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Chinese
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one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
five
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one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
ten
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simp. and trad.
(一五一十)
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一
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五
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一
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十
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| Literally: “one five, one ten”.
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Etymology
From counting by fives.
Pronunciation
Idiom
一五一十
- (of narrating) in full detail
他把這件事情一五一十地告訴了我。 [MSC, trad.]
他把这件事情一五一十地告诉了我。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā bǎ zhè jiàn shìqíng yīwǔyīshí de gàosù le wǒ.
- He told me the whole thing in detail.