Cantonese words starting with J

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一唔係一唔系

Otherwise; or else.

jat1 maa5 dong1 sin1

一馬當先一马当先

To spearhead; to be the first to do something or to be at the forefront.

jat1 maa5 ping4 cyun1

一馬平川一马平川

A wide expanse of flat country; flat land one could gallop straight across.

Ten thousand; the number 10,000.

jat1 maan6 ngan4

一萬銀一万银

Ten thousand dollars or ten thousand bucks.

jat1 mak6 soeng1 cyun4

一脈相傳一脉相传

Passed down in a continuous line from generation to generation.

jat1 mak6 soeng1 sing4

一脈相承一脉相承

Traceable to the same stock or of a common origin, such as trends or ideas.

One Hong Kong dollar; one buck.

一蚊雞一蚊鸡

One dollar, or a tiny amount of money.

jat1 man4 bat1 ming4

To be penniless; completely broke.

jat1 man4 bat1 zik6

Worthless; not worth a dime; having absolutely no value.

A little bit; a tiny amount.

jat1 man6 saam1 bat1 zi1

一問三不知一问三不知

To claim complete ignorance; to reply "don't know" to every question.

jat1 mat6 hong4 jat1 mat6

一物降一物

Everything has its vanquisher; there is always something that can overcome or subdue another.

jat1 mat6 zi6 jat1 mat6 ，no6 mai5 zi6 muk6 sat1

一物治一物，糯米治木蝨一物治一物，糯米治木虱

Everything has its vanquisher; every person or thing has something that dominates, restrains, or overcomes it.

Constantly; solely; to do nothing but one thing persistently.

One side, single side, or a aspect of something.

One-sided, lopsided, or overwhelming; describing a situation where the vast majority of people hold the same stance.

To be deeply humiliated or lose face completely.

jat1 min6 zi1 ci4

一面之詞一面之词

One side of the story; a statement from only one of the parties involved that does not reflect the whole truth.

jat1 min6 zi1 gaau1

To have met only once; a nodding acquaintance.

jat1 ming4 ging1 jan4

一鳴驚人一鸣惊人

To startle everyone with a brilliant, sudden feat; to achieve overnight fame or success.

jat1 ming6 gwai1 jam1

一命歸陰一命归阴

To kick the bucket; to die.

jat1 ming6 gwai1 sai1

一命歸西一命归西

To kick the bucket; to pass away; to die.

jat1 ming6 gwai1 tin1

一命歸天一命归天

To kick the bucket; to die or pass away.

jat1 ming6 wu1 fu1

一命嗚呼一命呜呼

To die; to kick the bucket.

jat1 mong5 daa2 zeon6

一網打盡一网打尽

To capture or kill all targets at once; to make a clean sweep or round up the whole gang in one swoop.

jat1 mong6 ji4 zi1

To be obvious or evident at a glance.

jat1 mong6 mou4 ngan4

一望無垠一望无垠

To stretch as far as the eye can see; boundless; vast.

jat1 mong6 mou4 zai3

一望無際一望无际

Boundless or vast; stretching as far as the eye can see.

jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6

Extremely stingy; unwilling to spend even a penny.

一毛錢一毛钱

One dime; ten cents.

jat1 mou4 jat1 joeng6

一模一樣一模一样

Exactly the same; identical; having no differences.

jat1 mou4 si6 cyu3

一無是處一无是处

To have no redeeming qualities; completely worthless, useless, or incapable.

jat1 mou4 so2 coeng4

一無所長一无所长

Having no special skills or strengths.

jat1 mou4 so2 dung6

一無所動一无所动

Totally unaffected, unmoved, or indifferent.

jat1 mou4 so2 jau5

一無所有一无所有

To possess absolutely nothing; to have nothing at all.

jat1 mou4 so2 man4

一無所聞一无所闻

To have heard absolutely nothing about something.

jat1 mou4 so2 wok6

一無所獲一无所获

To gain nothing; to end up with nothing or have no harvest.

jat1 mou4 so2 zi1

一無所知一无所知

To know absolutely nothing about; to be completely ignorant of.

jat1 muk6 liu5 jin4

Obvious at a glance; very clear and easy to understand after just one look.

jat1 muk6 liu5 jin4

一目瞭然一目了然

Obvious at a glance; clear and easy to understand immediately.

jat1 muk6 naan4 zi1

一木難支一木难支

A single person cannot save a situation or support a failing enterprise alone.

jat1 muk6 sap6 hong4

To read extremely rapidly; ten lines at a glance.

Classifier for academic courses, subjects, fields of study, or branches of knowledge.

jat1 mun4 sam1 si1

一門心思一门心思

To set one's heart on something; to be wholeheartedly devoted to a single purpose.

Probationary police inspector; named after the single pip on the shoulder badge.

jat1 nap1 jat1 dat6

Uneven or bumpy; also describing a couple with opposite but complementary personalities.

A one-cent coin.