一般般

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	sort; kind; class sort; kind; class; way; manner	sort; kind; class sort; kind; class; way; manner
simp. and trad. (一般般)		一	般	般

Etymology

ABB-type reduplication of 一般 (yībān, “average”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yībānbān

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄅㄢㄅㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ bun¹ bun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yībānbān [Phonetic: yìbānbān]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄅㄢㄅㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi1banban
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pa̠n⁵⁵ pa̠n⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ bun¹ bun¹
  - Yale: yāt būn būn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ bun¹ bun¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ bun¹ bun¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ puːn⁵⁵ puːn⁵⁵/

Adjective

一般般

just so-so; average; not so much

甲：考得怎麼樣？乙：還好啦，一般般。 [MSC, trad.]
甲：考得怎么样？乙：还好啦，一般般。 [MSC, simp.]
Jiǎ: kǎo dé zěnmeyàng? Yǐ: hái hǎo la, yībānbān. [Pinyin]
A: How was your exam result? B: It was OK, just average.

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 麻麻地

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