Cantonese words starting with J

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一孔之見一孔之见

jat1 hung2 zi1 gin3partial view; limited outlook

jat1 hung6 ji4 hei2(of a group of people) to rush into action

jat1 hung6 ji4 saan3to disperse in confusion (idiom)

一鬨而散一哄而散

jat1 hung6 ji4 saan3see 一哄而散[yi1 hong1 er2 san4]

一飲而盡一饮而尽

jat1 jam2 ji4 zeon6to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)

jat1 jam6Allow; let (somebody do as he pleases); A term

jat1 jan2 zoi3 jan2Keep bearing

一人得道，雞犬升天一人得道，鸡犬升天

jat1 jan4 dak1 dou6 ，gai1 hyun2 sing1 tin1lit. when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens a...

一人計短，二人計長一人计短，二人计长

jat1 jan4 gai3 dyun2 ji6 jan4 gai3 zoeng2two minds are better than one

一人行一步

jat1 jan4 hang4*haang4 jat1 bou6to take a step each; each person playing their part to contribute [written an...

一人做事一人當一人做事一人当

jat1 jan4 zou6 si6 jat1 jan4 dong1One must bear the consequences of his own act

jat1 jat1one by one; one after another

一一對應一一对应

jat1 jat1 deoi3 jing3one-to-one correspondence

jat1 jat1 jing2 se6(math.) bijective map

jat1 jat6(n.) a day or one day; (slang) used as part of a prepositional phrase (一日都係) ...

一日不見，如隔三秋一日不见，如隔三秋

jat1 jat6 bat1 gin3 ，jyu4 gaak3 saam1 cau1one day apart seems like three years (idiom)

jat1 jat6 cin1 lei5lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress

jat1 jat6 dou3 hak1all day long

jat1 jat6 saam1 caan1to have three meals a day

jat1 jat6 saam1 cau1a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)

一日為師，終身為父一日为师，终身为父

jat1 jat6 wai4 si1 ，zung1 san1 wai4 fu6(idiom) teacher for one day, father forever; students should have deep respec...

一日之計在於晨一日之计在于晨

jat1 jat6 zi1 gai3 zoi6 jyu1 san4make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)

jat1 jat6 zi1 ngaa5lit. friends for a day (idiom)

jat1 jau1 zi1 hok6jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.

jat1 je5one hit or strike

一夜爆紅一夜爆红

jat1 je6 baau3 hung4to become popular overnight

jat1 je6 cing4one night stand

一夜夫妻百日恩

jat1 je6 fu1 cai1 baak3 jat6 jan1lit. once married for the first night, there are 100 days of gratitude, meani...

一夜風流一夜风流

jat1 je6 fung1 lau4one night of casual (sexual) relationship

jat1 je6 lou6 seoi2one-night stand

一衣帶水一衣带水

jat1 ji1 daai2 seoi2(separated only by) a narrow strip of water

jat1 ji3focus; stubbornly

jat1 ji3 gu1 hang4obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom); one's own way

jat1 ji4 zoi3Again and again

一而再，再而三

jat1 ji4 zoi3, zoi3 ji4 saam1again and again

jat1 ji6one or two, a little, a few, one by one

一二八事變一二八事变

jat1 ji6 baat3 si6 bin3January 28 Incident (1932), military conflict between China and Japan in Shan...

jat1 jik1One hundred million

jat1 jin4one sentence

一言不發一言不发

jat1 jin4 bat1 faat3to not say a word (idiom)

一言抄百總一言抄百总

jat1 jin4 caau1 baak3 zung2to cut a long story short

jat1 jin4 cin1 gam1one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice

jat1 jin4 gau2 ding2one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight

一言既出，駟馬難追一言既出，驷马难追

jat1 jin4 gei3 ceot1 ，si3 maa5 naan4 zeoi1lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept

一言驚醒夢中人一言惊醒梦中人

jat1 jin4 ging1 sing2 mung6 zung1 jan4a wake up call; a word in due time [written and colloquial]

一言一動一言一动

jat1 jin4 jat1 dung6(one's) every word and deed (idiom)

jat1 jin4 jat1 hang6every word and action (idiom)

jat1 jin4 ji5 bai3In a word

一言以蔽之

jat1 jin4 ji5 bai3 zi1one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short

一言難盡一言难尽

jat1 jin4 naan4 zeon6hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express s...

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