的一米
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[edit]really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of |
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
rice; metre | ||
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trad. (的一米) | 的 | 一 | 米 | |
simp. #(的一米) | 的 | 一 | 米 |
Etymology
[edit]Literally: "of one grain of rice" or "of one metre." A slang expression peculiar to Southern China, particularly Nanjing.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ˙ㄉㄜ ㄧ ㄇㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: de̊ yimǐ
- Wade–Giles: tê5 i1-mi3
- Yale: de yī-mǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .de imii
- Palladius: дэ ими (dɛ imi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /d̥ə i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Postposition
[edit]的一米
Usage notes
[edit]Used as an intensifier at the end of an adjective.
Synonyms
[edit]- 的一比 (de yībǐ)
See also
[edit]Categories:
- Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the fourth tone
- Chinese lemmas
- Mandarin lemmas
- Chinese postpositions
- Mandarin postpositions
- Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chinese terms spelled with 的
- Chinese terms spelled with 一
- Chinese terms spelled with 米
- Chinese slang
- Mandarin terms with usage examples