一根
yiˋ gen¯
A (e.g. a finger)
一根繩
A rope
yiˋ gen¯ shengˊ
一根手指
A finger
yiˋ gen¯ shouˇ zhiˇ
一根小竹竿
A small bamboo pole
yiˋ gen¯ xiaoˇ zhuˊ gan¯
一根棒球棒
A bat, A baseball bat
yiˋ gen¯ bangˋ qiuˊ bangˋ
一根食指對準
Aiming an index finger at
yiˋ gen¯ shiˊ zhiˇ duiˋ zhunˇ
一根咆哮的喉管
A howling maw, A roaring gullet
yiˋ gen¯ paoˊ xiao¯ de˙ houˊ guanˇ
一根細細的長竿
A thin long pole
yiˋ gen¯ xiˋ xiˋ de˙ changˊ gan¯
一根長長的木頭
A long piece of wood
yiˋ gen¯ changˊ changˊ de˙ muˋ touˊ
將一根根細枝添入火中
Feeding twig after twig into the fire
jiang¯ yiˋ gen¯ gen¯ xiˋ zhi¯ tian¯ ruˋ huoˇ zhong¯
其中一根
From among (them being long slender objects)
qiˊ zhong¯ yiˋ gen¯
一根汗毛
A single hair
yiˋ gen¯ hanˋ maoˊ
不用動一根汗毛
Without moving a single hair, Without doing anything, Without having to actually do anything, Not having to do anything, No need to do anything
buˊ yongˋ dongˋ yiˋ gen¯ hanˋ maoˊ
一根筷子
A chopstick
yiˋ gen¯ kuaiˋ ziˇ
拿了一根筷子
Took a chopstick
naˊ le˙ yiˋ gen¯ kuaiˋ ziˇ
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