Cantonese words starting with J

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一击入洞
jat1 gik1 jap6 dung6hole in one (golf)
一见高低
jat1 gin3 gou1 dai1lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom); to lock horns
一见如故
jat1 gin3 jyu4 gu3familiarity at first sight
一见倾心
jat1 gin3 king1 sam1love at first sight
一见钟情
jat1 gin3 zung1 cing4to be deeply in love with something; sight
一件头
jat1 gin6 tau4one-piece (swimwear)
一件还一件
jat1 gin6 waan4 jat1 gin6a different matter
一经
jat1 ging1as soon as, once
一惊一乍
jat1 ging1 jat1 zaa3frightened
一径
jat1 ging3directly; straight
jat1 go1(slang) a leader or a chief of a group; often specifically a reference to the...
jat1 go3One;a
一个
jat1 go3a; one
一个巴仙
jat1 go3 baa1 sin1One percent;1%
一个巴掌拍不响
jat1 go3 baa1 zoeng2 paak3 bat1 hoeng2lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb); it takes two to tango
一个崩
jat1 go3 bang1a coin (a dollar, a cent)
一个崩都冇少到
jat1 go3 bang1 dou1 mou5 siu2 dou3the complete amount with not a single coin missing [colloquial]
一个饼印
jat1 go3 beng2 jan3a biscuit imprint, which means two people look really alike, usually refers m...
一个饼印啖
jat1 go3 beng2 jan3 gam2lit. look identical as from the same mold, meaning one share the same looks a...
一个对
jat1 go3 deoi3one thing which, one person who
一个劲
jat1 go3 ging6continuously; incessantly
一个劲儿
jat1 go3 ging6 ji4erhua variant of 一個勁|一个劲[yi1 ge4 jin4]
一个个
jat1 go3 go3a number of; one by one; one after another
一个骨
jat1 go3 gwat115 minutes; quarter-hour; literal meaning: a piece of bone; Cantonese slang, ...
一个人
jat1 go3 jan4by oneself (without assistance)
一个一个
jat1 go3 jat1 go3each by each; one follow another
一个二个
jat1 go3 ji6 go3one and two, each and every one
一个样
jat1 go3 joeng2the same; of the same type
一个愿打,一个愿捱
jat1 go3 jyun6 daa2, jat1 go3 jyun6 ngaai4both parties are willing; one likes to hit whilst the other is willing to suf...
一个萝卜一个坑
jat1 go3 lo4 baak6 jat1 go3 haang1lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom); each to his own; every kettle has its lid
一个码
jat1 go3 maa5one size; free size [written and colloquial]
一个头两个大
jat1 go3 tau4 loeng5 go3 daai6(coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)
一个字
jat1 go3 zi6one character
一个接一个
jat1 go3 zip3 jat1 go3one by one; one after another
一个做好,一个做丑
jat1 go3 zou6 hou2 ,jat1 go3 zou6 cau2one plays the good guy, the other plays the bad
一个钟
jat1 go3 zung1One Hour
一个中国
jat1 go3 zung1 gwok3One-China policy
一个中国政策
jat1 go3 zung1 gwok3 zing3 caak3one-China policy
一脚踏几船
jat1 goek3 daap6 gei2 syun4to be a player in relationships, having many lovers at the same time [written...
一脚踏两船
jat1 goek3 daap6 loeng5 syun4two-timing (slang)
一脚牛屎
jat1 goek3 ngau4 si2a foot covered in cow dung, it is used to describe a person getting himself
一脚踢
jat1 goek3 tek3(slang) to describe someone who handles all the tasks for a project or a busi...
一改故辙
jat1 goi2 gu3 cit3complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction; to ch...
jat1 gon1 je5one thousand bucks
一干二净
jat1 gon1 ji6 zeng6thoroughly (idiom); one and all
一杆进洞
jat1 gon1 zeon3 dung6(golf) hole in one
一讲曹操,曹操就到
jat1 gong2 cou4 cou1 cou4 cou1 zau6 dou3speaking of the devil and he shall appear, when something
一股脑
jat1 gu2 nou5all of it
一古脑儿
jat1 gu2 nou5 ji4variant of 一股腦兒|一股脑儿[yi1 gu3 nao3 r5]
一股脑儿
jat1 gu2 nou5 ji4erhua variant of 一股腦|一股脑[yi1 gu3 nao3]

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