Cantonese words starting with J

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jat1 kyut3 ci1 hung4

一決雌雄一决雌雄

To have a showdown; to fight for mastery or compete for a championship.

jat1 kyut3 sing3 fu6

一決勝負一决胜负

To battle for victory; to fight a decisive battle to see who wins.

To take in everything at one glance, or a summary list that allows one to do so.

jat1 laam5 biu2

一覽表一览表

A summary chart or list designed for quick reference.

jat1 laam5 mou4 jyu4

一覽無餘一览无余

To cover all at one glance; to see everything in a single view.

jat1 laam5 mou4 wai4

一覽無遺一览无遗

To take in everything at a single glance with nothing left out, especially of a landscape or panoramic view.

一攬子一揽子

All-inclusive; a whole package of things grouped together.

一來到一来到

Right upon arrival; as soon as one arrives.

An extremely small, granular, or round object, such as a speck of dust, a grain of rice, a mole, or a raindrop.

jat1 lap1 lou5 syu2 si2 waai6 liu5 jat1 wo1 zuk1

一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

One bad apple spoils the bunch; a single bad element ruins the whole thing.

Ten Hong Kong cents; a ten-cent coin.

jat1 lap1 zung1

一粒鐘一粒钟

The ground floor or the first floor, depending on regional naming conventions.

First-class, top-notch, or top-quality.

一樓一一楼一

A one-woman brothel; a form of sex work in Hong Kong where one prostitute operates alone in a single apartment.

jat1 lau4 jat1 fung6

一樓一鳯一楼一鳯

A one-prostitute brothel operating out of a single apartment unit.

jat1 lau4 jat1 fung6

一樓一鳳一楼一凤

One building, one phoenix; a one-woman brothel operating from a single apartment.

jat1 lau4 jat1 gaa3 bou6

一樓一架步一楼一架步

A one-woman brothel or vice den.

一溜煙一溜烟

Extremely fast, like the wind; usually describing the speed of a moving person or animal.

jat1 lei5 tung1 baak3 lei5 ming4

一理通，百理明

Once you grasp one fundamental principle, you will understand all the rest.

Same type; of the same category.

jat1 leoi6 bou2 wu6 dung6 mat6

一類保護動物一类保护动物

Class A protected animal; first-class protected animal.

jat1 leon2 zeoi2

一輪嘴一轮嘴

To speak incredibly fast and without pause, leaving others no chance to chime in.

A round or stage of an event, such as a match, election, talks, or planned policy.

jat1 leon4 bun3 zaau2

一鱗半爪一鳞半爪

Fragment; odd bits and pieces of a larger whole.

All; without exception; uniformly and conforming to the same rule.

jat1 lim5 mong4 jin4

一臉茫然一脸茫然

Looking utterly lost, bewildered, or completely blank.

In a row, consecutively, or in succession without interruption, typically referring to time.

jat1 lin4 cyun3

一連串一连串

A series of; a succession of events happening closely together in a short period of time.

jat1 ling4 zan1 sing3

一靈真性一灵真性

Soul; the primordial spirit or true nature of a human being.

jat1 liu5 baak3 liu5

Solved once and for all; when the root problem is solved, all other troubles are resolved.

一籮筐一箩筐

A large amount; bucketloads of; extremely.

Firstly; on the one hand, used to introduce the first point in a sequence of arguments or reasons.

jat1 loi4 ji6 heoi3

一來二去一来二去

Gradually, over time, or through repeated contact and interaction.

jat1 lok6 cin1 zoeng6

To suffer a drastic decline; to drop sharply in a short period of time.

一樂也一乐也

A moment of great joy and pleasure.

jat1 lou4 wing5 jat6

一勞永逸一劳永逸

To settle a matter once and for all; to do the hard work once so that one is spared further trouble later.

All along, consistently, or all the way; while doing something else simultaneously.

jat1 lou6 fung1 can4

一路風塵一路风尘

To endure a long, dusty, and exhausting journey.

一路來一路来

All along, all the way, or since the very beginning.

Gradually; step by step; group by group.

jat1 lou6 ping4 on1

To have a pleasant journey; bon voyage.

jat1 lou6 seon6 fung1

一路順風一路顺风

To have a pleasant journey, or more generally, for everything to go smoothly without obstacles.

jat1 lou6 soeng6

Along the way, throughout a journey or trip.

jat1 luk1 caam3

A stiff, awkward, or non-responsive person, especially one standing still like a log.

jat1 luk1 caam3

一轆杉一辘杉

To describe someone who stands completely motionless or stiff like a log.

一碌鳩一碌鸠

A vulgar term for a penis; a dick.

一轆木一辘木

A block of wood; used figuratively to describe someone who is sluggish, slow-witted, or unresponsive.

jat1 luk1 muk6 gam2

一轆木噉一辘木啖

Sluggish, dense, or slow in thought and action; stiff as a log.

A group of bad guys working together; a bunch of scoundrels.