Cantonese words starting with J

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一不做，二不休

jat1 bat1 zou6, ji6 bat1 jau1lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); in for a penny, in for a pound

jat1 bei3first secretary

一鼻孔出氣一鼻孔出气

jat1 bei6 hung2 ceot1 hei3lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly...

jat1 beng6 bat1 hei2to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)

jat1 bik1at the same time; simultaneously; while

一壁廂一壁厢

jat1 bik1 soeng1see 一壁[yi1 bi4]

jat1 bin1one side; on the one hand; doing while

一邊倒一边倒

jat1 bin1 dou2leaning to the majority

jat1 bin6aside, while

一秉虔誠一秉虔诚

jat1 bing2 kin4 sing4earnestly and sincerely (idiom); devoutly

jat1 bing3to lump together; to treat along with all the others

jat1 bing6variant of 一併|一并[yi1 bing4]

jat1 biu2 jan4 coi4refers a person looking outstanding

一波未平，一波又起

jat1 bo1 mei6 ping4 ，jat1 bo1 jau6 hei2before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arise...

jat1 bo1 saam1 zit3calligraphic flourish with many twists

jat1 bou6one step

jat1 bou6Radical 1, [measure word] a thing, usually used with object or thing like cel...

jat1 bou6 dang1 tin1reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect)...

jat1 bou6 dou3 wai6to accomplish in one step; to achieve the desired result in one go

jat1 bou6 fan6A part

jat1 bou6 fan6portion; subset

jat1 bou6 jat1 bou6Step by Step

一步一趨一步一趋

jat1 bou6 jat1 ceoi1see 亦步亦趨|亦步亦趋[yi4 bu4 yi4 qu1]

一步一個腳印一步一个脚印

jat1 bou6 jat1 go3 goek3 jan3one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress

一部二十四史，不知從何說起一部二十四史，不知从何说起

jat1 bou6 ji6 sap6 sei3 si2, bat1 zi1 cung4 ho4 syut3 hei2It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.

jat1 bou6 sap6 hon4variant of 一曝十寒[yi1 pu4 shi2 han2]

jat1 bui1 gang1lit. a cup of soup; one's share of the action

一輩子一辈子

jat1 bui3 zi2(for) a lifetime

jat1 buk6 sap6 hon4one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit ...

jat1 bun1same; so-so; general; in general

一般見識一般见识

jat1 bun1 gin3 sik1(idiom) to lower oneself to (sb's) level

jat1 bun1 jan4average person

jat1 bun1 ji4 jin4generally speaking

一般原則一般原则

jat1 bun1 jyun4 zak1general principle

一般規定一般规定

jat1 bun1 kwai1 ding6ordinary provision (law)

一般來講一般来讲

jat1 bun1 loi4 gong2generally speaking

一般來說一般来说

jat1 bun1 loi4 syut3generally speaking

一般貿易一般贸易

jat1 bun1 mau6 jik6general trade (i.e. importing and export without processing)

jat1 bun1 sing3general

一般說來一般说来

jat1 bun1 syut3 loi4generally speaking

一本萬利一本万利

jat1 bun2 maan6 lei6small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out

一本通書睇到老一本通书睇到老

jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5always do things by the book; inflexible to changes or new ways of doing things

一本正經一本正经

jat1 bun2 zing3 ging1(idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan

jat1 bun3 tin1in a day or two; soon

一撥兒一拨儿

jat1 but6 ji4group of people

jat1 caai1 je5one thousand bucks

jat1 caan1classifier for meals

一餐飯一餐饭

jat1 caan1 faan6A meal (mostly lunch or dinner)

jat1 cai1 do1 fu1one wife and multiple husbands, polyandry

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