以防萬一
Chinese
| to avoid; in case | what if; in case; if by chance | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (以防萬一) | 以防 | 萬一 | |
| simp. (以防万一) | 以防 | 万一 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yǐfángwànyī
- Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄈㄤˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǐfángwànyi
- Wade–Giles: i3-fang2-wan4-i1
- Yale: yǐ-fáng-wàn-yī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiifarngwanni
- Palladius: ифанваньи (ifanvanʹi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji5 fong4 maan6 jat1
- Yale: yíh fòhng maahn yāt
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji5 fong4 maan6 jat7
- Guangdong Romanization: yi5 fong4 man6 yed1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː¹³ fɔːŋ²¹ maːn²² jɐt̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
以防萬一
- to protect against a contingency; just in case