萬一 [万－]

Jyutping maan6 jat1
Pinyin wàn yī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. just in case
  2. if by any chance
  3. contingency
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) (of number) 1. eleven thousand or 11.,000 (e.g. money)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 連詞
    假設​一​啲​唔​好​嘅​嘢​會​發​生
    (for undesirable events) what if; in case
    • 萬一佢唔嚟，噉我哋點算啊？
      万一佢唔嚟，噉我哋点算啊？
      maan6 jat1 keoi5 m4 lai4, gam2 ngo5 dei6 dim2 syun3 aa3?
      If by any chance he doesn't come, what can we do?
    • 萬一佢間公司破產，佢爭你嗰筆數點追返？
      万一佢间公司破产，佢争你𠮶笔数点追返？
      maan6 jat1 keoi5 gaan1 gung1 si1 po3 caan2, keoi5 zaang1 nei5 go2 bat1 sou3 dim2 zeoi1 faan1?
      If in case his company goes bankrupt, how would you recover your money from him?
  2. 名詞
    有​機會發​生​嘅​問​題​、​潛​在​嘅​風​險
    (lit. ten-thousand one) contingency; eventuality; circumstance
    • 以防萬一
      以防万一
      ji5 fong4 maan6 jat1
      to provide against contingency
    • 唔怕一萬，只怕萬一。
      唔怕一万，只怕万一。
      m4 paa3 jat1 maan6, zi2 paa3 maan6 jat1.
      Not afraid of ten thousand things except for potential accidents
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    what if
  2. conj
    in case; if by chance
  3. noun, literary
    one ten-thousandth
  4. noun
    contingency; eventuality
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #744
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    万一你生病了，吃这个药。
    萬一你生病了，吃這個藥。
    wàn yī nǐ shēng bìng le ， chī zhè ge yào 。
    • Take this medicine in case you get sick.
    • Take this medicine if you don't feel well.
  2. Mandarin
    万一发生火灾，打碎玻璃并按下红色按钮。
    萬一發生火災，打碎玻璃並按下紅色按鈕。
    wàn yī fā shēng huǒ zāi ， dǎ suì bō li bìng àn xià hóng sè àn niǔ 。
    • In case of fire, break the glass and push the red button.
  3. Mandarin
    万一有紧急情况，联系我的代理人。
    萬一有緊急情況，聯繫我的代理人。
    wàn yī yǒu jǐn jí qíng kuàng ， lián xì wǒ de dài lǐ rén 。
    • In case of an emergency, get in touch with my agent.
  4. Mandarin
    万一我来晚的话，就别等我了。
    萬一我來晚的話，就別等我了。
    wàn yī wǒ lái wǎn de huà ， jiù bié děng wǒ le 。
    • Should I be late, don't wait for me.
    • If by any chance I'm late, please don't wait for me.
    • If for some reason I'm late, please don't wait for me.
  5. Mandarin
    万一来不了，我会先给你打电话。
    萬一來不了，我會先給你打電話。
    wàn yī lái bù le ， wǒ huì xiān gěi nǐ dǎ diàn huà 。
    • In case I can't come, I'll give you a call beforehand.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    万一佢迟到噉点算呀？
    萬一佢遲到噉點算呀？
    maan6 jat1 keoi5 ci4 dou3 gam2 dim2 syun3 aa3 ？
    • What if he should happen to be late?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    万一佢唔嚟，噉我哋点算啊？
    萬一佢唔嚟，噉我哋點算啊？
    maan6 jat1 keoi5 m4 lai4, gam2 ngo5 dei6 dim2 syun3 aa3?
    • If by any chance he doesn't come, what can we do?
  2. Cantonese
    万一佢间公司破产，佢争你𠮶笔数点追返？
    萬一佢間公司破產，佢爭你嗰筆數點追返？
    maan6 jat1 keoi5 gaan1 gung1 si1 po3 caan2, keoi5 zaang1 nei5 go2 bat1 sou3 dim2 zeoi1 faan1?
    • If in case his company goes bankrupt, how would you recover your money from him?
  3. Cantonese
    以防万一
    以防萬一
    ji5 fong4 maan6 jat1
    • to provide against contingency
  4. Cantonese
    唔怕一万，只怕万一。
    唔怕一萬，只怕萬一。
    m4 paa3 jat1 maan6, zi2 paa3 maan6 jat1.
    • Not afraid of ten thousand things except for potential accidents
  5. Cantonese
    二万一千点
    二萬一千點
    ji6 maan6 jat1 cin1 dim2
    • twenty-one thousand points
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    以防万一
    以防萬一
    yǐ fáng wàn yī
    • just in case (literally, “to protect against a contingency”)