二

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (二):
* → Japanese: 二(に) (ni)
* → Korean: 이(二) (i)
* → Vietnamese: nhị (二)

→ Bouyei: ngih

→ Northern Thai: ᨿᩦ᩵

→ Lao: ຍີ່ (nyī)

→ Thai: ยี่ (yîi)

→ Vietnamese: nhì

→ Zhuang: ngeih

Ideogram (指事) - two parallel strokes. Compare with 一, one stroke meaning one, 三, three strokes meaning three, and 亖 (sì), four strokes meaning four. Duplication of 一 (“one”).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/s-ni-s. Cognate to Tibetan གཉིས (gnyis), Sikkimese ཉི (nyi), Tangut 𗍫 (*njɨ̱¹), Burmese နှစ် (hnac), and Nuosu ꑍ (nyip). See also: 次 (OC *sn̥ʰis, “second; next”), a cognate within Chinese languages.

二號線

二号线

The Master said, on this, "The ways of good men (different seem). This in a public office toils; that in his home the time beguiles. One man his lips with silence seals; another all his mind reveals. But when two men are one in heart, not iron bolts keep them apart; the words they in their union use, fragrance like orchid plants diffuse."

Zǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ zhī dào, huò chū huò chǔ, huò mò huò yǔ, èr rén tóng xīn, qí lì duàn jīn. Tóng xīn zhī yán, qí xiù rú lán.”

子曰：「君子之道，或出或處，或默或語，二人同心，其利斷金。同心之言，其臭如蘭。」

子曰：「君子之道，或出或处，或默或语，二人同心，其利断金。同心之言，其臭如兰。」


倍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bɯːʔ): semantic 人 + phonetic 咅 (OC *pʰɯʔ, *pʰl'oːs).

Han compound

一百倍

Classifier for the number of times a value is multiplied: times; -fold


倍

Hence, when the ruler of the people loves them as his sons, they feel to him as a parent; when he binds them to himself by his good faith, they do not turn away from him.

The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE

Gù jūn mín zhě, zǐ yǐ ài zhī, zé mín qīn zhī; xìn yǐ jié zhī, zé mín bù bèi.

故君民者，子以愛之，則民親之；信以結之，則民不倍。

故君民者，子以爱之，则民亲之；信以结之，则民不倍。

Alternative form of 背 (“to give up; to betray; to violate; to have one's back towards”)


氘

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 气 (“gas”) + ⿰丿丨 (“two”). Also a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声), where ⿰丿丨, variant of 刀 (dāo), acts as the phonetic component. Compare 氕 (“protium”) and 氚 (“tritium”).
From 刀 (dāo) from the glyph, possibly influenced by New Latin deuterium.


貳

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *njis): semantic 貝 + phonetic 弍 (OC *njis, “two”).

Han compound

(financial) Alternative form of 二 (èr, “two”)


明年

/miŋ³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/miŋ²⁴ niæ̃⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²¹ niːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ niːn²¹/

/ˈmiaŋ³⁵ n̠ʲiɛn³⁵/

/mi̯aŋ¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/

/maŋ¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/

/mi̯aŋ¹¹ ŋi̯an¹¹/

/maŋ³³ niŋ³³/

/maŋ⁵³⁻³³ nˡieŋ⁵³/

/mẽ²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/

/mẽ²⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴/

/mẽ²³⁻³³ nĩ²³/

/muã²⁴⁻¹¹ nĩ²⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/

/bin²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/

/bin²⁴⁻¹² nĩ²⁴/

/mɛ²³⁻²¹ ni²³/

/mɛ̃¹³⁻²² nĩ¹³/

/muã²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/mĩ²⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴/

/mã²³⁻³³ nĩ²³/

/mã²⁴⁻¹¹ nĩ²⁴/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/

/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² liɛn¹³/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ni⁵⁵/

/min¹³ n̠ʲi̯ẽ¹³/

/miŋ³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/miŋ²⁴ niæ̃⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²¹ niːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ niːn²¹/

/ˈmiaŋ³⁵ n̠ʲiɛn³⁵/

/mi̯aŋ¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/

/maŋ¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/

/mi̯aŋ¹¹ ŋi̯an¹¹/

/maŋ³³ niŋ³³/

/maŋ⁵³⁻³³ nˡieŋ⁵³/

/mẽ²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/

/mẽ²⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴/

/mẽ²³⁻³³ nĩ²³/

/muã²⁴⁻¹¹ nĩ²⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/

/bin²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/

/bin²⁴⁻¹² nĩ²⁴/

/mɛ²³⁻²¹ ni²³/

/mɛ̃¹³⁻²² nĩ¹³/

/muã²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/mĩ²⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴/

/mã²³⁻³³ nĩ²³/

/mã²⁴⁻¹¹ nĩ²⁴/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/

/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² liɛn¹³/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ni⁵⁵/

/min¹³ n̠ʲi̯ẽ¹³/


再拜

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/

(archaic) to bow twice as a sign of respect


兩廣

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lœːŋ¹³ kʷɔːŋ³⁵/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/liaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kuaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lœːŋ¹³ kʷɔːŋ³⁵/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/liaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kuaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

Literally "two Guangs". From most viceroyalties consisting of a pair of provinces. Also a contraction of Guangdong (廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng)) and Guangxi (廣西／广西 (Guǎngxī)).

zh-l

廣西／广西 (Guǎngxī)

(historical) Liangguang (the Qing viceroyalty which oversaw both provinces)


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/


二弦

→ Zhuang: ngeihyienz

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/jiː²² jiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/zi³³⁻²¹ hiɛn²³/

/d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ hĩ⁵⁵/

/ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹ ɕi̯ẽ²⁴/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/jiː²² jiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/zi³³⁻²¹ hiɛn²³/

/d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ hĩ⁵⁵/

/ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹ ɕi̯ẽ²⁴/

huqin (any of a family of vertical bowed lutes used in Chinese music)

(specifically) erxian (one of several bowed string instruments in the huqin family, used in traditional Chinese music)

(Cantonese, Hakka, Zhao'an Hokkien, specifically) erhu

(obsolete) erxian (a long-necked plucked lute with two strings, used in traditional Chinese music)


二世

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (二世):
* → Korean: 이세(二世) (ise)

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jiː²² sɐi̯³³/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jiː²² sɐi̯³³/

伊麗莎白二世

伊丽莎白二世

the second (of monarchs of the same name)


不二

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ zi³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ li³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ li²²/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ zi³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ li³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ li²²/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹/

;nonduality
Calque of Sanskrit अद्वय (advaya).


二手

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː²² sɐu̯³⁵/

/zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/d͡zi²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/li⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/li³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/li²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵²/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː²² sɐu̯³⁵/

/zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/d͡zi²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/li⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/li³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/li²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵²/

二手車

二手车


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


次女

Sino-Xenic (次女):
* → Japanese: 次女(じじょ) (jijo)
* → Korean: 차녀(次女) (chanyeo)
* → Vietnamese: thứ nữ (次女)

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiː³³ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ lu⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ li⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiː³³ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ lu⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ li⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

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。


二股弦

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

erguxian (type of huqin used in the traditional music of Shanxi province in northern China, such as Jinju opera)


腳踏兩條船

ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

цзяо та лян тяо чуань

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰä⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/kœːk̚³ taːp̚² lœːŋ¹³ tʰiːu̯²¹ syːn²¹/

/kœːk̚³ taːp̚² lœːŋ¹³ tʰiːu̯²¹ syːn²¹/

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


兩漢

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ hɔːn³³/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ hɔːn³³/

the Han dynasty, made up of the Western and Eastern Han (202 BC–AD 220)

Cao Wei
Chen dynasty
Eastern Han dynasty
Eastern Wei
Eastern Wu
Eastern Zhou dynasty
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
Han dynasty
Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
Jin dynasty (265–420)
Liang dynasty
Liao dynasty
Liu Song dynasty
Ming dynasty
Northern Qi
Northern Wei
Northern Zhou
Northern and Southern dynasties
Qin dynasty
Qing dynasty
Shang dynasty
Shu Han
Song dynasty
Southern Qi
Southern and Northern dynasties
Spring and Autumn period
Sui dynasty
Tang dynasty
Three Kingdoms
Warring States period
Western Han dynasty
Western Liao
Western Wei
Western Xia
Western Zhou dynasty
Xia dynasty
Xin dynasty
Yuan dynasty
Zhou dynasty


兩宋

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sʊŋ⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ sʊŋ³³/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sʊŋ⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ sʊŋ³³/

the Song dynasty, made up of the Northern Song (960-1127) and the Southern Song (1128-1279)


兩晉

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ t͡sɵn³³/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ t͡sɵn³³/

the Western Jin dynasty (265–316) and the Eastern Jin dynasty (317–420)


兩個聲

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/l̃aŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liaŋ⁵⁵/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/l̃aŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liaŋ⁵⁵/

A non-native Fuzhounese person, or someone who is unable to speak Fuzhou dialect natively/fluently.


二疊紀

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 二畳紀.

obor

(geology) the Permian period (part of the Paleozoic era, spanning from 298.9 to 252.17 million years ago)


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)


倍增

/peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰuːi̯¹³ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²²/

/pue⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²²/

/pue³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/pue³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰuːi̯¹³ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²²/

/pue⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²²/

/pue³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/pue³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ³³/

to redouble; to increase many times over


對偶

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɵy̯³³ ŋɐu̯¹³/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɵy̯³³ ŋɐu̯¹³/

The mathematical sense is a phono-semantic matching of English dual.


孿生

/lu̯än³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ly̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/lyːn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/lyːn²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/luan¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/luan²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/luan²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍³³/

/luaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³/

/lu̯än³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ly̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/lyːn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/lyːn²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/luan¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/luan²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/luan²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍³³/

/luaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³/


二次元

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/jiː²² t͡sʰiː³³ jyːn²¹/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/jiː²² t͡sʰiː³³ jyːn²¹/

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 二(に)次(じ)元(げん) (nijigen, “second dimension”).

wasei kango

Pure-hearted penguin cuckolded, finally realises 2D world is best

chúnqíng qǐ'é bèi dài lǜmào, zhōngyú jiàowù háishì èrcìyuán hǎo

純情企鵝被戴綠帽 終於覺悟還是二次元好

纯情企鹅被戴绿帽 终于觉悟还是二次元好

(～世界) (ACG) the 2D world; the fictional world


雙重間諜

ㄕㄨㄤ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ

шуанчун цзяньде

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵/


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/


兩河

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵/

/lœːŋ¹³ hɔː²¹/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵/

/lœːŋ¹³ hɔː²¹/

the Two Rivers; the rivers Tigris and Euphrates


姐妹花

ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚ

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚㄦ

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɛː³⁵ muːi̯²² faː⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɛː³⁵ muːi̯²² faː⁵⁵/


拽得跟二五八萬一樣

to be arrogant like 2, 5, and 8 characters (in mahjong)

ㄓㄨㄞˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄍㄣ ㄦˋ ㄨˇ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄢˋ ㄧ ㄧㄤˋ

zhuǎi de gēn èr wǔ bā wàn yīyàng [Phonetic:zhuǎi de gēn èr wǔ bā wàn yíyàng]

chuai³ tê⁵ kên¹ êrh⁴ wu³ pa¹ wan⁴ i¹-yang⁴

чжуай дэ гэнь эр у ба вань иян

/ʈ͡ʂu̯aɪ̯²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ kən⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ wän⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

[Phonetic: zhuǎi de gēn èr wǔ bā wàn yíyàng]

Intensified form of 拽 (zhuǎi, “arrogant”).


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


兩院制

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ jyːn²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ jyːn²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

(government) bicameral system; bicameralism


二次

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/jiː²² t͡sʰiː³³/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/jiː²² t͡sʰiː³³/

(attributive, mathematics) quadratic; conic


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


二毛

withhair of two colours; salt and pepper

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

The Duke said: "A man of superior morality does not wound his enemy twice. He chooses not to capture an opponent who is approaching his old age."

Gōng yuē: “Jūnzǐ bù chóngshāng, bù qín èrmáo.”

公曰：「君子不重傷，不禽二毛。」

公曰：「君子不重伤，不禽二毛。」

(metonymically, of a person, literary) middle-aged; approaching old age


每兩

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


二二八事件

ㄦˋ ㄦˋ ㄅㄚ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

Эрэрба Шицзянь

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/jiː²² jiː²² paːt̚³ siː²² kiːn²²⁻³⁵/

/jiː²² jiː²² paːt̚³ siː²² kiːn²²⁻³⁵/


一心無二

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/


兩份

/lœːŋ¹³ fɐn²²⁻³⁵/

/lœːŋ¹³ fɐn²²⁻³⁵/

2021, “勁浪漫 超溫馨 [hyperromantic]”, 黃偉文 [Wyman Wong] (lyrics), 湯令山 [Gareth.T] and 范梓謙 [Teddy Fan] (music)performed by 湯令山 [Gareth.T]:

Sharing the raisins between us, poor but super warm and cozy

tai⁴ zi² gon¹ loeng⁵ fan⁶⁻² mit¹, kung⁴ daan⁶ ciu¹ wan¹ hing¹

提子乾兩份搣 窮但超溫馨

提子干两份搣 穷但超温馨

(Cantonese) to share between two parties


二等兵

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː²² tɐŋ³⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː²² tɐŋ³⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵/


駢字

/pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

(Chinese linguistics) a two-character compound word