一條線

See also: 一条线

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (一條線/一條綫)		一	條	線/綫
simp. (一条线)		一	条	线

Etymology

In the 1970's, the People's Republic of China adopted a "one-line" foreign policy, which referred to a single strategic line of defense, stretching from Japan to Europe to the United States. The idea was to contain Soviet expansionism.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yītiáoxiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ tiu⁴ sin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yītiáoxiàn [Phonetic: yìtiáoxiàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yitiáosiàn
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-tʻiao²-hsien⁴
    • Yale: yī-tyáu-syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ityaushiann
    • Palladius: итяосянь (itjaosjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ tiu⁴ sin³
    • Yale: yāt tìuh sin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ tiu⁴ sin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ tiu⁴ xin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ tʰiːu̯²¹ siːn³³/

Noun

一條線

1. strategic line of defense stretching from Japan to Europe to the United States

See also

• 中間地帶／中间地带 (zhōngjiān dìdài)