Cantonese words starting with J

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jat1 seon3 gaan1

一瞬間一瞬间

An instant; a moment; an extremely short period of time.

jat1 si1 bat1 gau2

一絲不苟一丝不苟

Meticulous, conscientious, and precise; paying extremely close attention to every detail.

jat1 si1 bat1 gwaa3

一絲不掛一丝不挂

Stark naked; wearing absolutely nothing.

jat1 si3 bin6 zi1 lung4 jyu5 fung6

一試便知龍與鳯一试便知龙与鳯

One can tell the wheat from the chaff with just a single trial.

For a moment, or suddenly; a short period of time.

一時間一时间

In an instant; all of a sudden; in a very short period of time.

jat1 si4 hau2 faai3

一時口快一时口快

To make a slip of the tongue; to say something rashly or carelessly without thinking first.

jat1 si4 jat1 joeng6

一時一樣一时一样

Indecisive and constantly changing one's mind; fickle.

jat1 si4 m4 tau1 gai1 zou6 bou2 zoeng2

一時唔偷雞做保長一时唔偷鸡做保长

To behave well for a brief moment and put on a show of righteousness despite a history of bad behavior.

一時時一时时

Sometimes; occasionally.

jat1 si4 zi1 gaan1

一時之間一时之间

In a very short moment, usually referring to the present instant.

Suffix used to nominalize an event or description, meaning "the matter of" or "the affair of".

jat1 si6 mou4 sing4

一事無成一事无成

To accomplish nothing; to achieve absolutely no success in any endeavour.

jat1 si6 tung4 jan4

一視同仁一视同仁

To treat everyone or everything equally and without discrimination.

One set; one style.

Of the same colour, tone, or appearance; identical.

jat1 sik1 gaan1

一息間一息间

In a moment; after a while; in a little while.

jat1 sik1 loeng5 fan6

一式兩份一式两份

Made in duplicate; in two identical copies.

jat1 sik1 soeng6 cyun4

To have a breath of life left; to still have a single breath remaining.

A very small quantity of; a sliver or thread of something.

jat1 sing1 bat1 hoeng2

一聲不響一声不响

To keep totally silent; to not make a single sound.

Ten percent; one tenth.

jat1 sing4 bat1 bin3

一成不變一成不变

Stubborn, unchanging, and unwilling to adapt.

jat1 sing4 suk6

Rare, when referring to the doneness of a steak.

一小時一小时

jat1 siu3 zi3 zi1

To dismiss something with a laugh; to shrug off or not take something seriously.

One trillion (10^12), or sometimes one million (10^6).

A pair or a couple.

jat1 soeng1 cing4 jyun6

一廂情願一厢情愿

One-sided wishful thinking; a subjective desire or assumption that is not shared by the other party.

jat1 soeng1 haai4

一雙鞋一双鞋

A pair of shoes.

jat1 sou3 ji4 hung1

一掃而空一扫而空

To make a clean sweep; to completely eliminate or get rid of everything.

jat1 taam4 sei2 seoi2

A pool of stagnant water, or figuratively, a lifeless, stagnant, and inactive situation.

jat1 taap3 wu4 tou4

一塌糊塗一塌糊涂

In a complete mess, in a terrible state, or ruined beyond repair.

jat1 tai1 loeng5 fo2

一梯兩伙一梯两伙

An apartment building layout with two units on each floor sharing one elevator or stairwell.

An organic whole; an indivisible entity.

jat1 tau4 bun3 go3 jyut6

一頭半個月一头半个月

A short period of time, typically around half a month to a month.

jat1 tau4 bun3 jyut6

一頭半月一头半月

A short period of time, around half a month to a month.

一頭家一头家

A family, household, or home.

jat1 tau4 …jat1 tau4…

一頭…一頭…一头…一头…

One animal... another animal...

一頭煙一头烟

Flustered, confused, or extremely busy; overwhelmed and at a loss for what to do.

jat1 tau4 mou6 seoi2

一頭霧水一头雾水

Puzzled, confused, and unable to make sense of something.

jat1 tin1 dou1 gwong1 saai3

一天都光晒

Things have finally cleared up or turned out well; the worst is over.

jat1 tin1 gwong1 saai3

To feel completely relieved after a problem or difficulty is finally resolved.

一條氣一条气

Hurriedly and continuously; all in one breath.

jat1 tiu4 jat1 tiu4

一條一條一条一条

One by one; strip by strip; item by item.

jat1 tiu4 laang5

一條冷一条冷

One person; a lone individual.

jat1 tiu4 lung4

一條龍一条龙

One-stop or packaged; a complete series of related services, stages, or processes.

一條心一条心

To work together with one heart and mind; to share a common goal.

一條數一条数

A single math problem, calculation, or financial account.