Cantonese words starting with J
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一掃而空一扫而空
jat1 sou3 ji4 hung1(idiom) to make a clean sweep of; to clean out
一說一说
jat1 syut3an expression of opinion
一潭死水
jat1 taam4 sei2 seoi2a pool of stagnant water
一塌糊塗一塌糊涂
jat1 taap3 wu4 tou4muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; a total mess
一梯兩伙一梯两伙
jat1 tai1 loeng5 fo2two apartment units per floor
一體一体
jat1 tai2an integral whole; everybody
一體化一体化
jat1 tai2 faa3to integrate; to unify
一體兩面一体两面
jat1 tai2 loeng5 min6(fig.) two sides of the same coin
一頭一头
jat1 tau4one head; one end (of a stick); headlong; rapidly
一頭半個月一头半个月
jat1 tau4 bun3 go3 jyut6to describe a period of time around a month or half a month
一頭半月一头半月
jat1 tau4 bun3 jyut6for a period of half of a month to a month
一頭家一头家
jat1 tau4 gaa1A family
一頭…一頭…一头…一头…
jat1 tau4 …jat1 tau4…A… (animal) A…(animal)
一頭煙一头烟
jat1 tau4 jin1describes the situation where a person is very busy; to be confused; to be at...
一頭霧水一头雾水
jat1 tau4 mou6 seoi2to be confused
一頭栽進一头栽进
jat1 tau4 zoi1 zeon3to plunge into
一天
jat1 tin1One Day
一天都光晒
jat1 tin1 dou1 gwong1 saai3lit. the sky is well-lit, meaning things turn out all good eventually
一天到晚
jat1 tin1 dou3 maan5all day long; the whole day
一天光晒
jat1 tin1 gwong1 saai3describes the feeling of finally managing to resolve the issue or problem (da...
一天一個樣一天一个样
jat1 tin1 jat1 go3 joeng2to change from day to day
一條道走到黑一条道走到黑
jat1 tiu4 dou6 zau2 dou3 hak1to stick to one's ways
一條氣一条气
jat1 tiu4 hei3non-stop; in one go (spoken)
一條一條一条一条
jat1 tiu4 jat1 tiu4strip by strip; strips [written and colloquial]
一條冷一条冷
jat1 tiu4 laang5a lonely man; one who is alone
一條龍一条龙
jat1 tiu4 lung4lit. one dragon; coordinated process
一條龍服務一条龙服务
jat1 tiu4 lung4 fuk6 mou6one-stop service
一條心一条心
jat1 tiu4 sam1to be of one mind
一條繩上的螞蚱一条绳上的蚂蚱
jat1 tiu4 sing2 soeng6 dik1 maa6 zaa3lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom); people who wi...
一條數一条数
jat1 tiu4 sou3one maths question
一胎化
jat1 toi1 faa3practice of allowing only one child per family
一胎制
jat1 toi1 zai3the one-child policy
一套
jat1 tou3suit; a collection; the same old stuff
一吐為快一吐为快
jat1 tou3 wai4 faai3to get sth off one's chest
一肚氣一肚气
jat1 tou5 hei3a belly full of air, it is used to describe a person being very angry and ann...
一肚皮
jat1 tou5 pei4bellyful (of sth)
一肚子
jat1 tou5 zi2bellyful (of sth)
一通百通
jat1 tung1 baak3 tung1grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
一統一统
jat1 tung2to unify
一統天下一统天下
jat1 tung2 tin1 haa6unify the country
一同
jat1 tung4together
一團一团
jat1 tyun4a group
一團漆黑一团漆黑
jat1 tyun4 cat1 hak1pitch-dark; (fig.) grim; beyond salvation
一團火一团火
jat1 tyun4 fo2fireball; ball of fire
一團和氣一团和气
jat1 tyun4 wo4 hei3(idiom) to keep on the right side of everyone (often at the expense of princi...
一團糟一团糟
jat1 tyun4 zou1chaos; complete mess
一維一维
jat1 wai4one-dimensional (math.)
一窩蜂一窝蜂
jat1 wo1 fung1like a swarm of bees; in droves (used to describe people flocking to do sth)
一鍋粥一锅粥
jat1 wo1 zuk1(lit.) a pot of porridge
一鑊一镬
jat1 wok6lit. a wok, meaning at once
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