Cantonese words starting with J

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jat1 coeng4 hung1

一場空一场空

To end up with nothing, to have gained nothing, or to have labored in vain.

jat1 cuk1 ho2 gei2

一蹴可幾一蹴可几

To succeed at the first try or accomplish something overnight.

jat1 cuk1 ji4 dak1

To achieve success in a single step; to get results overnight.

jat1 cuk1 ji4 zau6

To accomplish something in a single step or a single move.

jat1 cuk1 zik1 zi3

To achieve success or reach one's goal in a single step.

A place, location, or spot.

jat1 cyu5 king4 tin1

To support the sky as a single pillar; a metaphor for a person who single-handedly shoulders a heavy responsibility.

A string of; a bunch of; a series of connected things.

jat1 cyun3 gwong1 jam1 jat1 cyun3 gam1

一寸光陰一寸金一寸光阴一寸金

An inch of time is worth an inch of gold; time is extremely precious.

jat1 cyun3 gwong1 jam1 jat1 cyun3 gam1 ，cyun3 gam1 naan4 maai5 cyun3 gwong1 jam1

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

An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, and money cannot buy you time; time is precious.

jat1 cyun4 sap6, sap6 cyun4 baak3

一傳十，十傳百一传十，十传百

To spread news rapidly and widely, from person to person.

A dozen; twelve of something.

The area around a particular place; the surrounding area.

jat1 daai3 ji4 gwo3

一帶而過一带而过

To touch on something briefly; to skim or skate over a topic without going into detail.

jat1 daai6 zou2

First thing in the morning; at dawn.

jat1 daai6 zou2 ji4

一大早兒一大早儿

Early in the morning; at the crack of dawn.

jat1 daam3 daam1

一擔擔一担担

Birds of a feather; equally bad in terms of their faults, shortcomings, or bad habits.

jat1 daam6 saa1 tong4 jat1 daam6 si2

一啖砂糖一啖屎

To treat someone unpredictably, constantly switching between being very kind and very mean.

Once; in case; if; used to introduce a hypothetical event and its subsequent consequence.

jat1 daan6 zi2 king2

一彈指頃一弹指顷

In a flash; in the blink of an eye; literally the duration of a snap of the fingers.

jat1 dai6 jat1 go3

一遞一個一递一个

One after another; sequentially.

jat1 dai6 jat1 sing1

一遞一聲一递一声

One answering the other, especially of singers or speakers taking turns in rapid succession.

Yide Road, a street in Guangzhou known for its wholesale markets and namesake subway station.

jat1 dang1 lung4 mun4

一登龍門一登龙门

To suddenly rise to great fame or status after achieving a major success.

First class; top-grade.

jat1 dang2 bing1

Private first class; a military rank.

jat1 dang2 zoeng2

一等獎一等奖

A pile, heap, or crowd of things or people.

A pair of objects, or a couple of people.

jat1 deoi3 jat1

一對一一对一

One-on-one; one-to-one.

jat1 deoi3 jat1 dau3 ngau4

一對一鬥牛一对一斗牛

A one-on-one basketball game.

一對兒一对儿

A pair or a couple.

Some; a small amount or number of.

Varying case by case, not representing everyone or everything; it depends.

A bit; a little; a small amount.

一點不一点不

Not at all; not in the least.

一點點一点点

A little bit; a small amount.

jat1 dim2 jat1 dik6

一點一滴一点一滴

Bit by bit; little by little; every tiny bit.

jat1 dim2 jat1 dim2

一點一點一点一点

Little by little; gradually; bit by bit.

一點兒一点儿

Erhua variant of 一點 (a bit; a little).

jat1 dim2 seoi2 jat1 go3 pou5

一點水一個泡一点水一个泡

Honest and trustworthy; keeping one's word.

jat1 dim2 zau6 tung1

一點就通一点就通

Quick to understand; grasping a concept immediately with just a slight hint.

jat1 dim2 zing3

一點正一点正

One o'clock exactly.

jat1 dim2 zung1

一點鐘一点钟

jat1 ding1 bat1 sik1

一丁不識一丁不识

Illiterate; completely uneducated or unable to read even a single simple character.

jat1 ding1 dim2

一丁點一丁点

A tiny bit; a minuscule amount.

Substantial; a certain level or degree; non-trivial.

jat1 ding6 jiu3

Must; absolutely have to.