one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
drinkware; cup; glass | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (一杯) |
一 | 杯 | |
| alternative forms | 一桮 一𤖯 | ||
一杯
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聖杯, 聖筊, 聖珓 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 聖卦 |
| Wuhan | 聖卦, 順卦 | |
| Liuzhou | 陰陽珓, 陰陽卦 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 勝杯 |
| Dongguan | 勝杯 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 聖筊 |
| Lichuan | 聖珓 | |
| Pingxiang | 順卦 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 聖珓 |
| Yudu | 聖珓 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 聖珓 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 聖珓 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 聖珓 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 聖珓 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 聖珓 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 聖珓 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 勝珓 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 聖珓 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 聖杯, 准杯, 上杯, 正杯 |
| Quanzhou | 信杯 | |
| Zhangzhou | 象杯 | |
| Taipei | 象杯 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 聖杯 | |
| Kaohsiung | 象杯 | |
| Yilan | 象杯 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 一杯 | |
| Taichung | 象杯 | |
| Tainan | 象杯 | |
| Hsinchu | 象杯 | |
| Kinmen | 象杯 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 象杯 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 象杯 | |
| Haikou | 聖杯 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 陰陽珓 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 聖珓 |
| Jinhua | 聖珓 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 聖卦 |
| Loudi | 聖卦 | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 一 | 杯 |
| いち > いっ Grade: 1 |
はい > ぱい Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
From 一 (ichi, “one”) + 杯 (hai, “cupful”).
(as a noun):
(as an adverb):
This adverb is essential in everyday conversation despite not being emphasized so much in formal Japanese lessons, similar to the way "a lot" is discouraged in favor of "much" or "many" in English lessons.