Cantonese words starting with J
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一夫當關一夫当关
jat1 fu1 dong1 gwaan1lit. one man guarding the gateway, meaning one who is courageous and can fend...
一夫當關，萬夫莫開一夫当关，万夫莫开
jat1 fu1 dong1 gwaan1 ，maan6 fu1 mok6 hoi1(idiom) one man guarding the pass can prevent the passage of ten thousand
一夫一妻
jat1 fu1 jat1 cai1monogamy
一夫一妻制
jat1 fu1 jat1 cai1 zai3Monogamy
一家
jat1 gaa1the whole family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name)
一家大細一家大细
jat1 gaa1 daai6 sai3the whole family, which includes the adults (parents and
一家人
jat1 gaa1 jan4the whole family
一家便宜兩家著一家便宜两家着
jat1 gaa1 pin4 ji4 loeng5 gaa1 zoek6a win win situation [colloquial]
一家之主
jat1 gaa1 zi1 zyu2master of the house; head of the family
一家子
jat1 gaa1 zi2the whole family
一價一价
jat1 gaa3monovalent (chemistry)
一架
jat1 gaa3classifier for plane or vehicles
一介
jat1 gaai3just a kind (of person)
一介不取
jat1 gaai3 bat1 ceoi2to not even take a penny (as a bribe)
一更
jat1 gaang1first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
一甲
jat1 gaap31st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元...
一甲子
jat1 gaap3 zi2sixty years
一較高下一较高下
jat1 gaau3 gou1 haa6to compete against; to go head to head (see who is best)
一覺醒來一觉醒来
jat1 gaau3 sing2 loi4to wake up from a sleep
一雞死一雞鳴一鸡死一鸡鸣
jat1 gai1 sei2 jat1 gai1 ming4lit. one chicken dies, another starts crowing, meaning nothing ends if it mea...
一雞死，一雞鳴一鸡死，一鸡鸣
jat1 gai1 sei2 ，jat1 gai1 ming4lit. one chicken dies, another starts crowing, meaning nothing ends if it mea...
一根筋
jat1 gan1 gan1stubborn; one-track minded
一斤嘢
jat1 gan1 je5one hundred bucks
一根繩上的螞蚱一根绳上的蚂蚱
jat1 gan1 sing2 soeng6 dik1 maa6 zaa3see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱[yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5]
一九九七年
jat1 gau2 gau2 cat1 nin4Year 1997
一九四九年
jat1 gau2 sei3 gau2 nin4Year 1949
一舊一旧
jat1 gau6a lump [colloquial]
一嚿飯一嚿饭
jat1 gau6 faan6idiot; foolish (slang)
一舊飯一旧饭
jat1 gau6 faan6lit. one lump of rice, meaning one who is not responsive or stupid
一嚿飯噉一嚿饭啖
jat1 gau6 faan6 gam2lit. a lump of rice, meaning one who is slow in reaction
一嚿嘢
jat1 gau6 je5a blob of (thing)
一嚿溜
jat1 gau6 liu1One ball of (something)
一舊木一旧木
jat1 gau6 muk6a lump of wood; describes someone who is not very agile or smart enough to ac...
一嚿水
jat1 gau6 seoi2a hundred dollars
一嚿雲一嚿云
jat1 gau6 wan4lit. a piece of cloud, meaning confused or lost in thoughts
一己之私
jat1 gei2 zi1 si1One's own interests
一技旁身
jat1 gei6 pong4 san1with a skill handy at hands
一技之長一技之长
jat1 gei6 zi1 coeng4proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
一頸血一颈血
jat1 geng2 hyut3being ripped of; loss of money (slang)
一舉一举
jat1 geoi2a move; in one move; in one go
一舉一動一举一动
jat1 geoi2 jat1 dung6(idiom) every movement; each and every move
一舉兩得一举两得
jat1 geoi2 loeng5 dak1lit. one action, two gains (idiom)
一舉手一投足一举手一投足
jat1 geoi2 sau2 jat1 tau4 zuk1every little move
一舉成功一举成功
jat1 geoi2 sing4 gung1success at one go
一舉成名一举成名
jat1 geoi2 sing4 ming4lit. one passed imperial examinations and make fame, meaning one who make fam...
一句
jat1 geoi3a line of verse
一句講晒一句讲晒
jat1 geoi3 gong2 saai3finish in one sentence (spoken)
一句唔該使死人一句唔该使死人
jat1 geoi3 m4 goi1 sai2 sei2 jan4to boss someone around with just a thank you [colloquial]
一句話一句话
jat1 geoi3 waa6in a word; in short
一句鐘一句钟
jat1 geoi3 zung1One hour
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