一任

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to assign; to appoint; office to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility
trad. (一任)		一	任
simp. #(一任)		一	任

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīrèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄖㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jam⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīrèn [Phonetic: yírèn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄖㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yirèn
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-jên⁴
    • Yale: yī-rèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: irenn
    • Palladius: ижэнь (ižɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ jam⁶
    • Yale: yāt yahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jam⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yem⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jɐm²²/

Verb

一任

1. (literary) to allow; to let somebody do as he or she pleases

Synonyms

• 任憑／任凭 (rènpíng)
• 聽憑／听凭 (tīngpíng)
• 任從／任从 (rèncóng)