Citations:一

Chinese citations of 一

1. whole; entire; all: throughout

   • 三代以下，天下之是非一出於朝廷。天子榮之，則群趨以為是；天子辱之，則群擿以為非。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     三代以下，天下之是非一出于朝廷。天子荣之，则群趋以为是；天子辱之，则群擿以为非。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1663, Huang Zongxi, 《明夷待訪錄》(Waiting for the Dawn), translation based on the work of Theodore de Bary

     Sāndài yǐxià, tiānxià zhī shìfēi yī chūyú cháotíng. Tiānzǐ róng zhī, zé qún qū yǐwèi shì; tiānzǐ rǔ zhī, zé qún tī yǐwèi fēi. [Pinyin]

     Since the rise of the Qin, right and wrong have been determined entirely by the court. If the emperor favored such and such, everyone hastened to think it right. If he frowned upon such and such, everyone condemned it as wrong.

   • 《一生不變》 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     《一生不变》 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     “jat¹ saang¹ bat¹ bin³” [Jyutping]

     "Unchanging Throughout a Lifetime" (a 1989 song by Hacken Lee)

2. once; as soon as; upon

   • 我一開口，她就飛快的跑開了。 [MSC, trad.]
     我一开口，她就飞快的跑开了。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 伍佰, 火山

     Wǒ yī kāikǒu, tā jiù fēikuài de pǎokāi le. [Pinyin]

     As soon as I opened my mouth, she ran away at the speed of light.