Cantonese words starting with J

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jat1 hung2 zi1 gin3

一孔之見一孔之见

A narrow, limited, or partial view; a short-sighted opinion.

jat1 hung6 ji4 hei2

To rush into action in a crowd; to start doing something all at once in a chaotic or sudden manner.

jat1 hung6 ji4 saan3

To disperse in confusion; to scatter all at once in a disorderly manner.

jat1 hung6 ji4 saan3

一鬨而散一哄而散

To disperse in a hubbub or crowd; to break up and scatter in an instant.

jat1 jam2 ji4 zeon6

一飲而盡一饮而尽

To drink up in one gulp; to drain a cup of alcohol or another drink in a single breath.

To allow or let someone do as they please, or to refer to a single term of office.

jat1 jan2 zoi3 jan2

To tolerate or bear patiently time and again; to keep putting up with something.

jat1 jan4 dak1 dou6 ，gai1 hyun2 sing1 tin1

一人得道，雞犬升天一人得道，鸡犬升天

When a person attains power or success, their family and associates also benefit and rise in status.

jat1 jan4 gai3 dyun2 ji6 jan4 gai3 zoeng2

一人計短，二人計長一人计短，二人计长

Two heads are better than one; cooperation and collective planning yield better results than acting alone.

jat1 jan4 hang4*haang4 jat1 bou6

一人行一步

To compromise, make mutual concessions, or meet each other halfway.

jat1 jan4 zou6 si6 jat1 jan4 dong1

一人做事一人當一人做事一人当

A person should take sole responsibility for their own actions and not involve others.

One by one; one after another.

jat1 jat1 deoi3 jing3

一一對應一一对应

One-to-one correspondence.

jat1 jat1 jing2 se6

A bijective map or bijection in mathematics.

All because of; thanks to; used to attribute a negative consequence to someone or something.

jat1 jat6 bat1 gin3 ，jyu4 gaak3 saam1 cau1

一日不見，如隔三秋一日不见，如隔三秋

One day apart seems like three years; used to describe missing someone deeply.

jat1 jat6 cin1 lei5

To advance or improve at a high speed.

jat1 jat6 dou3 hak1

From morning to night; all day long.

jat1 jat6 saam1 caan1

To have three meals a day, or the three daily meals themselves.

jat1 jat6 saam1 cau1

A single day apart feels like three autumns; missing someone very much.

jat1 jat6 wai4 si1 ，zung1 san1 wai4 fu6

一日為師，終身為父一日为师，终身为父

A teacher for one day is a father for life; students should have deep respect and lifelong gratitude for their teachers.

jat1 jat6 zi1 gai3 zoi6 jyu1 san4

一日之計在於晨一日之计在于晨

Make your day's plan early in the morning; a good start in the morning is key to the entire day.

jat1 jat6 zi1 ngaa5

A brief acquaintance; a casual or short-lived friendship.

jat1 jau1 zi1 hok6

Birds of a feather; bad people who are cut from the same cloth or tarred with the same brush.

In one go, in one shot, or suddenly and abruptly.

jat1 je6 baau3 hung4

一夜爆紅一夜爆红

To become an overnight sensation; to become famous or popular overnight.

One-night stand.

jat1 je6 fu1 cai1 baak3 jat6 jan1

一夜夫妻百日恩

Even a brief marriage establishes a long-lasting bond of affection and gratitude, implying couples must treasure their partner.

jat1 je6 fung1 lau4

一夜風流一夜风流

One-night stand; a single night of casual sexual relations.

jat1 je6 lou6 seoi2

One-night stand; a fleeting, single-night sexual encounter.

jat1 ji1 daai2 seoi2

一衣帶水一衣带水

Separated only by a narrow strip of water, describing a very close geographical proximity.

To be single-minded, focused, or stubborn in one's purpose.

jat1 ji3 gu1 hang4

To cling obstinately to one's course; to stubbornly insist on doing things one's own way regardless of advice.

Again and again; repeatedly.

jat1 ji4 zoi3, zoi3 ji4 saam1

一而再，再而三

Again and again; repeatedly.

One or two, a little, a few, or one by one.

jat1 ji6 baat3 si6 bin3

一二八事變一二八事变

January 28 Incident; a 1932 military conflict between China and Japan in Shanghai.

One hundred million.

One word, one sentence, or a brief remark.

jat1 jin4 bat1 faat3

一言不發一言不发

To remain completely silent; not to say a single word.

jat1 jin4 caau1 baak3 zung2

一言抄百總一言抄百总

To cut a long story short; to summarize briefly.

jat1 jin4 cin1 gam1

One word worth a thousand pieces of gold; valuable advice or a highly solemn and trustworthy promise.

jat1 jin4 gau2 ding2

Words that carry great weight, or a solemn promise that is highly valued and kept.

jat1 jin4 gei3 ceot1 ，si3 maa5 naan4 zeoi1

一言既出，駟馬難追一言既出，驷马难追

Once a word is spoken, even a team of four horses cannot overtake it; a promise must be kept.

jat1 jin4 ging1 sing2 mung6 zung1 jan4

一言驚醒夢中人一言惊醒梦中人

To wake someone up to reality or resolve their confusion with a single, insightful remark.

jat1 jin4 jat1 dung6

一言一動一言一动

Every word and deed; a person's every action.

jat1 jin4 jat1 hang6

Every word and deed; one's entire conduct.

jat1 jin4 ji5 bai3

In a word; to sum up in a single phrase.

jat1 jin4 ji5 bai3 zi1

一言以蔽之

To sum up in a word or a single sentence; in short; in a nutshell.

jat1 jin4 naan4 zeon6

一言難盡一言难尽

It's a long story; difficult to express a complex situation in a few words.