一爾

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	thus; so; like that thus; so; like that; you; thou
trad. (一爾)		一	爾
simp. (一尔)		一	尔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī'ěr

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄦˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ ji⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī'ěr [Phonetic: yì'ěr]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄦˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi-ěr
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-êrh³
    • Yale: yī-ěr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ieel
    • Palladius: иэр (ier)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ ji⁵
    • Yale: yāt yíh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ ji⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiː¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jit nyeX

Rime
Character	一	爾
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	質 (48)	支 (11)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	於悉切	兒氏切
Baxter	'jit	nyeX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔiɪt̚/	/ȵiᴇX/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔit̚/	/ȵiɛX/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔjet̚/	/ȵʑjɛX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔit̚/	/ȵiə̆X/
Li Rong	/ʔiĕt̚/	/ȵieX/
Wang Li	/ĭĕt̚/	/ȵʑǐeX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔi̯ĕt̚/	/ȵʑie̯X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yi	ěr
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jat1	ji5

Adverb

一爾

1. (literary) in a moment; in an instant