一絲絲

See also: 一丝丝

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	silk; thread; trace	silk; thread; trace
trad. (一絲絲)		一	絲	絲
simp. (一丝丝)		一	丝	丝

Etymology

ABB-type reduplication of 一絲／一丝 (yīsī, “tiny bit”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīsīsī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄙ ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ si¹ si¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīsīsī [Phonetic: yìsīsī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄙ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yisihsih
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-ssŭ¹-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: yī-sz̄-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: isysy
    • Palladius: исысы (isysy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ si¹ si¹
    • Yale: yāt sī sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ si¹ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ xi¹ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

Adjective

一絲絲

1. very tiny

   • 所以我求求你　別讓我離開你　除了你　我不能感到一絲絲情意 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
     所以我求求你　别让我离开你　除了你　我不能感到一丝丝情意 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]

     From: 1987, performed by Teresa Teng, lyrics by Shen Zhi, original music “Give Yourself to the Flow of Time” (1986) by Takashi Miki, “I Only Care About You”

     suǒyǐ wǒ qiú qiú nǐ, bié ràng wǒ líkāi nǐ, chúliǎo nǐ, wǒ bùnéng gǎndào yīsīsī qíngyì [Pinyin]

     So please, I’m begging you: don’t let me leave you.
     Apart from you, I can’t feel even the slightest bit of affection.

See also

• 一絲絲仔／一丝丝仔