一葉

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	leaf; page
trad. (一葉)		一	葉
simp. (一叶)		一	叶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīyè

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jip⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīyè [Phonetic: yíyè]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiyè
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-yeh⁴
    • Yale: yī-yè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyeh
    • Palladius: ие (ije)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ jip⁶
    • Yale: yāt yihp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jip⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yib⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːp̚²/

Noun

一葉

1. a (single) leaf
2. (figurative) a small boat

Derived terms

• 一葉扁舟／一叶扁舟
• 一葉知秋／一叶知秋 (yīyèzhīqiū)
• 一葉蔽目，不見泰山／一叶蔽目，不见泰山 (yī yè bì mù, bù jiàn Tàishān)
• 一葉蘭／一叶兰
• 一葉障目，不見泰山／一叶障目，不见泰山 (yī yè zhàng mù, bù jiàn Tàishān)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	葉
いち Grade: 1	よう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いちよー [ìchíyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) いち​よー [ìchíꜜyòò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [it͡ɕijo̞ː]

Noun

一(いち)葉(よう) • (ichiyō) 

1. a (single) leaf

   最(さい)後(ご)の一(いち)葉(よう)

   Saigo no Ichiyō

   The Last Leaf

2. (figuratively) a (single) small boat
3. a (single) sheet (something thin: page, etc.)

See also

• 一艘(いっそう) (issō)
• 一葦(いちい) (ichii)