一線

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (一線/一綫)		一	線/綫
simp. (一线)		一	线

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīxiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ sin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīxiàn [Phonetic: yíxiàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yisiàn
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-hsien⁴
    • Yale: yī-syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishiann
    • Palladius: исянь (isjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ sin³
    • Yale: yāt sin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ sin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ xin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ siːn³³/

Noun

一線

1. a thread
2. one line; one ray

Derived terms

• 一線天 / 一线天
• 一線曙光 / 一线曙光
• 一線生機 / 一线生机
• 一針一線 / 一针一线
• 五點一線 / 五点一线
• 千里姻緣一線牽 / 千里姻缘一线牵 (qiānlǐ yīnyuán yīxiàn qiān)

Adjective

一線

1. (figurative) a gleam of; a ray of; tiny

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīxiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ sin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīxiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yisiàn
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-hsien⁴
    • Yale: yī-syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishiann
    • Palladius: исянь (isjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ sin³
    • Yale: yāt sin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ sin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ xin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ siːn³³/

Noun

一線

1. front line; forefront
2. (often attributive) first line; first tier

   一線城市／一线城市  ―  yīxiàn chéngshì  ―  first-tier cities, usually meaning those in China, e.g. Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou

Antonyms

• 十八線 / 十八线 (shíbāxiàn)

Coordinate terms

• (first line): 二線／二线 (èrxiàn), 三線／三线 (sānxiàn), 四線／四线 (sìxiàn), 五線／五线 (wǔxiàn), 六線／六线 (liùxiàn), 七線／七线 (qīxiàn), 八線／八线 (bāxiàn)