Cantonese words starting with J

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jat1 ng5 jat1 sap6lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full d...

一額汗一额汗

jat1 ngaak6 hon6a forehead full of sweat, it is used to describe a person who is very nervous...

jat1 ngaam4 jat1 fat1uneven; not smooth; full of bumps and lumps

jat1 ngaan5a glance; a glimpse

一眼關七一眼关七

jat1 ngaan5 gwaan1 cat1(adj.) to be aware of everything happening at the moment; to be on alert, mul...

jat1 ngaan5 hon3 cyun1to see through something at first glance (idiom)

jat1 ngaan5 mong6 heoi3as far as the eye can see

jat1 ngaan5 tai2 saai3seen all at one glance

jat1 nim6 zi1 caa1momentary slip; ill-considered action

一念之間一念之间

jat1 nim6 zi1 gaan1within a moment of thought

jat1 nin4One year

jat1 nin4 bun3a year and a half

一年半載一年半载

jat1 nin4 bun3 zoi2about a year

jat1 nin4 do1more than a year

一年到頭一年到头

jat1 nin4 dou3 tau4all year round

jat1 nin4 jat1 dou6once a year, annually

一年級一年级

jat1 nin4 kap1Grade one; Primary one

jat1 nin4 kei4one year period (in a contract or budget)

jat1 nin4 sang1(botany) (of a plant) annual

jat1 nin4 sei3 gwai3all year round

一年之計在於春一年之计在于春

jat1 nin4 zi1 gai3 zoi6 jyu1 ceon1the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)

jat1 nin4 zung1within a year [written and colloquial]

一諾千金一诺千金

jat1 nok6 cin1 gam1lit. a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold (idiom)

jat1 paai3One kind of; a faction

一派謊言一派谎言

jat1 paai3 fong1 jin4a pack of lies

jat1 paai3 wu4 jin4a bunch of nonsense

jat1 paak3 hong2Two people walking side by side

一拍兩散一拍两散

jat1 paak3 loeng5 saan3(of marriage or business partners) to break up; to separate

jat1 paak3 zik1 hap6lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom); to click together

jat1 paang4 jan4a group of people [colloquial]

jat1 paat6 laat6lit. one pile of mud, meaning one who refuses to take any actions or make a l...

一炮打響一炮打响

jat1 paau3 daa2 hoeng2(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's fi...

一炮而紅一炮而红

jat1 paau3 ji4 hung4to win instant success (idiom)

jat1 pai1A batch

一貧如洗一贫如洗

jat1 pan4 jyu4 sai2penniless

一疋布咁長一匹布咁长

jat1 pat1 bou3 gam3 coeng4long; lengthy (spoken)

jat1 pei4ten thousand dollars

jat1 pei4 je5ten thousand dollars

jat1 pek3 nai4a pile of mud; a sloppy mess [colloquial]

jat1 pek3 si2a pile of shit; a sloppy mess [colloquial]

jat1 pet6Uses to describe something sticky such as dirt, starch paste

jat1 pin3one time (all the way through)

一遍又一遍

jat1 pin3 jau6 jat1 pin3over and over

jat1 pit3glance

jat1 pit3 je5a stroke of a thing, which means a part of something or happening

jat1 pit3 seoi2a thousand dollars

jat1 pong4aside

jat1 pui5100% more; double; twice

jat1 puk1 jat1 luk1stumbling to the ground rolling and crawling; running away in such a hurry th...

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