二十一

Chinese

		twenty; 20; twentieth	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
simp. and trad. (二十一)		二十	一
alternative forms		貳拾壹／贰拾壹 financial 弍拾弌 financial; obsolete

Chinese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : 二十一 (èrshíyī)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): èrshíyī

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄧ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): er⁴ si² yi²

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): эршыйи (eršɨyi, III-I-I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ji⁶ sap⁶ jat¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngei⁵ sip⁵ yit²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ngi-sṳ̍p-yit

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ngi⁴ seb⁶ yid⁵

• Northern Min (KCR): nī-sī-ĭ
• Eastern Min (BUC): nê-sĕk-ék
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): lī-cha̍p-it / jī-cha̍p-it / gī-cha̍p-it

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ri⁶ zab⁸ ig⁴ / ri⁶ zab⁸ êg⁴

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gni-zeq-iq
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): e⁵ shr⁶ i⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: èrshíyī
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: èrshíhyi
    • Wade–Giles: êrh⁴-shih²-i¹
    • Yale: èr-shŕ-yī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellshyri
    • Palladius: эршии (eršii)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: er⁴ si² yi²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: rsj
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɚ²¹³ sz̩²¹ i²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: эршыйи (eršɨyi, III-I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛɻ⁴⁴ ʂʐ̩²⁴ i²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ sap⁶ jat¹
    • Yale: yih sahp yāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ sap⁹ jat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ seb⁶ yed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngei⁵ sip⁵ yit²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡei³² sip̚³² jit̚⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-sṳ̍p-yit
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngi siib id`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngi<sup>4</sup> sib<sup>6</sup> yid<sup>5</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵⁵ sɨp̚⁵ it̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-sṳ̍p-yit
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngi siib (r)id`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngi⁴ sib⁶ yid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵⁵ sɨp̚⁵ (j)it̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ngi⁴ seb⁶ yid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵³ səp̚⁵ it̚¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nī-sī-ĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni⁵⁵ si⁵⁵ i²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: nê-sĕk-ék
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nˡi²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(s-)lɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ ɛiʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Kinmen, Hsinchu, Philippines, Jinjiang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-cha̍p-it
    • Tâi-lô: lī-tsa̍p-it
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lixzab'id
    • IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /li²²⁻¹² t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² it̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines, Jinjiang): /li⁴¹⁻²² t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² it̚⁵/
    • IPA (Lukang): /li³¹⁻²² t͡sap̚³⁵⁻² it̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Sanxia, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jī-cha̍p-it
    • Tâi-lô: jī-tsa̍p-it
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jixzab'id
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²/
    • IPA (Tainan): /d͡zi³³⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻¹ it̚³²/
    • IPA (Yilan): /d͡zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁵⁻² it̚²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zi²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ it̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-cha̍p-it
    • Tâi-lô: gī-tsa̍p-it
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gixzab'id
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ri⁶ zab⁸ ig⁴ / ri⁶ zab⁸ êg⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jĭ tsa̍p ik / jĭ tsa̍p ek
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ik̚²/, /d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ek̚²/

Note: ri6 zab8 êg4 - Jieyang.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gni-zeq-iq
    • MiniDict: nyi^去 zeh ih
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyi-zeq-iq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲi²² zəʔ⁵⁵ iɪʔ²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: e⁵ shr⁶ i⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹ ʂʐ̩²⁴ i²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹ sz̩²⁴ i²⁴/

Numeral

二十一

1. twenty-one; 21

   二十一世紀／二十一世纪  ―  èrshíyī shìjì  ―  21st century

Synonyms

• 廿一 (niànyī)

Derived terms

• 三七二十一 (sān qī èrshíyī)
• 不問三七二十一／不问三七二十一
• 不管三七二十一 (bùguǎn sān qī èrshíyī)
• 管他三七二十一 (guǎn tā sān qī èrshíyī)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (二十一):

• → Japanese: 二十一(にじゅういち) (nijūichi)
• → Korean: 이십일(二十一) (isibil)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二	十	一
に Grade: 1	じゅう Grade: 1	いち Grade: 1
on’yomi

Japanese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : 二十一

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iʑɨᵝːit͡ɕi]

Numeral

二(に)十(じゅう)一(いち) • (nijūichi) 

1. twenty-one; 21

Korean

Hanja in this term
二	十	一

Numeral

二十一 • (isibil) (hangeul 이십일)

1. Hanja form^? of 이십일 (“twenty-one”).