Cantonese Dictionary

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一盤散沙
Mandarin: yi1 pan2 san3 sha1
(like) a sheet of loose sand, in a state of disunity
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一盤水
Mandarin: yi1 pan2 shui3
Simplified: 一盘水
a tray of water, a lot of money or ten thousand dollar
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一目了然
Mandarin: yi1 mu4 liao3 ran2
be clear at a glance
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一目十行
Mandarin: yi1 mu4 shi2 hang2
take in ten lines in a single glance; to read rapidly
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一目瞭然
Mandarin: yi1 mu4 liao3 ran2
at a glance, be clear at a glance, very clear
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一直往前
Mandarin: yi1 zhi2 wang3 qian2
straight ahead
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一直行
Mandarin: yi1 zhi2 hang2
keep walking, keep walking straight
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一相情願
Mandarin: yi1 xiang1 qing2 yuan4
variant of 一厢情願
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一眨眼
Mandarin: yi1 zha3 yan3
eyewink; a very short time
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一眼
Mandarin: yi1 yan3
a glance (Lit. one eye)
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一眼擸晒
Cantonese
take in everything at a glance
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一眼睇晒
Mandarin: yi1 yan3 di4 shai4
Cantonese
seen all at one glance
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一眼關七
Mandarin: yi1 yan3 guan1 qi1
Simplified: 一眼关七
(adj.) to be aware of everything happening at the moment; to be on alert, multitasking
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一眾
Mandarin: yi1 zhong4
Simplified: 一众
one type | everyone; whole group
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一瞥
Mandarin: yi1 pie1
glance; glimpse
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一瞬
Mandarin: yi1 shun4
an instant; a flash; the twinkling of an eye
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一矢雙鵰
Mandarin: yi1 shi3 shuang1 diao1
Simplified: 一矢双雕
literally: killing two birds with one stone; a threesome with one man and two woman [written and colloquial]
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一知半解
Mandarin: yi1 zhi1 ban4 jie3
to have superficial knowledge; half knowledge
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一砲多響
Mandarin: yi1 pao4 duo1 xiang3
(mahjong) A rule, which must be agreed upon prior to gameplay, in which multiple winners are allowed (i.e. this rule nullifies the "priority win", 截和).
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一碌杉
Mandarin: yi1 lu4 shan1
lit. a piece of log, meaning one who is inflexible, stiff, awkward or non-responsive, especially while one is standing still
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一碌葛
Mandarin: yi1 lu4 ge2
Cantonese
a stupid person; an idiot; a fool
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一碌鳩
Mandarin: yi1 lu4 jiu1
Simplified: 一碌鸠
a vulgar term for a penis; a dick [colloquial]
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一碗
Mandarin: yi4 wan3
[measure word] a bowl of something
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一碟齋
Mandarin: yi4 die2 zhai1
Simplified: 一碟斋
a mess
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一磚豆腐想升仙
Mandarin: yi1 zhuan1 dou4 fu5 xiang3 sheng1 xian1
Simplified: 一砖豆腐想升仙
(Sarcasm) When someone thinks he | she knows everything by knowing just a part of it
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一秘
Mandarin: yi2 mi4
first secretary
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一種
Mandarin: yi1 zhong3
a kind of; a sort of; a species of; a type of
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一窩蜂
a swarm of bees, symbolic of an onrushing crowd; follow herd instinct
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一窮二白
Mandarin: yi1 qiong2 er4 bai2
poor and broke; poverty-stricken
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一窿蛇
Mandarin: yi1 long2 she2
a group of bad guys
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