一絲一毫

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	silk; thread; trace	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	hair; drawing brush; (in the) least hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth
trad. (一絲一毫)		一	絲	一	毫
simp. (一丝一毫)		一	丝	一	毫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīsīyīháo

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄙ ㄧ ㄏㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ si¹ jat¹ hou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīsīyīháo [Phonetic: yìsīyìháo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄙ ㄧ ㄏㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yisihyiháo
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-ssŭ¹-i¹-hao²
    • Yale: yī-sz̄-yī-háu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: isyihaur
    • Palladius: исыихао (isyixao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ si¹ jat¹ hou⁴
    • Yale: yāt sī yāt hòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ si¹ jat⁷ hou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ xi¹ yed¹ hou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ hou̯²¹/

Adjective

一絲一毫

1. a tiny bit; an iota; a trace

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 一絲一屑／一丝一屑