Cantonese words starting with J

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jat1 gu2 zi2a whiff of; a thread of
一鼓作气
jat1 gu2 zok3 hei3in a spurt of energy
一掬同情之泪
jat1 guk1 tung4 cing4 zi1 leoi6to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
jat1 guk6A round; A game.
一官半职
jat1 gun1 bun3 zik1A position in the government
一贯
jat1 gun3consistent; from start to finish; persistent
一弓射两箭
jat1 gung1 se6 loeng5 zin3Kill two birds with one stone, meaning succeeding in doing two things by only...
jat1 gung6(adverb) 1. the sum of; 2. in total
一过性
jat1 gwo3 sing3transient
一国两制
jat1 gwok3 loeng5 zai3one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
一国三公
jat1 gwok3 saam1 gung1A state with three rulers – divided leadership – the power being not unified
一国之君
jat1 gwok3 zi1 gwan1A King; Prime Minister
一下儿
jat1 haa5 ji4erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4]
jat1 haa6(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the t...
jat1 haa6 zi2in a short while; all of a sudden
jat1 haai5 bat1 jyu4 jat1 haai5worse and worse; each one is worse than the last one [written and colloquial]
jat1 haak1A moment;A quarter
一系
jat1 hai6(conjunction) neither; either or also; or, used when you want to make a sugge...
...一系...一系
jat1 hai6… jat1 hai6either…or…. [colloquial]
jat1 hai6 lit6a series of
jat1 hak1 cin1 gam1(idiom) time is gold; every minute is precious
jat1 hak1 zou2at daybreak
jat1 hang4party
jat1 hau2readily; a mouthful
一口价
jat1 hau2 gaa3last or final bid of the bargaining or negotiation (normally used in negotiat...
一口气
jat1 hau2 hei3one breath; at a stretch
一口气儿
jat1 hau2 hei3 ji4erhua variant of 一口氣|一口气[yi1 kou3 qi4]
jat1 hau2 hek3 bat1 sing4 bun6 zi2lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
一口吃个胖子
jat1 hau2 hek3 go3 bun6 zi2lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb); to be impatient for...
一口烟
jat1 hau2 jin1a puff of smoke or cigarette
jat1 hau2 ngaau5 ding6to arbitrarily assert; to stick to one's statement
jat1 hei2(in) the same place; altogether; in total
一气
jat1 hei3at one go; for a period of time
一气呵成
jat1 hei3 ho1 sing4to do something at one go
一气之下
jat1 hei3 zi1 haa6in a fit of pique
jat1 heoi3 bat1 faan2never come back after leaving
一去不复返
jat1 heoi3 bat1 fuk6 faan2gone forever
jat1 heoi3 bat1 wui4gone forever
一去无影踪
jat1 heoi3 mou4 jing2 zung1gone without a trace
一窍不通
jat1 hiu3 bat1 tung1lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head); it's all Greek t...
jat1 hoeng3(verb) have been…
jat1 hoeng3 dou1had always
一壳眼泪
jat1 hok3 ngaan5 leoi6feeling of sadness; literally 'a scoop of tears'
jat1 hong1full of (zeal, anger etc)
一项
jat1 hong6classifier for sports and missions
一号
jat1 hou6first day of the month; (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
一号电池
jat1 hou6 din6 ci4D size battery
一号木杆
jat1 hou6 muk6 gon1driver (golf)
一哭二闹三上吊
jat1 huk1 ji6 naau6 saam1 soeng5 diu3lit. to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying)
jat1 hung1leaving none left

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