唯一

Chinese

		yes; only; alone	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
simp. and trad. (唯一)		唯	一
alternative forms		惟一

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéiyī

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ jat¹

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ûi-it / î-it

  (Teochew, Peng'im): rui⁵ ig⁴

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶vi-iq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéiyī
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéiyi
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-i¹
    • Yale: wéi-yī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weii
    • Palladius: вэйи (vɛji)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ jat¹
    • Yale: wàih yāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ jat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ yed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-it
    • Tâi-lô: uî-it
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ui'id
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² it̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² it̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ it̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² it̚⁵/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ it̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: î-it
    • Tâi-lô: î-it
    • Phofsit Daibuun: i'id
    • IPA (Taipei): /i²⁴⁻¹¹ it̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²³⁻³³ it̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: rui⁵ ig⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jûi ik
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ik̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶vi-iq
    • MiniDict: vi^去 ih
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³vi-iq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vi²² iɪʔ⁴⁴/

Adjective

唯一

1. only; sole; unique

   世界上唯一不變的就是變化。 [MSC, trad.]
   世界上唯一不变的就是变化。 [MSC, simp.]

   Shìjiè shàng wéiyī bùbiàn de jiùshì biànhuà. [Pinyin]

   The only constant in the world is change.

   我現在唯一掛心的，就是你們的將來。 [MSC, trad.]
   我现在唯一挂心的，就是你们的将来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ xiànzài wéiyī guàxīn de, jiùshì nǐmen de jiānglái. [Pinyin]

   The only thing I'm worried about right now is your future.

Synonyms

• 唯獨／唯独 (wéidú)
• 孤一 (Hokkien)
• 獨一／独一 (dúyī) (literary)

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
唯	一
ゆい Grade: S	いつ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆ​いいつ [yúꜜììtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝiːt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

唯(ゆい)一(いつ) • (yuiitsu) 

1. uniqueness

Derived terms

• 唯一無二(ゆいいつむに) (yuītsumuni)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆ​いつ [yúꜜìtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝit͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

唯一(ゆいつ) • (yuitsu) 

1. uniqueness

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
唯	一

Noun

唯一 • (yuil) (hangeul 유일)

1. Hanja form^? of 유일 (“only one; sole”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
唯	一

Adjective

唯一

1. chữ Hán form of duy nhất (“only”).