一髮

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	hair
trad. (一髮)		一	髮
simp. (一发^*)		一	发

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīfà, yīfǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄈㄚˋ, ㄧㄈㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ faat³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīfà [Phonetic: yífà]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄈㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ifah
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ fa̠⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīfǎ [Phonetic: yìfǎ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄈㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ifaa
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ faat³
  - Yale: yāt faat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ faat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ fad³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ faːt̚³/

Noun

一髮

(literary, literally) a hair
(literary, figuratively) something minute
(literary, figuratively) danger; dangerous moment

Adjective

一髮

(literary, figuratively) distant and hazy

Derived terms

一髮千鈞／一发千钧 (yīfàqiānjūn)
千鈞一髮／千钧一发 (qiānjūnyīfà)

牽一髮而動全身／牵一发而动全身 (qiān yī fà ér dòng quánshēn)
青山一髮／青山一发

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