Results for “一”

contrary to what usually happens

readily / flatly (deny, admit and so on) / a mouthful / a bite

fixed price / take-it-or-leave-it price

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence

lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible / to be impatient for success

to arbitrarily assert / to allege / to stick to one's statement / to cling to one's view

erhua variant of 一口氣|一口气[yī kǒu qì]

a line of verse / a sentence

in a word / in short

to get sth off one's chest

one week / all the way around / a whole cycle

(idiom) (of a call) to elict an enthusiastic response / to receive extensive approval

one command brings a hundred responses (idiom) / having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call

to die (idiom) / to breathe one's last / to give up the ghost

see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yī mìng wū hū]

see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yī mìng wū hū]

see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yī mìng wū hū]

superb / first-rate / (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank

poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

dish containing a variety of meats and vegetables arranged in a broth in a clay pot / chafing dish

to disperse in confusion (idiom)

(of a group of people) to rush into action

a member (of an organization)

(coll.) top-ranked male / leading male / top male personality (in a particular field, esp. in entertainment or sports)

(lit.) to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying) / (fig.) to make a terrible scene / to throw a tantrum

to echo one another (idiom)

(idiom) (of literature or music) concise yet deeply evocative / inviting repeated savoring

lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom) / fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on / complete ignorance

one and the same (thing) / one thing (as distinct from another)

unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)

see 一回生二回熟[yī huí shēng èr huí shú]

one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)

a chaotic mess

(idiom) to keep on the right side of everyone (often at the expense of principle)

pitch-dark / (fig.) completely in the dark / totally ignorant of / (fig.) grim / beyond salvation

fireball / ball of fire

complete mess / in a shambles

pile / heap / a lot of / a bunch of

at the same time / simultaneously / while

see 一壁[yī bì]