幺 (yāo) — (colloquial) one (used in place of yī for telephone numbers, serial numbers, etc.); youngest (in a family)
Definition
幺 (yāo) is a colloquial substitute for 一, used mainly when saying phone numbers, ID numbers, or other serial digits aloud to keep them distinct from 七 and other numbers. It is also a casual family term for the 'youngest' child.
numeral
(colloquial) one (used in place of yī for telephone numbers, serial numbers, etc.)youngest (in a family)
Examples
- 139幺2345678。Wǒ de diàn huà hào mǎ shì 139 yāo 2345678.My phone number is 139-1234-5678.
- 幺，。Tā shì wǒ men jiā de yāo mèi, jīn nián gāng shàng dà xué.She is the youngest sister in our family, just started college this year.
- ：幺。Qǐng bào yí xià nín de shēn fèn zhèng hòu sì wèi: yāo èr sān sì.Please read out the last four digits of your ID: one, two, three, four.
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