Definition
一品 originally referred to the highest rank in the imperial Chinese civil service hierarchy (a nine-rank system). Today it is used as an adjective-like noun meaning 'top-grade' or 'first-class'—often seen in product names or descriptions to indicate premium quality, such as 一品茶 ('top-grade tea') or 一品锅 ('one-pot soup/steamboat' as a dish name). The two senses—historical rank and modern top-grade—are related through the idea of 'first degree'.
n.
highest rank (of officials in imperial China)top gradefirst-class (in quality, of products or goods)
Examples
- ，一品。Zài gǔdài, zhǐyǒu yī pǐn de dàchén cáinéng chuān zhè zhǒng yánsè de guānfú.In ancient times, only ministers of the highest rank could wear official robes of this color.
- 一品，。Zhè jiā diàn mài de yī pǐn tiěguānyīn, pǐnzhì quèshí fēicháng hǎo.The top-grade Tieguanyin tea sold at this shop is indeed of excellent quality.
- 一品，。Tā shōucáng le yí tào yī pǐn zǐshāhú, jiàzhí liánchéng.He collected a set of first-class purple clay teapots, worth a fortune.
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