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一共

一共

Chinese

		one; 1; single one; 1; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	all together; in while; to share all together; in while; to share; common; general; together; total
simp. and trad. (一共)		一	共

Noun

一共

(Beginning Mandarin) in total; altogether; in all; in sum
- 連工帶料，一共多少錢？ [MSC, trad.]
  
  连工带料，一共多少钱？ [MSC, simp.]
  
  Lián gōng dài liào, yīgòng duōshào qián? [Pinyin]
  
  How much is it with material and labour all together?
- 我們一共十二個人吃飯。 [MSC, trad.]
  
  我们一共十二个人吃饭。 [MSC, simp.]
  
  Wǒmen yīgòng shí èr ge rén chīfàn. [Pinyin]
  
  There were twelve of us in all for dinner.

Synonyms

總共／总共 (zǒnggòng)

See also

(Min Nan) 攏總／拢总 (lóng-chóng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yīgòng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄍㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ gung⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yit-khiung
Min Nan (POJ): it-kiōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīgòng [Phonetic: yígòng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄍㄨㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: igonq
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ gung⁶
  - Yale: yāt guhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ gung⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kʊŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yit-khiung
  - Hakka Romanization System: id` kiung
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁵ kiung⁴
  - IPA: /it̚² kʰi̯uŋ⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yit-khiung
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)id` kiung
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁵ kiung⁴
  - IPA: /(j)it̚² kʰi̯uŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-kiōng
  - Tâi-lô: it-kiōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: itkiong
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ kiɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ kiɔŋ²²/