one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
knit the brows | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
laugh; smile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (一顰一笑) | 一 | 顰 | 一 | 笑 | |
| simp. (一颦一笑) | 一 | 颦 | 一 | 笑 | |
| Rime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 一 | 顰 | 笑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) | 並 (3) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 質 (48) | 眞 (43) | 宵 (91) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | III |
| Fanqie | 於悉切 | 符眞切 | 私妙切 |
| Reconstructions | |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʔiɪt̚/ | /biɪn/ | /siᴇuH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʔit̚/ | /bin/ | /siɛuH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʔjet̚/ | /bjen/ | /sjæuH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʔit̚/ | /bin/ | /siawH/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʔiĕt̚/ | /biĕn/ | /siɛuH/ |
| Wang Li |
/ĭĕt̚/ | /bĭĕn/ | /sĭɛuH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʔi̯ĕt̚/ | /bʱi̯ĕn/ | /si̯ɛuH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yi | pín | xiào |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 一 | 笑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yī | xiào |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ʔjit › | ‹ sjewH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*ʔi[t]/ | /*[s-l]aw-s/ |
| English | one | to laugh |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 一 | 顰 | 笑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 14833 | 9797 | 14621 |
| Phonetic component |
一 | 頻 | 夭 |
| Rime group |
質 | 眞 | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
一 | 頻 | 𥬇 |
| Old Chinese |
/*qliɡ/ | /*bin/ | /*sqʰows/ |
| Notes | 原下從犬，注或作此。漢書作八下夭 | ||