一味

Chinese

 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
taste
simp. and trad.
(一味)

Pronunciation


Adverb

一味

  1. blindly; habitually; invariably; stubbornly; persistently
    一味冇用𠺝 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    nei5 jat1 mei6-2 haam3 dou1 mou5 jung6 gaak3. [Jyutping]
    There's no use in crying non-stop.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 一味禪一味禅
  • 衠一味

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [ìchíꜜmì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [it͡ɕimʲi]

Noun

(いち)() • (ichimi) 

  1. clan; partisans; conspirators; gang; crew
    Synonym: 一党
  2. a kind of flavor, taste, charm
  3. one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
  4. (Buddhism) universality

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
あじ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あじ [hìtóꜜàjì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çito̞a̠ʑi]

Noun

(ひと)(あじ) • (hitoaji) 

  1. unique flavor
  2. (used in 一味違(ひとあじちが) (hitoajichigau)) special charm, a different taste
    彼女(かのじょ)(ほか)(ひと)一味(ひとあじ)(ちが)う。
    Kanojo wa hoka no hito to hitoajichigau.
    She has something different.

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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