Cantonese Dictionary

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一味
exclusively, just, only, always, continuously, blandly, monotonously, blindly
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一味遷就
Mandarin: yi1 wei4 qian1 jiu4
make endless concessions; make one concession after another
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一命嗚呼
Mandarin: yi2 ming4 wu1 hu1
breathe one's last
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一哄而散
Mandarin: yi1 hong1 er2 san4
(idiom) disperse in confusion
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一哥
Mandarin: yi1 ge1
(slang) a leader or a chief of a group; often specifically a reference to the Commissioner of Police in Hong Kong, who is the head of the Hong Kong Police Force; a term to describe someone who is the most capable or particularly talented within a specific field
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一哭二鬧三上吊
Mandarin: yi1 ku1 er4 nao4 san1 shang4 diao4
throw a tantrum; make a terrible scene; act in a childish manner to get one's way
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一唔係
Mandarin: yi1 n2 xi4
Simplified: 一唔系
Cantonese
else
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一唱一和
Mandarin: yi1 chang4 yi1 he4
sing a duet with sb.; sing the same tune; echo each other
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一問三不知
Cantonese
ask a person about something and he will tell you that there are actually three things he doesn't know anything about (said of people who do not wish to give out information or cooperate)
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一啖
Mandarin: yi1 dan4
Cantonese
one mouthful [國] 一口
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一啖砂糖一啖屎
Mandarin: yi1 dan4 sha1 tang2 yi1 dan4 shi3
lit. one mouthful of sugar, follow by a mouthful of shit; meaning good things follow by the bad, switching alternately
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一啲
Mandarin: yi1 di1
Cantonese
a bit
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一啲啲
Mandarin: yi1 di1 di1
Cantonese
a little bit (spoken)
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一嘢
Mandarin: yi1 ye3
Cantonese
one hit or strike
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一嚿
Mandarin: yi1 huo4
Cantonese
one piece; one chunk [國]一塊
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一嚿嘢
Mandarin: yi1 huo4 ye3
Cantonese
a blob of (thing)
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一嚿水
Mandarin: yi1 huo4 shui3
Cantonese
a hundred dollars
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一嚿溜
Mandarin: yi1 huo4 liu1
Cantonese
One ball of (something)
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一嚿雲
Mandarin: yi1 huo4 yun2
Simplified: 一嚿云
Cantonese
lit. a piece of cloud, meaning confused or lost in thoughts
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一嚿飯
Mandarin: yi1 huo4 fan4
Simplified: 一嚿饭
Cantonese
idiot; foolish (slang)
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一嚿飯噉
Mandarin: yi1 huo4 fan4 dan4
Simplified: 一嚿饭啖
Cantonese
lit. a lump of rice, meaning one who is slow in reaction
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一四
the 14K triad society
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一四三七
code for "I love you forever" based on the letter counts of those English words 1, 4, 3, and 7
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一回
Mandarin: yi1 hui2
[measure word] one round, one time
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一回事
Mandarin: yi1 hui2 shi4
one and the same (thing); one thing
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一國三公
Mandarin: yi1 guo2 san1 gong1
Simplified: 一国三公
A state with three rulers – divided leadership – the power being not unified
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一國之君
Mandarin: yi1 guo2 zhi1 jun1
Simplified: 一国之君
A King | President | Prime Minister | (the highest title) of the country
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一國兩制
Mandarin: yi4 guo2 liang3 zhi4
one country two systems; a massage parlor that offers both regular and sexual massage
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一團
Mandarin: yi1 tuan2
Simplified: 一团
a group
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一團和氣
Mandarin: yi1 tuan2 he2 qi4
keep on good terms with everyone at the expense of principle; keep on the right side of everyone
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