Cantonese words starting with J
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一場空一场空
jat1 coeng4 hung1all in vain; futile
一草
jat1 cou2ten dollars
一草嘢
jat1 cou2 je5ten bucks
一蹴可幾一蹴可几
jat1 cuk1 ho2 gei2to succeed at the first try (idiom); one can do it at once
一蹴而得
jat1 cuk1 ji4 dak1to get there in one step (idiom); easily done; to get results overnight
一蹴而就
jat1 cuk1 ji4 zau6to get there in one step (idiom); easily done; to get results overnight
一蹴即至
jat1 cuk1 zik1 zi3lit. to get there in one step (idiom)
一處一处
jat1 cyu3a place
一柱擎天
jat1 cyu5 king4 tin1lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
一串
jat1 cyun3a series of
一寸光陰一寸金一寸光阴一寸金
jat1 cyun3 gwong1 jam1 jat1 cyun3 gam1(saying) time is precious
一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
jat1 cyun3 gwong1 jam1 jat1 cyun3 gam1 ，cyun3 gam1 naan4 maai5 cyun3 gwong1 jam1lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time...
一傳十，十傳百一传十，十传百
jat1 cyun4 sap6, sap6 cyun4 baak3(idiom) (of news etc) to spread like wildfire; to be disseminated far and wide
一打
jat1 daa1dozen
一帶一带
jat1 daai3region; area
一帶而過一带而过
jat1 daai3 ji4 gwo3to skate around; to skimp
一大早
jat1 daai6 zou2at dawn; first thing in the morning
一大早兒一大早儿
jat1 daai6 zou2 ji4erhua variant of 一大早[yi1 da4 zao3]
一擔擔一担担
jat1 daam3 daam1(adjective) alike; similar; as same as; identical; two of a kind; tweedledum ...
一啖砂糖一啖屎
jat1 daam6 saa1 tong4 jat1 daam6 si2lit. one mouthful of sugar, follow by a mouthful of shit; meaning good things...
一旦
jat1 daan3in case (sth happens); once (sth happens, then...); in a short time
一彈指頃一弹指顷
jat1 daan6 zi2 king2a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
一遞一個一递一个
jat1 dai6 jat1 go3one after another
一遞一聲一递一声
jat1 dai6 jat1 sing1(of singers etc) one answering the other
一德路
jat1 dak1 lou6name of a road in Guangzhou, with its subway station
一登龍門一登龙门
jat1 dang1 lung4 mun4to reach one's goal
一等
jat1 dang2first class
一等兵
jat1 dang2 bing1private first class (military)
一等獎一等奖
jat1 dang2 zoeng2first prize
一堆
jat1 deoi1pile
一對一对
jat1 deoi3couple; pair
一對一一对一
jat1 deoi3 jat1one on
一對一鬥牛一对一斗牛
jat1 deoi3 jat1 dau3 ngau4one-on-one basketball game
一對兒一对儿
jat1 deoi3 ji4a pair; a couple
一啲
jat1 di1a bit
一啲啲
jat1 di1 di1a little bit (spoken)
一點一点
jat1 dim2a bit; a little bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit...
一點不一点不
jat1 dim2 bat1not at all
一點點一点点
jat1 dim2 dim2a little bit
一點一滴一点一滴
jat1 dim2 jat1 dik6bit by bit
一點一點一点一点
jat1 dim2 jat1 dim2little by little; gradually
一點兒一点儿
jat1 dim2 ji4erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]
一點水一個泡一点水一个泡
jat1 dim2 seoi2 jat1 go3 pou5honest and trustworthy (idiom)
一點就通一点就通
jat1 dim2 zau6 tung1a hint is all that is needed
一點正一点正
jat1 dim2 zing3one o'clock exactly [written and colloquial]
一點鐘一点钟
jat1 dim2 zung1One o'clock
一丁不識一丁不识
jat1 ding1 bat1 sik1(idiom) illiterate
一丁點一丁点
jat1 ding1 dim2a tiny bit
一定
jat1 ding6surely; certainly; definitely; a certain ...; a given ...
一定要
jat1 ding6 jiu3must
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