Cantonese words starting with J
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一鑊炒起一镬炒起
jat1 wok6 caau2 hei2an utter failure; a catastrophe; a disastrous defeat; a fiasco; to have nothi...
一鑊繑起一镬繑起
jat1 wok6 kiu5 hei2to betray one unexpectedly
一鑊泡一镬泡
jat1 wok6 pou5(slang) in a chaotic state; a plight of; in a mess
一鑊熟一镬熟
jat1 wok6 suk6(slang) utterly destroyed; nothing survives; all go down together; to finish ...
一鑊粥一镬粥
jat1 wok6 zuk1make a mess of (slang)
一皇多后
jat1 wong4 do1 hau6group sex with one man and many women [written and colloquial]
一皇兩后一皇两后
jat1 wong4 loeng5 hau6a threesome with one man and two woman [written and colloquial]
一皇雙后一皇双后
jat1 wong4 soeng1 hau6a threesome with one man and two woman [written and colloquial]
一往
jat1 wong5As always
一往情深
jat1 wong5 cing4 sam1(idiom) In love (with someone) with one heart
一往無前一往无前
jat1 wong5 mou4 cin4to advance courageously (idiom)
一往直前
jat1 wong5 zik6 cin4see 一往無前|一往无前[yi1 wang3 wu2 qian2]
一回
jat1 wui4[measure word] one round, one time
一回事
jat1 wui4 si6one and the same (thing)
一會一会
jat1 wui6a moment; in a moment
一會兒一会儿
jat1 wui6 ji4a moment; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
一碗
jat1 wun2[measure word] a bowl of something
一拃
jat1 zaa6a bunch of; a handful of [colloquial]
一擲千金一掷千金
jat1 zaak6 cin1 gam1lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away mone...
一眨眼
jat1 zaam2 ngaan5in a wink
一站式
jat1 zaam6 sik1One-stop (service)
一抓一大把
jat1 zaau2 jat1 daai6 baa2to be a dime a dozen; easy to come by
一則一则
jat1 zak1on the one hand
一側化一侧化
jat1 zak1 faa3lateralization
一則以喜，一則以憂一则以喜，一则以忧
jat1 zak1 ji5 hei2, jat1 zak1 ji5 jau1happy on the one hand, but worried on the other
一針見血一针见血
jat1 zam1 gin3 hyut3lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
一枕黃粱一枕黄粱
jat1 zam2 wong4 loeng4Fond dream
一陣一阵
jat1 zan6(adverb) 1. later; (noun) one moment
一陣風一阵风
jat1 zan6 fung1a breeze, wind
一陣間一阵间
jat1 zan6 gaan3(adverb) in a while; a short while; one moment
一陣陣一阵阵
jat1 zan6 zan6at intervals
一陣子一阵子
jat1 zan6 zi2a while; a short time
一周
jat1 zau1one week; a whole cycle
一走了之
jat1 zau2 liu5 zi1to avoid a problem by walking away from it
一就一，二就二
jat1 zau6 jat1 ji6 zau6 ji6be decisive; hurry up (spoken)
一姐
jat1 ze2The female leader
一隻狗噉一只狗啖
jat1 zek3 gau2 gam2one behaving like a dog
一隻二隻一只二只
jat1 zek3 ji6 zek3each and everyone (of you
一隻屐一只屐
jat1 zek3 kek6literally: a clog; describes someone who is overworked [colloquial]
一隻屐噉一只屐啖
jat1 zek3 kek6 gam2exhaustive; tired; discouraged; dispirited
一隻牛一只牛
jat1 zek3 ngau4lit. a bull, meaning one who is hardworking
一醉方休
jat1 zeoi3 fong1 jau1to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
一醉解千愁
jat1 zeoi3 gaai2 cin1 sau4Get drunk to escape from reality
一准
jat1 zeon2variant of 一準|一准[yi1 zhun3]
一準一准
jat1 zeon2certainly
一知半解
jat1 zi1 bun3 gaai2(idiom) to have a superficial knowledge of a subject; to know a smattering of...
一枝獨秀一枝独秀
jat1 zi1 duk6 sau3lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom); outstanding
一支公
jat1 zi1 gung1a lonely man; one who is alone
一枝公
jat1 zi1 gung1(slang) (a term used for a man only) alone; single
一之為甚一之为甚
jat1 zi1 wai4 sam6once is more than enough (idiom)
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