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Chinese Number "One"

汉语数字中的“一”

The Han People worship¹ "yi" since ancient times. They hold the belief that all things on earth comes from "yi", because "yi" has the similar meaning with "yuan"，"shi"，"chu"，meaning "the source". The Taoist believes that "One makes two,and two make three,and three make everything on earth. "yi" sometimes means complete. For example, "all the things"，"yi" often goes together with other words expressing "quantity"，but means "whole or complete". For example,"wirti mud all over the body" "lead a poor life the whole lifetime". Even when "yi" goes with "little"，"small" or other words expressing "small amount or little quantity"，"yi" again means "whole，complete". For example, "not soiled by a speck² of dust"，"not be the least negligent"，etc. According to the latest Chinese dictionary, the collocated expressions beginning with the word "yi" has a list of more than 640 entries.

自古汉族人崇拜数字“一”。他们认为，地球上所有的东西来自于“一”，因为“一”与“元”，“始”，“初”有相同的意义，意为“源”。道教认为，“一生二，二生三，三生万物”。“一”有时指完整。例如，“所有的事情”，“一”往往和其他数字表示“量”，而指“全部或完整”。例如，“一身泥浆”“一辈子过穷日子”。即使“一”变成指“小”或者换句话说表示”少量或很少数量，“一”的意思又指“整体，完整的”。例如，“不要被一粒灰尘弄脏全身”“不要因小失大”等。根据最新的中国字典，以“一”开头表达式的单词拥有超过640项的列表。