Cantonese Dictionary

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一門
Mandarin: yi1 men2
Simplified: 一门
classifier for courses
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一門五傑
Mandarin: yi1 men2 wu3 jie2
Cantonese
The five major swear words in Cantonese. Also 門氏五虎將 or 粗口五傑.
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一閃
Mandarin: yi1 shan3
as quick as a flash, in an instant [Syn.] 一閃眼
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一閃眼
Mandarin: yi1 shan3 yan3
as quick as a flash, in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye [Syn.] 一閃
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一陣
Mandarin: yi1 zhen4
Cantonese
soon; a moment; a while
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一陣
Mandarin: yi1 zhen4
Simplified: 一阵
(adverb) 1. later; (noun) one moment
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一陣子
Mandarin: yi1 zhen4 zi5
a period of time
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一陣見
Cantonese
see you in a moment
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一陣間
Cantonese
soon; a moment; a while ( usually abbreviated to 一陣 or 陣間 ) Mand.: 一會兒 ; 一陣子
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一陣間
Mandarin: yi1 zhen4 jian1
Simplified: 一阵间
(adverb) in a while; a short while; one moment
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一陣陣
Mandarin: yi1 zhen4 zhen4
Simplified: 一阵阵
at intervals
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一陣風
Mandarin: yi1 zhen4 feng1
Simplified: 一阵风
a breeze, wind
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一隅
Mandarin: yi1 yu2
A place, a corner
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一隻二隻
Mandarin: yi1 zhi1 er4 zhi1
Simplified: 一只二只
each and everyone (of you | them), usually used when scolding naughty kids [colloquial]
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一隻屐
Mandarin: yi1 zhi1 lv3
Simplified: 一只屐
literally: a clog; describes someone who is overworked [colloquial]
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一隻屐噉
Mandarin: yi1 zhi1 ji1 dan4
Simplified: 一只屐啖
Cantonese
exhaustive; tired; discouraged; dispirited
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一隻牛
Mandarin: yi1 zhi1 niu2
Simplified: 一只牛
lit. a bull, meaning one who is hardworking
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一隻狗噉
Mandarin: yi1 zhi1 gou3 dan4
Simplified: 一只狗啖
Cantonese
one behaving like a dog
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一雀
Mandarin: yi1 que4
(mahjong) four rounds (a full game) | cf. 四圈牌
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一雙
Mandarin: yi1 shuang1
Simplified: 一双
A pair
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一雙鞋
Mandarin: yi1 shuang1 xie2
Simplified: 一双鞋
a pair of shoes
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一雞死，一雞鳴
Mandarin: yi1 ji1 si3 , yi1 ji1 ming2
Simplified: 一鸡死，一鸡鸣
lit. one chicken dies, another starts crowing, meaning nothing ends if it meant to survive
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一雞死一雞鳴
Mandarin: yi1 ji1 si3 yi1 ji1 ming2
Simplified: 一鸡死一鸡鸣
lit. one chicken dies, another starts crowing, meaning nothing ends if it meant to survive
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一面
Mandarin: yi1mian4
(noun) Single side
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一面屁
Mandarin: yi1 mian4 pi4
(slang) to be humiliated; to be affronted
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一項
Mandarin: yi1 xiang4
Simplified: 一项
classifier for sports and missions
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一頭
Mandarin: yi1 tou2
[1] headlong; directly [2] rapidly [3] simultaneously
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一頭…一頭…
Mandarin: yi1 tou2… yi4 tou2 …
Simplified: 一头…一头…
A… (animal) A…(animal)
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一頭半個月
Mandarin: yi1 tou2 ban4 ge4 yue4
Simplified: 一头半个月
to describe a period of time around a month or half a month
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一頭半月
Mandarin: yi1 tou2 ban4 yue4
Simplified: 一头半月
for a period of half of a month to a month
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