二十一

Chinese

		twenty; 20; twentieth	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
simp. and trad. (二十一)		二十	一
alternative forms		貳拾壹／贰拾壹 financial 弍拾弌 financial; obsolete

**Chinese cardinal numbers**
< 20	21	22 >
Cardinal : 二十一 (èrshíyī)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): èrshíyī

(Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄧ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): er⁴ si² yi²

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): эршыйи (eršɨyi, III-I-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ji⁶ sap⁶ jat¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngei⁵ sip⁵ yit²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngi-sṳ̍p-yit

(Meixian, Guangdong): ngi⁴ seb⁶ yid⁵
Northern Min (KCR): nī-sī-ĭ
Eastern Min (BUC): nê-sĕk-ék
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lī-cha̍p-it / jī-cha̍p-it / gī-cha̍p-it

(Teochew, Peng'im): ri⁶ zab⁸ ig⁴ / ri⁶ zab⁸ êg⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gni-zeq-iq
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): e⁵ shr⁶ i⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: èrshíyī
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: èrshíhyi
  - Wade–Giles: êrh⁴-shih²-i¹
  - Yale: èr-shŕ-yī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellshyri
  - Palladius: эршии (eršii)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: er⁴ si² yi²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: rsj
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɚ²¹³ sz̩²¹ i²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: эршыйи (eršɨyi, III-I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛɻ⁴⁴ ʂʐ̩²⁴ i²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ sap⁶ jat¹
  - Yale: yih sahp yāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ sap⁹ jat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ seb⁶ yed¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngei⁵ sip⁵ yit²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡei³² sip̚³² jit̚⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-sṳ̍p-yit
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngi siib id^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngi⁴ sib⁶ yid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵⁵ sɨp̚⁵ it̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-sṳ̍p-yit
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngi siib (r)id^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngi⁴ sib⁶ yid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵⁵ sɨp̚⁵ (j)it̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngi⁴ seb⁶ yid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵³ səp̚⁵ it̚¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nī-sī-ĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni⁵⁵ si⁵⁵ i²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: nê-sĕk-ék
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nˡi²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(s-)lɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ ɛiʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Kinmen, Hsinchu, Philippines, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-cha̍p-it
  - Tâi-lô: lī-tsa̍p-it
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lixzab'id
  - IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /li²²⁻¹² t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² it̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines, Jinjiang): /li⁴¹⁻²² t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² it̚⁵/
  - IPA (Lukang): /li³¹⁻²² t͡sap̚³⁵⁻² it̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Sanxia, Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jī-cha̍p-it
  - Tâi-lô: jī-tsa̍p-it
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jixzab'id
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²/
  - IPA (Tainan): /d͡zi³³⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻¹ it̚³²/
  - IPA (Yilan): /d͡zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁵⁻² it̚²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zi²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ it̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-cha̍p-it
  - Tâi-lô: gī-tsa̍p-it
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gixzab'id
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ri⁶ zab⁸ ig⁴ / ri⁶ zab⁸ êg⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jĭ tsa̍p ik / jĭ tsa̍p ek
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ik̚²/, /d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ek̚²/

Note: ri6 zab8 êg4 - Jieyang.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶gni-zeq-iq
  - MiniDict: nyi^去 zeh ih
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyi-zeq-iq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲi²² zəʔ⁵⁵ iɪʔ²¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: e⁵ shr⁶ i⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹ ʂʐ̩²⁴ i²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹ sz̩²⁴ i²⁴/

Numeral

二十一

twenty-one; 21
二十一世紀／二十一世纪 ― èrshíyī shìjì ― 21st century

Synonyms

廿一 (niànyī)

Derived terms

三七二十一 (sān qī èrshíyī)
不問三七二十一／不问三七二十一
不管三七二十一 (bùguǎn sān qī èrshíyī)
管他三七二十一 (guǎn tā sān qī èrshíyī)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (二十一):

→ Japanese: 二十一(にじゅういち) (nijūichi)
→ Korean: 이십일(二十一) (isibil)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二	十	一
に Grade: 1	じゅう Grade: 1	いち Grade: 1
on'yomi

**Japanese cardinal numbers**
< 20	21	22 >
Cardinal : 二十一

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iʑɨːit͡ɕi]

Numeral

二(に)十(じゅう)一(いち) • (nijūichi)

twenty-one; 21

Korean

Hanja in this term
二	十	一

Numeral

二十一 • (isibil) (hangeul 이십일)

hanja form^? of 이십일 (“twenty-one”)