一五一十 |
yī wǔ yī shí |
lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail |
一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
五 |
wǔ |
five / 5 |
五一 |
wǔ yī |
5-1 (May 1st) |
一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
十 |
shí |
ten / 10 |