一千零一

Chinese

		one thousand	remnant; zero; to fall	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
trad. (一千零一)		一千	零	一
simp. #(一千零一)		一千	零	一
alternative forms		一千〇一 1001
Literally: “a thousand and one”.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ cin¹ ling⁴ jat¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ cin¹ ling⁴ jat¹
    • Yale: yāt chīn lìhng yāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ tsin¹ ling⁴ jat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ qin¹ ling⁴ yed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

Numeral

一千零一

1. (Cantonese) the only one; one and only