一回事

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (一回事)		一	回	事

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīhuíshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ wui⁴ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīhuíshì [Phonetic: yìhuíshì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yihuéishìh
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-hui²-shih⁴
    • Yale: yī-hwéi-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ihweishyh
    • Palladius: ихуэйши (ixuejši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīhuíshìr [Phonetic: yìhuíshìr]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yihuéishìhr
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-hui²-shih⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: yī-hwéi-shìr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ihweishell
    • Palladius: ихуэйшир (ixuejšir)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ wui⁴ si⁶
    • Yale: yāt wùih sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ wui⁴ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ wui⁴ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ wuːi̯²¹ siː²²/

Noun

一回事

1. (emphatic) the same thing

   他們兩個說的是一回事。 [MSC, trad.]
   他们两个说的是一回事。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tāmen liǎng ge shuō de shì yī huí shì. [Pinyin]

   Those two people said the same thing.

2. (emphatic, when used sequentially) ... (is) one thing, (but) ... (is) another

   說的是一回事，做的又是一回事。 [MSC, trad.]
   说的是一回事，做的又是一回事。 [MSC, simp.]

   Shuō de shì yī huí shì, zuò de yòu shì yī huí shì. [Pinyin]

   Saying is one thing; doing is another.

3. something important; an important matter

   別不把它當做一回事！ [MSC, trad.]
   别不把它当做一回事！ [MSC, simp.]

   Bié bù bǎ tā dāng zuò yī huí shì! [Pinyin]

   Don't treat it lightly!

Synonyms

• (something important): 大事 (dàshì)