Cantonese words starting with J

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一决雌雄
jat1 kyut3 ci1 hung4to have a showdown; to fight for mastery; to compete for a championship
一决胜负
jat1 kyut3 sing3 fu6battle for victory
一览
jat1 laam5at a glance
一览表
jat1 laam5 biu2summary in the form of a chart
一览无余
jat1 laam5 mou4 jyu4to cover all at one glance (idiom)
一览无遗
jat1 laam5 mou4 wai4be plainly visible
一揽子
jat1 laam5 zi2all-inclusive
一来到
jat1 lai4 dou3When one's first got here
jat1 lap1 je5classifier of extremely small item (ie dust, rice, mole, raindrops etc)
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
jat1 lap1 lou5 syu2 si2 waai6 liu5 jat1 wo1 zuk1lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
jat1 lap1 san210 Hong Kong cents (1
一粒钟
jat1 lap1 zung1one hour [colloquial]
一楼
jat1 lau2the first floor (in US); the ground floor (in UK) [written and colloquial]
jat1 lau4first class
一楼一
jat1 lau4 jat1a one woman brothel [written and colloquial]
一楼一鳯
jat1 lau4 jat1 fung6a type of brothel where there's only one prostitute operating in one apartmen...
一楼一凤
jat1 lau4 jat1 fung6Prostitute
一楼一架步
jat1 lau4 jat1 gaa3 bou6a one woman brothel vice den [written and colloquial]
一溜烟
jat1 lau6 jin1like a wisp of smoke
jat1 lei5 tung1 baak3 lei5 ming4being able to understand one logic, reveals complete sense to hundreds of rea...
一类
jat1 leoi6same type
一类保护动物
jat1 leoi6 bou2 wu6 dung6 mat6class A protected animal
一轮嘴
jat1 leon2 zeoi2the act of telling or asking something impatiently (no pause in between words)
一轮
jat1 leon4first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)
一鳞半爪
jat1 leon4 bun3 zaau2lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom)
jat1 leot6same; identical
一脸茫然
jat1 lim5 mong4 jin4puzzled
一连
jat1 lin4in a row; running
一连串
jat1 lin4 cyun3a succession of
一灵真性
jat1 ling4 zan1 sing3soul
jat1 liu5 baak3 liu5(idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends ...
一箩筐
jat1 lo4 hong1bucketloads of; extremely
一来
jat1 loi4firstly, ...
一来二去
jat1 loi4 ji6 heoi3gradually; in the course of time
jat1 lok6 cin1 zoeng6lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom); to take a dive
一乐也
jat1 lok6 jaa5a moment of joy and pleasure
一劳永逸
jat1 lou4 wing5 jat6to get sth done once and for all
jat1 lou6the whole journey; going the same way; of the same kind
一路风尘
jat1 lou6 fung1 can4to live an exhausting journey
一路来
jat1 lou6 loi4all the way; all along; since the start
jat1 lou6 lou6gradually
jat1 lou6 ping4 on1to have a pleasant journey
一路顺风
jat1 lou6 seon6 fung1to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
jat1 lou6 soeng6on the road, all the way
jat1 luk1 caam3lit. a piece of log, meaning one who is inflexible, stiff, awkward or non-res...
一辘杉
jat1 luk1 caam3one who stand motionless or straight
一碌鸠
jat1 luk1 gau1a vulgar term for a penis; a dick [colloquial]
一辘木
jat1 luk1 muk6[noun] to describe someone sluggish, or slow on thought and action
一辘木啖
jat1 luk1 muk6 gam2[adjective] to describe someone sluggish, or slow on thought and action
窿
jat1 lung4 se4a group of bad guys

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