Cantonese Dictionary

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一棍子打死
Mandarin: yi1 gun4 zi5 da3 si3
knock sb down at one stroke; finish off with one blow; completely negate
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一棚人
Mandarin: yi1 peng2 ren2
a group of people [colloquial]
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一概
Mandarin: yi1 gai4
all without exception
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一概而論
Mandarin: yi1 gai4 er2 lun4
treat different matters the same; lump different matters together; stereotype
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一樂也
Mandarin: yi1 le4 ye3
Simplified: 一乐也
a moment of joy and pleasure
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一樓
Mandarin: yi1 lou2
ground floor (UK); first floor (US). | Generally marked as G/F in Hong Kong. | In Hong Kong, offices or shops on the ground floor are said to be at 地下 /dei6 haa2/ which may confuse Mandarin-speakers as "地下" in addresses in China means basement or underground.
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一樓
Mandarin: yi1 lou2
Simplified: 一楼
the first floor (in US); the ground floor (in UK) [written and colloquial]
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一樓一
Mandarin: yi1 lou2 yi1
Simplified: 一楼一
a one woman brothel [written and colloquial]
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一樓一架步
Mandarin: yi1 lou2 yi1 jia4 bu4
Simplified: 一楼一架步
a one woman brothel vice den [written and colloquial]
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一樓一鳯
Mandarin: yi1 lou2 yi1 feng4
Simplified: 一楼一鳯
a type of brothel where there's only one prostitute operating in one apartment unit (unlike the ones who operate in a shared flat)
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一樓一鳳
Mandarin: yi1 lou2 yi1 feng4
Simplified: 一楼一凤
Prostitute
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一模一樣
Mandarin: yi1 mu2 yi1 yang4
Simplified: 一模一样
identical
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一樣
Mandarin: yi1 yang4
the same
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一樣米養百樣人
Mandarin: yi1yang4 mi3 yang3 bai3 yang4 ren2
Simplified: 一样米养百样人
there are all sorts of people in this world [written and colloquial]
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一橛
Mandarin: yi1 jue2
Cantonese
one section; one part; one length [國]一節；一截
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一檔
Mandarin: yi1 dang4
Simplified: 一档
classifier for shops | first gear
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一檔
Mandarin: yi1 dang4
first class ("A" grade)
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一檔子事
an affair; an event
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一次
Mandarin: yi1 ci4
[1] once, [2] the first, the first time
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一次半次
Mandarin: yi1 ci4 ban4 ci4
Cantonese
once or twice
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一次性
Mandarin: yi1 ci4 xing4
single-use (product); non-reusable, non-recyclable
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一次方程
Mandarin: yi1 ci4 fang1 cheng2
[math.] linear equation
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一次起;兩次止
can do once, and not again
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一次起兩次止
Mandarin: yi1ci4 qi3 liang3 ci4 zhi3
Simplified: 一次起两次止
just this once; may be done once but never again [written and colloquial]
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一次過
Mandarin: yi1 ci4 guo4
Simplified: 一次过
in one go
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一次過付款
pay by lump sum
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一步
Mandarin: yi1 bu4
one step
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一步一個腳印兒
Mandarin: yi1 bu4 yi1 ge5 jiao3 yin4 r5
every step leaves its print (work steadily and make solid progress)
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一步一步
Mandarin: yi1 bu4 yi1 bu4
Step by Step
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一死一傷
Mandarin: yi1 si3 yi1 shang1
Simplified: 一死一伤
One dead and another injured.
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