一切

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	close to; to cut; to slice
simp. and trad. (一切)		一	切

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yīqiè

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄑㄧㄝˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йиче (yiqiə, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ cai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yit-chhiet
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ih⁶ ceh⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): it-chhè / it-chhiat

(Teochew, Peng'im): zêg⁸ ciag⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷iq-chiq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīqiè [Phonetic: yíqiè]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄑㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yiciè
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-chʻieh⁴
  - Yale: yī-chyè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ichieh
  - Palladius: ице (ice)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йиче (yiqiə, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²⁴ t͡ɕʰiə⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ cai³
  - Yale: yāt chai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ tsai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ cei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yit-chhiet
  - Hakka Romanization System: id^ˋ qied^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁵ qiad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /it̚² t͡sʰi̯et̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yit-chhiet
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)id^ˋ qied^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁵ qiad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)it̚² t͡sʰi̯et̚²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ih⁶ ceh⁶ [Phonetic: ih⁴ ceh⁶]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ih-cheh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iʔ²¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰɛʔ²¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ih⁶ ceh⁶ [Phonetic: ih⁷ ceh⁶]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰɛʔ²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-chhè
  - Tâi-lô: it-tshè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: itzhex
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /it̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰe¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰe⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰe²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-chhiat
  - Tâi-lô: it-tshiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: itchiad
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zêg⁸ ciag⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tse̍k tshiak
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sek̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰiak̚²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷iq-chiq
  - MiniDict: ih^入 chih
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴iq-qiq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /iɪʔ³³ t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: 'jit tshejH

Rime
Character	一	切
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	質 (48)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	於悉切	七計切
Baxter	'jit	tshejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔiɪt̚/	/t͡sʰei^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔit̚/	/t͡sʰei^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔjet̚/	/t͡sʰɛi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔit̚/	/t͡sʰɛj^H/
Li Rong	/ʔiĕt̚/	/t͡sʰei^H/
Wang Li	/ĭĕt̚/	/t͡sʰiei^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔi̯ĕt̚/	/t͡sʰiei^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yi	qì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jat¹	cai³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*ʔi[t]

(Zhengzhang): /*qliɡ sn̥ʰiːds/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	一
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yī
Middle Chinese	‹ ʔjit ›
Old Chinese	/*ʔi[t]/
English	one
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	一	切
Reading #	1/1	1/2
No.	14833	9906
Phonetic component	一	七
Rime group	質	至
Rime subdivision	2	1
Corresponding MC rime	一	砌
Old Chinese	/*qliɡ/	/*sn̥ʰiːds/

Pronoun

一切

all; every; everything; anything
不惜一切代價／不惜一切代价 ― bùxī yīqiè dàijià ― at all costs

安排一切事宜 ― ānpái yīqiè shìyí ― to arrange everything

時間會證明一切。 [MSC, trad.]
时间会证明一切。 [MSC, simp.]
Shíjiān huì zhèngmíng yīqiè. [Pinyin]
Time will tell.

一切都是暫時的。 [MSC, trad.]
一切都是暂时的。 [MSC, simp.]
Yīqiè dōu shì zànshí de. [Pinyin]
Everything is temporary.

希望你一切都好。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Xīwàng nǐ yīqiè dōu hǎo. [Pinyin]
Wish you all the best.

一切聽你的！／一切听你的！ ― Yīqiè tīng nǐ de! ― Anything you say!

廢除一切不平等條約！ [MSC, trad.]
废除一切不平等条约！ [MSC, simp.]
Fèichú yīqiè bù píngděng tiáoyuē! [Pinyin]
Abrogate all unequal treaties!

善的力量能化解一切。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Shàn de lìliàng néng huàjiě yīqiè. [Pinyin]
The power of compassion can resolve everything.

忙碌能使她忘掉一切。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Mánglù néng shǐ tā wàngdiào yīqiè. [Pinyin]
Being busy helps her forget everything.

Synonyms

一應／一应 (yīyīng)

Related terms

任何 (rènhé)
所有 (suǒyǒu)

Adverb

一切

(literary) same; alike; equal; uniform

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (一切):

→ Japanese: 一切(いっさい) (issai)
→ Korean: 일체(一切) (ilche), 일절(一切) (iljeol)
→ Vietnamese: nhất thiết (一切)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
一	切
いち > いっ Grade: 1	さい Grade: 2
goon

From Middle Chinese compound 一切 (MC 'jit tshejH). Compare modern Mandarin 一切 (yīqiè).

The goon reading, so likely the earlier import.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [isːa̠i]
(Tokyo) いっさい [íꜜssàì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]

Noun

一(いっ)切(さい) • (issai)

all, entirety, the whole, everything
Synonyms: 悉く (kotogotoku), 全て (subete), 全部 (zenbu), 残らず (nokorazu)

事業(じぎょう)の一切(いっさい)をお任(まか)せします。
Jigyō no issai o omakase shimasu.
I leave the entirety of the project up to you.

Derived terms

一切(いっさい)有為(うい) (issai ui)
一切(いっさい)有情(うじょう) (issai ujō)
一切(いっさい)皆(かい)苦(く) (issai kaiku)
一切(いっさい)皆空(かいくう) (issai kaikū, “matter is void, all is vanity”)
一切(いっさい)皆成(かいじょう) (issai kaijō)
一切(いっさい)合切(がっさい), 一切合財(いっさいがっさい) (issai gassai, “any and every thing, altogether”)
一切(いっさい)経(きょう) (issai kyō, “complete Buddhist scriptures”)
一切(いっさい)衆生(じゅじょう) (issai jujō, “all living creatures”)
一切(いっさい)種智(しゅち) (issai shuchi)
一切(いっさい)智(ち) (issai-chi)
一切(いっさい)法(ほう) (issai-hō)
一切(いっさい)を込(こ)めた宿泊(しゅくはく)料(りょう) (issai o kometa shukuhaku ryō, “all-inclusive hotel charges”)
一成(いちじょう)一切(いっさい)成(じょう) (ichijō issaijō)
家(か)財(ざい)一切(いっさい) (kazai issai, “complete set of household goods”)
家事(かじ)一切(いっさい) (kaji issai, “all the domestic chores”)
世事(せじ)一切(いっさい) (seji issai, “all the worldly matters”)
費用(ひよう)一切(いっさい) (hiyō issai, “all expenses”)

Adverb

一(いっ)切(さい) • (issai)

(chiefly in the negative) wholly, entirely, completely, at all
Synonyms: 全然 (zenzen), 全く (mattaku)

こんな浮気(うわき)は一切(いっさい)許(ゆる)さないわ。
Konna uwaki wa issai yurusanai wa.
I won't stand for this kind of infidelity at all.
- 1987, 村上春樹 [Murakami Haruki], chapter 3, in ノルウェイの森 [Noruwei no Mori, Norwegian Wood]:
  そして我々(われわれ)は過去(かこ)の話(はなし)を一切(いっさい)しなかった。
  Soshite wareware wa kako no hanashi o issai shinakatta.
  And we didn't speak about the past at all.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
一	切
いつ > いっ Grade: 1	せつ Grade: 2
kan'on

From Middle Chinese compound 一切 (MC 'jit tshet). The kan'on reading, so likely the later import.

Appears to be less common than the issai reading.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [isːe̞t͡sɨ]
(Tokyo) いっせつ [ìssétsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]

Noun

一(いっ)切(せつ) • (issetsu)

all, entirety, the whole, everything

Adverb

一(いっ)切(せつ) • (issetsu)

wholly, entirely, completely, at all

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
一	切
ひと Grade: 1	き(り) Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
一切り

Compound of 一(ひと) (hito, “one”) + 切(き)り (kiri, “cut, cutting”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 切(き)る (kiru, “to cut”)).^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [çito̞kʲiɾʲi]
(Tokyo) ひときり [hìtóꜜkìrì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]

Noun

一(ひと)切(きり) • (hitokiri)

one division, one step, one part of something
one moment, one time
(theater, performing arts) one act, one scene
in the Edo period, a set period of time sold for access to various entertainments in a red-light district
short for 一切遊び (hitokiri asobi): enjoying oneself in a red-light district during such a set time of access

Adverb

一(ひと)切(きり) • (hitokiri)

once
一切(ひときり)やったことなんだけど…
Hitokiri yatta koto nan da kedo…
That's something I did once, but…

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
一	切
ひと Grade: 1	き(れ) Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
一切れ (more common)

Compound of 一(ひと) (hito, “one”) + 切(き)れ (kire, “cut, cutting”, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 切(き)れる (kireru, “to be cut apart, to be broken apart”)).^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [çito̞kʲiɾe̞]
(Tokyo) ひときれ [hìtóꜜkìrè] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]

Noun

一(ひと)切(きれ) • (hitokire)

one slice or cut of something
パンの一切(ひときれ)
pan no hitokire
a slice of bread
(rare) a one-time sexual liaison, a one-night stand

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

“一切”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Etymology 1

Hanja in this term
一	切

Noun

一切 • (ilche) (hangeul 일체)

hanja form^? of 일체 (“all; everything”)

Etymology 2

Hanja in this term
一	切

Adverb

一切 • (iljeol) (hangeul 일절)

hanja form^? of 일절 (“never; not at all”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
一	切

Adverb

一切

chữ Hán form of nhất thiết (“absolutely (imperative that)”)

Adjective

一切

chữ Hán form of nhất thiết (“(slightly formal) necessary”)

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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