Japanese Word Entry
一粒萬倍Simplified Japanese form: 一粒万倍
| Kana: | いちりゅうまんばい |
| Romaji: | ichiryuumanbai |
| Definition: | a single seed can eventually produce a great harvest, even the smallest beginning can generate a greatest profit, watch the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 一 | one, one radical (no.1), a, an, alone |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄧ (yī) |
| Cantonese: | jat1 |
| Japanese: | イチ (ichi)、 イツ (itsu) / ひと- (hito-)、 ひと.つ (hitotsu)、 ひとたび (hitotabi)、 はじめ (hajime) |
| Korean: | 일 (il) |
| Vietnamese: | nhất |
| 粒 | grains, drop, counter for tiny particles, grain, small particle |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄧˋ (lì) |
| Cantonese: | nap1 |
| Japanese: | リュウ (ryuu) / つぶ (tsubu) |
| Korean: | 립 (rib), 입 (ib) |
| Vietnamese: | lạp |
| 萬 | ten thousand, 10,000, innumerable |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄨㄢˋ (wàn), ㄇㄛˋ (mò) |
| Cantonese: | maan6 |
| Japanese: | マン (man)、 バン (ban) / よろず (yorozu)、 おおきい (ookii) |
| Korean: | 만 (man) |
| Vietnamese: | vạn |
| 倍 | double, twice, times, fold, multiple times |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄟˋ (bèi), ㄆㄟˊ (péi) |
| Cantonese: | pui5 |
| Japanese: | バイ (bai) / そむく (somuku)、 ます (masu) |
| Korean: | 배 (bae), 패 (pae) |
| Vietnamese: | bội |