и гэ синьянь

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄢˇㄦ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


一差二錯

ㄧ ㄔㄚ ㄦˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ jiː²² t͡sʰɔː³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ jiː²² t͡sʰɔː³³/


一差二誤

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ jiː²² ŋ̍²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ jiː²² ŋ̍²²/

一差二錯 一差二錯#Chinese

一差二错 一差二错#Chinese

Synonym of 一差二錯 /一差二错 (yīchā'èrcuò, “possible mistake or mishap”)


一差半錯

ㄧ ㄔㄚ ㄅㄢˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ puːn³³ t͡sʰɔː³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ puːn³³ t͡sʰɔː³³/

一差二錯 一差二錯#Chinese

一差二错 一差二错#Chinese


一差兩訛

ㄧ ㄔㄚ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄜˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ ŋɔː²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ ŋɔː²¹/

一差二錯 一差二錯#Chinese

一差二错 一差二错#Chinese


一板一眼

one accented beat and one unaccented beat

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

(figuratively) following a prescribed pattern in speech or action; scrupulous and methodical


一板三眼

one accented beat and three unaccented beats

ㄧ ㄅㄢˇ ㄙㄢ ㄧㄢˇ

ибаньсаньянь

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

一板一眼 一板一眼#Chinese

Synonym of 一板一眼 (yībǎnyīyǎn, “scrupulous and methodical”)


一擁而上

ㄧ ㄩㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄕㄤˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ³⁵ jiː²¹ sœːŋ¹³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ³⁵ jiː²¹ sœːŋ¹³/

(of a large crowd) to rush forward together


一對一

/i⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ i⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɵy̯³³ jɐt̚⁵/

/i⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ i⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɵy̯³³ jɐt̚⁵/


一黨專政

ㄧ ㄉㄤˇ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄓㄥˋ

иданчжуаньчжэн

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɔːŋ³⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɔːŋ³⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

one-party system; one-party dictatorship


一錢太守

ㄧ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ

yī qián tàishǒu [Phonetic:yì qián tàishǒu]

и цянь тайшоу

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

From Liu Chong, a governor of the Han Dynasty.


一字

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²²/


一字一珠

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/


一字一淚

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ lɵy̯²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ lɵy̯²²/


一匡天下

ㄧ ㄎㄨㄤ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

Guan Zhong acted as prime minister to the duke Huan, made him leader of all the princes, and united and rectified the whole kingdom. Down to the present day, the people enjoy the gifts which he conferred. But for Guan Zhong, we should now be wearing our hair unbound, and the lappets of our coats buttoning on the left side. …

The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zǐyuē: “Guǎn Zhòng xiàng Huán Gōng, bà zhūhóu, yī kuāng tiānxià, mín dào yú jīn shòu qí cì; wēi Guǎn Zhòng, wú qí bèifà zuǒrèn yǐ!......

子曰：「管仲相桓公，霸諸侯，一匡天下，民到于今受其賜；微管仲，吾其被髮左衽矣！……

子曰：「管仲相桓公，霸诸侯，一匡天下，民到于今受其赐；微管仲，吾其被发左衽矣！……


一毛一樣

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

From 一模一樣／一模一样 (yīmúyīyàng).

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一模一樣／一模一样 (yīmúyīyàng)

一模一樣 一模一樣#Chinese

一模一样 一模一样#Chinese

(eye dialect) Synonym of 一模一樣 /一模一样 (yīmúyīyàng, “exactly the same; identical”)


一心無二

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/


一親芳澤

ㄧ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄤ ㄗㄜˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːk̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːk̚²/

to get close to; to get on intimate terms with (someone or something that one likes)


一夔已足

ㄧ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄧˇ ㄗㄨˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kʷʰɐi̯²¹ jiː¹³ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kʷʰɐi̯²¹ jiː¹³ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

In Chinese mythology, Kui, who Emperor Shun appointed to be his Music Minister, invented classical Chinese music and dancing.


一次元

/i⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/i⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/