一絲

See also: 一丝 and 一糸

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): ㄧㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ si¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīsī [Phonetic: yìsī]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄙ
  - 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

a tiny bit
- 1988, “你是我的唯一 [You Are My Only One]”, 邢增華 (lyrics), performed by 巫啟賢:
  
  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.]
  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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	絲
いち > いっ Grade: 1	し Hyōgai
goon	on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 一絲 – see the following entry.

【一糸いっし】

[noun] single thread

[noun] (idiomatic) something extremely small or slight

(This term, 一絲, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)