| 一是一，二是二 |
yī shì yī , èr shì èr |
lit. one is one, two is two (idiom) / fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut / unequivocal |
| 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 |
| 是 |
shì |
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion) |
| 是 |
shì |
variant of 是 |
| 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 |
| 二 |
èr |
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid |
| 是 |
shì |
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion) |
| 是 |
shì |
variant of 是 |
| 二 |
èr |
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid |