Cantonese words starting with J

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jat1 hau2 ngaau5 ding6

To assert or accuse someone resolutely and without thorough proof.

Together; in company with someone.

jat1 hei3 ho1 sing4

一氣呵成一气呵成

To complete a task in one continuous effort without stopping.

jat1 heoi3 bat1 faan2

Gone forever; describing people or things that depart and will never return.

jat1 hiu3 bat1 tung1

一竅不通一窍不通

To know absolutely nothing about a particular subject; to be utterly ignorant of something.

Consistent; always the same; persistent.

jat1 hoeng3 dou1

All along; always; historically the case.

jat1 hok3 ngaan5 leoi6

一殼眼淚一壳眼泪

To weep bitterly or shed a torrent of tears; to be deeply saddened or devastated by a major setback.

An item, task, or project; a classifier for sports, missions, proposals, and events.

jat1 hung6 ji4 saan3

To disperse in confusion; to scatter all at once in a disorderly manner.

jat1 jam2 ji4 zeon6

一飲而盡一饮而尽

To drink up in one gulp; to drain a cup of alcohol or another drink in a single breath.

To allow or let someone do as they please, or to refer to a single term of office.

jat1 jan2 zoi3 jan2

To tolerate or bear patiently time and again; to keep putting up with something.

jat1 jan4 gai3 dyun2 ji6 jan4 gai3 zoeng2

一人計短，二人計長一人计短，二人计长

Two heads are better than one; cooperation and collective planning yield better results than acting alone.

jat1 jan4 hang4*haang4 jat1 bou6

一人行一步

To compromise, make mutual concessions, or meet each other halfway.

jat1 jan4 zou6 si6 jat1 jan4 dong1

一人做事一人當一人做事一人当

A person should take sole responsibility for their own actions and not involve others.

One by one; one after another.

All because of; thanks to; used to attribute a negative consequence to someone or something.

jat1 jat6 cin1 lei5

To advance or improve at a high speed.

jat1 jat6 dou3 hak1

From morning to night; all day long.

jat1 jau1 zi1 hok6

Birds of a feather; bad people who are cut from the same cloth or tarred with the same brush.

In one go, in one shot, or suddenly and abruptly.

One-night stand.

jat1 je6 fu1 cai1 baak3 jat6 jan1

一夜夫妻百日恩

Even a brief marriage establishes a long-lasting bond of affection and gratitude, implying couples must treasure their partner.

jat1 je6 fung1 lau4

一夜風流一夜风流

One-night stand; a single night of casual sexual relations.

jat1 ji3 gu1 hang4

To cling obstinately to one's course; to stubbornly insist on doing things one's own way regardless of advice.

Again and again; repeatedly.

jat1 ji4 zoi3, zoi3 ji4 saam1

一而再，再而三

Again and again; repeatedly.

One or two, a little, a few, or one by one.

One hundred million.

jat1 jin4 bat1 faat3

一言不發一言不发

To remain completely silent; not to say a single word.

jat1 jin4 gau2 ding2

Words that carry great weight, or a solemn promise that is highly valued and kept.

jat1 jin4 gei3 ceot1 ，si3 maa5 naan4 zeoi1

一言既出，駟馬難追一言既出，驷马难追

Once a word is spoken, even a team of four horses cannot overtake it; a promise must be kept.

jat1 jin4 ging1 sing2 mung6 zung1 jan4

一言驚醒夢中人一言惊醒梦中人

To wake someone up to reality or resolve their confusion with a single, insightful remark.

jat1 jin4 jat1 hang6

Every word and deed; one's entire conduct.

jat1 jin4 ji5 bai3

In a word; to sum up in a single phrase.

jat1 jin4 ji5 bai3 zi1

一言以蔽之

To sum up in a word or a single sentence; in short; in a nutshell.

jat1 jin4 naan4 zeon6

一言難盡一言难尽

It's a long story; difficult to express a complex situation in a few words.

jat1 jin4 tong4

A place where only one person has the say, refusing to listen to others.

jat1 jin4 wai4 ding6

一言為定一言为定

It's a deal; that is settled; a phrase used to confirm that a promise or agreement is final and cannot be broken.

jat1 jing3 keoi1 cyun4

一應俱全一应俱全

To have everything that is needed; fully equipped and all-inclusive.

jat1 jip6 zi1 cau1

一葉知秋一叶知秋

To anticipate the development or trend of a situation from a tiny sign or a subtle omen.

jat1 joeng5 faa3 taan3

Carbon monoxide; a colorless, odorless, and highly toxic gas produced by incomplete combustion.

jat1 joeng5 faa3 taan3 zung1 duk6

一氧化碳中毒

Carbon monoxide poisoning

The same; alike; identical.

jat1 joeng6 mai5 joeng5 baak3 joeng6 jan4

一樣米養百樣人一样米养百样人

There are all kinds of people in the world; even when raised in the same environment, people will turn out differently.

Expresses that a decision has been made; definitely, simply, or just.

Completely identical to; exactly the same as.

A corner or a small, isolated place.

jat1 jyu4 gei3 wong5

Just as in the past; as always; as usual.