Cantonese words starting with J

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jat1 gin3 jyu4 gu3

一見如故一见如故

To feel like old friends at the very first encounter.

jat1 gin3 zung1 cing4

一見鍾情一见钟情

Love at first sight; to fall in love the first time you see someone.

一件頭一件头

One-piece swimsuit.

jat1 gin6 waan4 jat1 gin6

一件還一件一件还一件

A completely different matter; to keep things separate and deal with them on their own merits.

Once; as soon as; as a consequence of going through a certain process or action.

A bus enthusiast term referring to a prototype bus, or the first bus in a fleet number series.

One; a; an; a single one.

One; a; an; a single.

jat1 go3 baa1 sin1

一個巴仙一个巴仙

一個崩一个崩

A single coin; a tiny amount of money.

jat1 go3 bang1 dou1 mou5 siu2 dou3

一個崩都冇少到一个崩都冇少到

Not missing a single cent; referring to an amount of money paid or received in full.

jat1 go3 beng2 jan3

一個餅印一个饼印

Looking exactly alike, usually referring to members of the same family.

jat1 go3 beng2 jan3 gam2

一個餅印噉一个饼印啖

Looking identical, as if cast from the same mold.

一個對一个对

One thing which, or one person who.

一個骨一个骨

A quarter of an hour; fifteen minutes.

一個人一个人

Alone; by oneself; on one's own.

jat1 go3 jat1 go3

一個一個一个一个

One by one; one after another.

jat1 go3 ji6 go3

一個二個一个二个

Every single one of you or them, used to refer to people other than oneself with a tone of discontent.

jat1 go3 jyun6 daa2, jat1 go3 jyun6 ngaai4

一個願打，一個願捱一个愿打，一个愿捱

Describing a situation where one person is treated poorly by another but does not mind and stays in the relationship.

一個碼一个码

One size; free size; a single size that fits most people.

一個字一个字

One character, or five minutes.

jat1 go3 zou6 hou2 ，jat1 go3 zou6 cau2

一個做好，一個做醜一个做好，一个做丑

To play good cop, bad cop; for one person to act kindly while another acts harshly to achieve a goal.

一個鐘一个钟

jat1 go3 zung1 gwok3

一個中國一个中国

One China policy; the political principle that there is only one sovereign state under the name China.

jat1 goek3 daap6 gei2 syun4

一腳踏幾船一脚踏几船

To date several people at the same time; to have more than one lover simultaneously.

jat1 goek3 daap6 loeng5 syun4

一腳踏兩船一脚踏两船

To date two people at the same time; to be involved with two lovers simultaneously.

jat1 goek3 ngau4 si2

一腳牛屎一脚牛屎

A country bumpkin, clodhopper, or rustic person; literally having feet covered in cow dung.

jat1 goek3 tek3

一腳踢一脚踢

To do or finish a task entirely on one's own, especially one that usually requires multiple people.

One thousand Hong Kong dollars.

jat1 gon1 ji6 zeng6

一乾二淨一干二净

Thoroughly; completely; clean and tidy with nothing left over.

jat1 gong2 cou4 cou1 cou4 cou1 zau6 dou3

一講曹操，曹操就到一讲曹操，曹操就到

Speak of the devil; used when someone appears unexpectedly right when they are being talked about.

jat1 gu2 zok3 hei3

一鼓作氣一鼓作气

To get something done in one sustained effort, capitalizing on initial momentum and enthusiasm.

A round or a game; a single session of a game or match.

jat1 gun1 bun3 zik1

一官半職一官半职

A minor official post or a low-ranking government position.

Consistent, persistent, or unchanged from beginning to end; usually describing a practice or style.

jat1 gung1 se6 loeng5 zin3

一弓射兩箭一弓射两箭

To kill two birds with one stone; to succeed in achieving two goals with a single action.

In total; altogether; summing up a total value.

jat1 gwok3 loeng5 zai3

一國兩制一国两制

One Country, Two Systems; the state policy of China governing Hong Kong and Macau.

jat1 gwok3 saam1 gung1

一國三公一国三公

A state with three rulers, representing divided leadership or a lack of unified power.

jat1 gwok3 zi1 gwan1

一國之君一国之君

A king, monarch, or supreme ruler of a nation.

Suffix added after a verb to soften the tone or indicate a brief, gentle action.

In a short period of time, all at once, or all of a sudden.

jat1 haai5 bat1 jyu4 jat1 haai5

一蟹不如一蟹

To decline in quality with each successive generation.

An instant, a very short period of time, or a specific moment.

Either... or; used before options to indicate that one of them must be chosen.

jat1 hai6… jat1 hai6

一係...一係一系...一系

Either... or...

A series, range, or set of related things.

一口價一口价

A fixed, non-negotiable price; a single price with no bargaining.

一口氣一口气

In one breath; without a break; all at once.

一口煙一口烟

A puff of smoke, or a single drag of a cigarette.