Cantonese words starting with J

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jat1 paang4 jan4

A large group or crowd of people.

jat1 paat6 laat6

An idle, lazy, or listless person who refuses to take action or make a living.

jat1 paau3 ji4 hung4

一炮而紅一炮而红

To become famous and popular in a short span of time; to be an overnight success.

A batch, group, or run of something.

jat1 pan4 jyu4 sai2

一貧如洗一贫如洗

Penniless; dirt poor; in extreme poverty with nothing left.

jat1 pat1 bou3 gam3 coeng4

一疋布咁長一匹布咁长

Extremely long and tedious, typically referring to a story, speech, or explanation.

Ten thousand dollars.

Ten thousand dollars.

A pile of mud, or a sloppy mess.

A pile of feces, or a sloppy, poorly done mess.

A clump, pile, or blob of something thick, messy, or sticky.

A small part, fraction, or beginning of something.

jat1 pit3 seoi2

One thousand dollars.

To the side; aside; by the side.

Double; twice; 100% more.

jat1 puk1 jat1 luk1

To stumble, stagger, or trip repeatedly while moving; to run or walk in a clumsy, panicked manner.

jat1 puk1 jat1 luk1

Stumbling, falling, and rolling along; in a frantic hurry and disheveled state.

jat1 pun4 saan2 saa1

一盤散沙一盘散沙

A state of complete disunity or lack of cohesion, like a heap of loose sand.

jat1 pun4 seoi2

一盤水一盘水

A basin of water; also, a large amount of money or ten thousand dollars.

jat1 saan1 bat1 nang4 cong4 ji6 fu2

一山不能藏二虎

One mountain cannot host two tigers; there can only be one leader or winner in a single domain.

jat1 saan1 waan4 bei2 jat1 saan1 gou1

一山還比一山高一山还比一山高

There is always someone better or more talented than oneself.

One's whole life; lifetime.

A person's entire life; for a lifetime.

jat1 sai3 jing1 ming4

One's lifetime reputation and fame; a lifetime of glory.

Wholeheartedly; single-mindedly focusing on one thing with no other thoughts.

jat1 sam1 hoeng3 soeng6

Wholeheartedly committed to making progress, self-improvement, or reaching higher goals.

jat1 sam1 jat1 ji3

Wholehearted, single-minded, and devoted; focusing entirely on one person or thing without other thoughts.

jat1 sam1 ji6 jung6

To do two things at the same time; to divide one's attention or multitask.

Alone; a single person or a single thing.

jat1 san1 ngai5

一身蟻一身蚁

To be in deep trouble; to be overwhelmed by a mess of problems of one's own making.

jat1 san1 si6 daam2

一身是膽一身是胆

Extremely brave; courageous and daring.

jat1 san1 sung1

一身鬆一身松

Relieved from stress; feeling light and free of burdens.

jat1 san1 zaai3

一身債一身债

Heavily in debt; deeply in debt.

jat1 san4 gaau3

Monotheism or monotheistic religion; a religion that worships only one god.

One's whole life; a complete lifespan from birth until death.

jat1 sang1 jan4

A lifetime; all of one's life.

jat1 sang1 jat1 sai3

A whole lifetime; all the days of one's life.

The whole story, or everything from start to finish.

jat1 sat1 zuk1 sing4 cin1 gu2 han6

一失足成千古恨

A single wrong step leads to lifelong regret; a minor mistake that brings grave, permanent consequences.

Certainly; definitely.

First-hand; directly from the source, personal experience, or original seller without being secondhand.

jat1 sau2 baau1 baan6

一手包辦一手包办

To handle all parts of a task single-handedly, no matter how complicated.

jat1 sau2 gaau1 cin2

一手交錢一手交钱

To pay money and receive the goods at the same time.

jat1 sau2 jat1 goek3

一手一腳一手一脚

Single-handedly; to complete a task on one's own that would usually require multiple people.

Some; a few; a small quantity.

A little bit; a tiny amount.

jat1 se3 cin1 lei5

一瀉千里一泻千里

To flow down in a rushing torrent to a far distance; to have a rapid, sweeping advance or a sudden, drastic decline.

jat1 sei2 jat1 soeng1

一死一傷一死一伤

One dead and another injured.

jat1 sei2 liu5 zi1

To die and end it all, as a way to escape one's troubles.

jat1 sek6 ji6 niu5

一石二鳥一石二鸟

To kill two birds with one stone; to achieve two goals with a single action.