一絲

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	silk; thread; trace
trad. (一絲)		一	絲
simp. (一丝)		一	丝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīsī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ si¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīsī [Phonetic: yìsī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yisih
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: yī-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: isy
    • Palladius: исы (isy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ si¹
    • Yale: yāt sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵/

Noun

一絲

1. a tiny bit

   • 或許你不相信　我沒有一絲的埋怨和悔意 [MSC, trad.]
     或许你不相信　我没有一丝的埋怨和悔意 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1988, 巫啟賢 (lyrics 邢增華), 《你是我的唯一》 (You Are My Only One)

     huòxǔ nǐ bù xiāngxìn, wǒ méiyǒu yīsī de mányuàn hé huǐyì [Pinyin]

     Perhaps you don't believe
     That I haven't had the slightest bit of complaint or change of heart

Derived terms

• 一絲一毫／一丝一毫 (yīsīyīháo)
• 一絲不掛／一丝不挂 (yīsībùguà)
• 一絲不苟／一丝不苟 (yīsībùgǒu)
• 一絲兩氣／一丝两气
• 一絲兩縷／一丝两缕
• 一絲半氣／一丝半气
• 一絲半粟／一丝半粟
• 一絲半絲／一丝半丝
• 一絲沒兩氣／一丝没两气
• 一絲絲／一丝丝 (yīsīsī)

 

See also

• 一絲仔／一丝仔