Cantonese words starting with J

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一丝一毫
jat1 si1 jat1 hou4one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit
便一试便知龙与鳯
jat1 si3 bin6 zi1 lung4 jyu5 fung6one can tell the wheat from the chaff with just one trial [written and colloq...
一时
jat1 si4suddenly; at an instant
一时半刻
jat1 si4 bun3 hak1(idiom) a short time; a little while
一时半晌
jat1 si4 bun3 hoeng2a short time
一时半霎
jat1 si4 bun3 saap3a short time
一时半会
jat1 si4 bun3 wui6a short time
一时半会儿
jat1 si4 bun3 wui6 ji4a short time; a little while
一时间
jat1 si4 gaan1for a moment
一时口快
jat1 si4 hau2 faai3one who said something not meant to be spoken; one who slipped with one's words
一时一样
jat1 si4 jat1 joeng6describes a person's behavior which is inconsistent and; her mind
一时瑜亮
jat1 si4 jyu4 loeng6two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜[Zhou1 Yu2] and 諸葛亮|诸葛...
一时唔偷鸡做保长
jat1 si4 m4 tau1 gai1 zou6 bou2 zoeng2describes someone who normally doesn't exhibit good behaviour themselves but ...
一时时
jat1 si4 si4sometimes
一时之间
jat1 si4 zi1 gaan1at a sudden
jat1 si6A matter
一事无成
jat1 si6 mou4 sing4(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
一视同仁
jat1 si6 tung4 jan4to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
jat1 sik1one set; one style
jat1 sik1same colour; same tone; identical
一息间
jat1 sik1 gaan1in an instant
jat1 sik1 ji6 fan6in duplicate
一式两份
jat1 sik1 loeng5 fan6the master document has to be with two original copies
jat1 sik1 soeng6 cyun4surviving till last breath; will not give up till the last breath
一闪而过
jat1 sim2 ji4 gwo3to flash past
一闪念
jat1 sim2 nim6sudden idea
一线
jat1 sin3front line
一线希望
jat1 sin3 hei1 mong6a gleam of hope
一线微光
jat1 sin3 mei4 gwong1gleam
一线之隔
jat1 sin3 zi1 gaak3a fine line
一线之间
jat1 sin3 zi1 gaan1a hair's breadth apart; a fine distinction
一声
jat1 sing1first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
一声不吭
jat1 sing1 bat1 hang1to not say a word
一声不响
jat1 sing1 bat1 hoeng2to keep totally silent
一星半点
jat1 sing1 bun3 dim2just the tiniest bit
jat1 sing4ten percent
一成不变
jat1 sing4 bat1 bin3(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone
jat1 sing4 suk6rare (for a steak) [written and colloquial]
jat1 siu2 bou6 fan6a small part; a small section
jat1 siu2 cyut3handful (of)
一小时
jat1 siu2 si4One hour
一小阵儿
jat1 siu2 zan6 ji4very brief period of time
jat1 siu3 liu5 zi1to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)
jat1 siu3 zi3 zi1to dismiss with a laugh
jat1 siu6one trillion
一双
jat1 soeng1A pair
一厢情愿
jat1 soeng1 cing4 jyun6one's own wishful thinking
一相情愿
jat1 soeng1 cing4 jyun6one's own wishful thinking
一双鞋
jat1 soeng1 haai4a pair of shoes
一扫而光
jat1 sou3 ji4 gwong1see 一掃而空|一扫而空[yi1 sao3 er2 kong1]

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