Cantonese Dictionary

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一覽無遺
in full view; to have a commanding view; command a bird's eye view; nothing escapes a glance
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一覽表
Mandarin: yi1 lan3 biao3
Simplified: 一览表
summary in the form of a chart
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一角銀幣
Mandarin: yi1 jiao3 yin2 bi4
dime
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一觸即發
Mandarin: yi1 chu4 ji2 fa1
could happen at any moment; on the verge
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一言一行
Mandarin: yi1 yan2 yi1 xing2
every word and deed
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一言不發
Mandarin: yi1 yan2 bu4 fa1
not say a word; keep one's mouth shut
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一言以蔽
Mandarin: yi1 yan2 yi3 bi4
In a word
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一言以蔽之
Mandarin: yi1 yan2 yi3 bi4 zhi1
to sum up in one word; in a word; in brief;
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一言堂
Mandarin: yi1 yan2 tang2
it is used to describe a person not listening to others, and who is undemocratic, a dictator
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一言既出駟馬難追
Mandarin: yi4 yan2 ji4 chu1 si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1
it is difficult to take back a promise
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一言為定
Mandarin: yi1 yan2 wei2 ding4
that's settled then; it's a deal!
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一言驚醒夢中人
Mandarin: yi1yan2 jing1xing5 meng4 zhong1 ren2
Simplified: 一言惊醒梦中人
a wake up call; a word in due time [written and colloquial]
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一試便知龍與鳯
Mandarin: yi1 shi4 bian4 zhi1 long2 yu3 feng4
Simplified: 一试便知龙与鳯
one can tell the wheat from the chaff with just one trial [written and colloquial]
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一諾千金
Mandarin: yi1 nuo4 qian1 jin1
a promise worth one thousand in gold; a promise that must be kept
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一貧如洗
Mandarin: yi1 pin2 ru2 xi3
penniless, in utter destitution
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一貫
Mandarin: yi1 guan4
consistent; constant
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一走了之
Mandarin: yi1 zou3 liao3 zhi1
to leave as a solution to one's problems; to solve one's poblems by avoiding them
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一起
Mandarin: yi1 qi3
together | [粵]: 一道, 一齊
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一起嗌
Cantonese
[1] "let's shout together" (as a command to chant) [2] the name of an Andy Lau (劉德華) song
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一路
Mandarin: yi1 lu4
go the same way; all the way; throughout the journey; of the same kind; take the same route; single file
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一路上
Mandarin: yi1 lu4 shang4
on the road, all the way
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一路平安
Mandarin: yi2 lu4 ping2 an1
bon voyage; have a safe journey
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一路路
Mandarin: yi1 lu4 lu4
gradually
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一路順風
Mandarin: yi1 lu4 shun4 feng1
bon voyage; have a safe journey
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一蹴而就
Mandarin: yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4
to reach one's goal in a single step [Syn]一蹴而得；一蹴可幾
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一蹶不振
Mandarin: yi1*4 jue2 bu4*2 zhen4
be unable to recover after sustaining a setback; to hit rock bottom
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一躍
Mandarin: yi1 yue4
per saltum; with a leap; by fits and bounds
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一躍而下
Mandarin: yi1 yue4 er2 xia4
leap down
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一身
Mandarin: yi1 shen1
[1] the entire body [2] a single (i.e. unmarried) person [3] a measurement for suit-making
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一身債
Mandarin: yi1 shen1 zhai4
Simplified: 一身债
one with lot of debts
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