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万一

wàn yīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
just in case / if by any chance / contingency
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-680b06e21f912b27. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

萬一 万一 [wan4 yi1] /just in case/if by any chance/contingency/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 萬一

  • 万
    mò

    used in 万俟[Mò qí]

    wàn

    ten thousand / a great number

    Wàn

    surname Wan

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.