Cantonese Dictionary

一死了之

jat1 sei2 liu5 zi1

Mandarin: yi1 si3 liao3 zhi1

to die and end it all, when one chooses to take his | her life, death pays all debts

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一段

jat1 dyun6

Mandarin: yi1 duan4

classifier for sections and relationships

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一段影片

jat1 dyun6 jing2 pin3*2

footage

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一段時間

jat1 dyun6 si4 gaan1*3

Mandarin: yi1 duan4 shi2 jian1

a period of time

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一殼眼淚

jat1 hok3 ngaan5 leoi6

Mandarin: yi1 ke2 yan3 lei4

Simplified: 一壳眼泪

feeling of sadness; literally 'a scoop of tears'

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一毛不拔

jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6

Mandarin: yi1*4 mao2 bu4 ba2

stingy; parsimonious

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一毛錢

jat1 mou4 cin4

Mandarin: yi1 mao2 qian2

Simplified: 一毛钱

One dime

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一毛錢

jat1 mou4 cin4*2

pennyworth

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一氣

jat1 hei3

Mandarin: yi1 qi4

at one go; without a break; at a stretch; of the same gang; a spell; a fit

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一氣呵成

jat1 hei3 ho1 sing4

Mandarin: yi1 qi4 he1 cheng2

accomplish sth. in one go

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一氧化氮

jat1 joeng5 faa3 daam6

Mandarin: yi1 yang3 hua4 dan4

nitric oxide

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一氧化碳

jat1 joeng5 faa3 taan3

Mandarin: yi1 yang3 hua4 tan4

carbon monoxide (CO)

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一氧化碳中毒

jat1 joeng5 faa3 taan3 zung1 duk6

Mandarin: yi1 yang3 hua4 tan4 zhong4 du2

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

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一氧化碳中毒

jat1 joeng5 faa3 taan3 zung3 duk6

Mandarin: yi1 yang3 hua4 tan4 zhong4 du2

carbon monoxide poisoning

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一池春水

jat1 ci4 ceon1 seoi2

Mandarin: yi1 chi2 chun1 shui3

Spring pond;quiet water

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一池秋水

jat1 ci4 cau1 seoi2

Mandarin: yi1 chi2 qiu1 shui3

Spring pond;quiet water; Same as一池春水

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一決勝負

jat1 kyut3 sing3 fu6

Mandarin: yi1 jue2 sheng4 fu4

Simplified: 一决胜负

battle for victory

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一決雌雄

jat1 kyut3 ci1 hung4

Mandarin: yi1 jue2 ci2 xiong2

to have a show-down; to fight for mastery; to compete for a championship

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一決高低

jat1 kyut3 gou1 dai1

Mandarin: yi1 jue2 gao1 di1

to have a show-down; to fight for mastery; a decisive battle which will determine who's the best

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一沉百踩

jat1 cam4 baak3 caai2

Mandarin: yi1 chen2 bai3 cai3

(metaphor) when someone is undervalued, or losses power or authority, she | he is being bullied by others

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一波三折

jat1 bo1 saam1 zit3

Mandarin: yi1 bo1 san1 zhe2

calligraphic flourish with many twists (fig., many twists and turns)

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一派

jat1 paai3

Mandarin: yi1 pai4

One kind of; a faction

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一派胡言

jat1 paai3 wu4 jin4

Mandarin: yi1 pai4 hu2 yan2

a pack of lies; complete nonsense

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一流

jat1 lau4

Mandarin: yi1 liu2

first class | world class

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一海之隔

jat1 hoi2 zi1 gaak3

Mandarin: yi1 hai3 zhi1 ge2

within close proximity

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一清二楚

jat1 cing1 ji6 co2

plainly obvious (as the nose on your face)

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一清早

jat1 cing1 zou2

Mandarin: yi1 qing1 zao3

early in the morning

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一溜煙

jat1 lau6 jin1

Mandarin: yi1 liu4 yan1

in a flash, quickly

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一滴水

jat1 dik6 seoi2

Mandarin: yi1 di1 shui3

a drop of water

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一瀉千里

jat1 se3 cin1 lei5

Mandarin: yi1 xie4 qian1 li3

Simplified: 一泻千里

Flow down in a rushing torrent to a far distance

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