Cantonese words starting with J
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一唔係一唔系
jat1 m4 hai6else
一馬當先一马当先
jat1 maa5 dong1 sin1(idiom) to take the lead
一馬平川一马平川
jat1 maa5 ping4 cyun1flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
一萬一万
jat1 maan6ten thousand
一萬銀一万银
jat1 maan6 ngan4ten thousands bucks
一脈相傳一脉相传
jat1 mak6 soeng1 cyun4a custom, idea or thing passed down from generation to generation within the ...
一脈相承一脉相承
jat1 mak6 soeng1 sing4traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
一蚊
jat1 man1one buck
一蚊雞一蚊鸡
jat1 man1 gai1one buck
一文
jat1 man4a dollar, usually refers a very small amount of cash or money
一文不名
jat1 man4 bat1 ming4to be penniless
一文不值
jat1 man4 bat1 zik6worthless (idiom)
一抿子
jat1 man5 zi2a little bit
一問三不知一问三不知
jat1 man6 saam1 bat1 zi1lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom); complete ignorance
一物降一物
jat1 mat6 hong4 jat1 mat6lit. one object bests another object; there is a rock to every scissor, a sci...
一物治一物，糯米治木蝨一物治一物，糯米治木虱
jat1 mat6 zi6 jat1 mat6 ，no6 mai5 zi6 muk6 sat1one thing cures one thing, glutinous rice exterminates wood louse, which refe...
一味
jat1 mei6(noun) 1. single dish; 2. single interest
一面
jat1 min6(noun) Single side
一面倒
jat1 min6 dou2to be entirely on one side; lopsided; overwhelmingly on one side
一面屁
jat1 min6 pei3(slang) to be humiliated; to be affronted
一面之詞一面之词
jat1 min6 zi1 ci4one side of the story
一面之交
jat1 min6 zi1 gaau1to have met once
一鳴驚人一鸣惊人
jat1 ming4 ging1 jan4to gain fame overnight or suddenly
一命歸陰一命归阴
jat1 ming6 gwai1 jam1see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yi1 ming4 wu1 hu1]
一命歸西一命归西
jat1 ming6 gwai1 sai1see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yi1 ming4 wu1 hu1]
一命歸天一命归天
jat1 ming6 gwai1 tin1see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yi1 ming4 wu1 hu1]
一命嗚呼一命呜呼
jat1 ming6 wu1 fu1to die (idiom); to give up the ghost
一網打盡一网打尽
jat1 mong5 daa2 zeon6lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom); to capture them all in one go
一望而知
jat1 mong6 ji4 zi1(idiom) to be evident at a glance
一望無垠一望无垠
jat1 mong6 mou4 ngan4to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望無際一望无际
jat1 mong6 mou4 zai3as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一毛不拔
jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6lit. unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)
一毛錢一毛钱
jat1 mou4 cin4One dime
一模一樣一模一样
jat1 mou4 jat1 joeng6identical
一無是處一无是处
jat1 mou4 si6 cyu3(idiom) not one good point; everything about it is wrong
一無所長一无所长
jat1 mou4 so2 coeng4not having any special skill
一無所動一无所动
jat1 mou4 so2 dung6totally unaffected
一無所有一无所有
jat1 mou4 so2 jau5not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
一無所聞一无所闻
jat1 mou4 so2 man4unheard of
一無所獲一无所获
jat1 mou4 so2 wok6to gain nothing
一無所知一无所知
jat1 mou4 so2 zi1(idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
一目了然
jat1 muk6 liu5 jin4obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目瞭然一目了然
jat1 muk6 liu5 jin4obvious at a glance (idiom)
一木難支一木难支
jat1 muk6 naan4 zi1lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
一目十行
jat1 muk6 sap6 hong4ten lines at a glance (idiom)
一門一门
jat1 mun4classifier for courses
一門心思一门心思
jat1 mun4 sam1 si1to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
一粒花
jat1 nap1 faa1probationary police inspector, who has a star on the badge
一凹一凸
jat1 nap1 jat1 dat6lit. one who protrudes, one who caves in, meaning compatible
一粒神
jat1 nap1 san4one cent coin
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