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• 一件還一件 (jat1 gin6 waan4 jat1 gin6) — a different matter; don't mix another incident with this one
• 一不小心 (jat1 bat1 siu2 sam1) — Accidentally
• 一世人 (jat1 sai3 jan4) — the whole life (of a person); one's entire life; for a lifetime
• 一世英名 (jat1 sai3 jing1 ming4) — one's great reputation and fame
• 一个 (jat1 go3) — One;a; an
• 一串 (jat1 cyun3) — a series of
• 一九九七年 (jat1 gau2 gau2 cat1 nin4) — Year 1997
• 一九四九年 (jat1 gau2 sei3 gau2 nin4) — Year 1949
• 一事 (jat1 si6) — A matter
• 一二 (jat1 ji6) — one or two, a little, a few, one by one
• 一些些 (jat1 se1 se1) — A little bit
• 一人做事一人當 (jat1 jan4 zou6 si6 jat1 jan4 dong1) — One must bear the consequences of his own act
• 一人計短，二人計長 (jat1 jan4 gai3 dyun2 ji6 jan4 gai3 zoeng2) — two minds are better than one
• 一仆一碌 (jat1 puk1 jat1 luk1) — stumbling to the ground rolling and crawling; running away in such a hurry that…
• 一介 (jat1 gaai3) — just a kind (of person)
• 一代英豪 (jat1 doi6 jing1 hou4) — hero of the era
• 一代豪傑 (jat1 doi6 hou4 git6) — hero of the era
• 一件頭 (jat1 gin6 tau4) — one-piece (swimwear)
• 一任 (jat1 jam6) — Allow; let (somebody do as he pleases); A term
• 一份 (jat1 fan6) — [measure word] a portion
• 一住 (jat1 zyu6) — Live in
• 一來到 (jat1 lai4 dou3) — When one's first got here
• 一便 (jat1 bin6) — aside, while
• 一係 (jat1 hai6) — (conjunction) neither; either or also; or, used when you want to make a suggest…
• 一個 (jat1 go3) — a; one
• 一個一個 (jat1 go3 jat1 go3) — each by each; one follow another
• 一個中國 (jat1 go3 zung1 gwok3) — One-China policy
• 一個二個 (jat1 go3 ji6 go3) — one and two, each and every one
• 一個字 (jat1 go3 zi6) — one character; five minutes (spoken)
• 一個對 (jat1 go3 deoi3) — one thing which, one person who
• 一個崩 (jat1 go3 bang1) — a coin (a dollar, a cent)
• 一個巴仙 (jat1 go3 baa1 sin1) — One percent;1%
• 一個鐘 (jat1 go3 zung1) — One Hour
• 一個餅印 (jat1 go3 beng2 jan3) — a biscuit imprint, which means two people look really alike, usually refers mem…
• 一個餅印噉 (jat1 go3 beng2 jan3 gam2) — lit. look identical as from the same mold, meaning one share the same looks as …
• 一個骨 (jat1 go3 gwat1) — 15 minutes; quarter-hour; literal meaning: a piece of bone; Cantonese slang, de…
• 一倍 (jat1 pui5) — 100% more; double; twice
• 一億 (jat1 jik1) — One hundred million
• 一元化 (jat1 jyun4 faa3) — Unified
• 一元復始 (jat1 jyun4 fuk6 ci2) — New year, new start
• 一元方程 (jat1 jyun4 fong1 cing4) — Quadratic Equation
• 一兆 (jat1 siu6) — one trillion
• 一共 (jat1 gung6) — (adverb) 1. the sum of; 2. in total
• 一凹一凸 (jat1 nap1 jat1 dat6) — lit. one who protrudes, one who caves in, meaning compatible
• 一分 (jat1 fan1) — One minute; point; cent
• 一分一秒 (jat1 fan1 jat1 miu5) — as time (goes by)
• 一分錢 (jat1 fan1 cin4) — what you pay (what you get)
• 一刻 (jat1 haak1) — A moment;A quarter
• 一動不如一靜 (jat1 dung6 bat1 jyu4 jat1 zing6) — lit. one move is not as good as standing still, meaning not to take action unti…
• 一十 (jat1 sap6) — The whole thing
• 一千 (jat1 cin1) — one thousand
• 一去不返 (jat1 heoi3 bat1 faan2) — never come back after leaving
• 一口價 (jat1 hau2 gaa3) — last or final bid of the bargaining or negotiation (normally used in negotiatin…
• 一口煙 (jat1 hau2 jin1) — a puff of smoke or cigarette
• 一句講晒 (jat1 geoi3 gong2 saai3) — finish in one sentence (spoken)
• 一句鐘 (jat1 geoi3 zung1) — One hour
• 一向 (jat1 hoeng3) — (verb) have been…
• 一向都 (jat1 hoeng3 dou1) — had always
• 一味 (jat1 mei6) — (noun) 1. single dish; 2. single interest
• 一哥 (jat1 go1) — (slang) a leader or a chief of a group; often specifically a reference to the C…
• 一唔係 (jat1 m4 hai6) — else
• 一啖砂糖一啖屎 (jat1 daam6 saa1 tong4 jat1 daam6 si2) — lit. one mouthful of sugar, follow by a mouthful of shit; meaning good things f…
• 一啲 (jat1 di1) — a bit
• 一啲啲 (jat1 di1 di1) — a little bit (spoken)
• 一嘢 (jat1 je5) — one hit or strike
• 一嚿嘢 (jat1 gau6 je5) — a blob of (thing)
• 一嚿水 (jat1 gau6 seoi2) — a hundred dollars
• 一嚿溜 (jat1 gau6 liu1) — One ball of (something)
• 一嚿雲 (jat1 gau6 wan4) — lit. a piece of cloud, meaning confused or lost in thoughts
• 一嚿飯 (jat1 gau6 faan6) — idiot; foolish (slang)
• 一嚿飯噉 (jat1 gau6 faan6 gam2) — lit. a lump of rice, meaning one who is slow in reaction
• 一回 (jat1 wui4) — [measure word] one round, one time
• 一國三公 (jat1 gwok3 saam1 gung1) — A state with three rulers – divided leadership – the power being not unified
• 一國之君 (jat1 gwok3 zi1 gwan1) — A King; President; Prime Minister; (the highest title) of the country
• 一團 (jat1 tyun4) — a group
• 一坺 (jat1 pet6) — Uses to describe something sticky such as dirt, starch paste
• 一坺迾 (jat1 paat6 laat6) — lit. one pile of mud, meaning one who refuses to take any actions or make a liv…
• 一場 (jat1 coeng4) — [measure word] one round or an event, such as a round of game, a dream, or a sp…
• 一場歡喜一場空 (jat1 coeng4 fun1 hei2 jat1 coeng4 hung1) — to end in disappointment after high hopes given
• 一夕之間 (jat1 zik6 zi1 gaan1) — overnight
• 一夜夫妻百日恩 (jat1 je6 fu1 cai1 baak3 jat6 jan1) — lit. once married for the first night, there are 100 days of gratitude, meaning…
• 一夜風流 (jat1 je6 fung1 lau4) — one night of casual (sexual) relationship
• 一天 (jat1 tin1) — One Day
• 一天光晒 (jat1 tin1 gwong1 saai3) — describes the feeling of finally managing to resolve the issue or problem (dark…
• 一天都光晒 (jat1 tin1 dou1 gwong1 saai3) — lit. the sky is well-lit, meaning things turn out all good eventually
• 一夫 (jat1 fu1) — One husband
• 一夫一妻制 (jat1 fu1 jat1 cai1 zai3) — Monogamy
• 一夫當關 (jat1 fu1 dong1 gwaan1) — lit. one man guarding the gateway, meaning one who is courageous and can fend o…
• 一如往昔 (jat1 jyu4 wong5 sik1) — Like always
• 一妻多夫 (jat1 cai1 do1 fu1) — one wife and multiple husbands, polyandry
• 一妻多夫制 (jat1 cai1 do1 fu1 zai3) — Polygamy
• 一姐 (jat1 ze2) — The female leader
• 一字之差 (jat1 zi6 zi1 caa1) — a difference of a single word or character
• 一字咁淺 (jat1 zi6 gam2 cin2) — as simple as the word "one"
• 一字角 (jat1 zi6 gok3) — Corner
• 一字馬 (jat1 zi6 maa5) — a split (with both legs straight flat on ground)
• 一官半職 (jat1 gun1 bun3 zik1) — A position in the government
• 一定會 (jat1 ding6 wui5) — Must be
• 一家大細 (jat1 gaa1 daai6 sai3) — the whole family, which includes the adults (parents and; or grandparents) and …
• 一將功成萬骨枯 (jat1 zoeng3 gung1 sing4 maan6 gwat1 fu1) — one man succeeds ten thousand bones perish, which means a man's success is buil…
• 一對一 (jat1 deoi3 jat1) — one on; versus one
• 一小時 (jat1 siu2 si4) — One hour
• 一就一，二就二 (jat1 zau6 jat1 ji6 zau6 ji6) — be decisive; hurry up (spoken)
• 一局 (jat1 guk6) — A round; A game.
• 一山不能藏二虎 (jat1 saan1 bat1 nang4 cong4 ji6 fu2) — lit. a mountain cannot host two tigers, meaning there must be a winner
• 一山還比一山高 (jat1 saan1 waan4 bei2 jat1 saan1 gou1) — lit. there's always a mountain higher than another, meaning there's always one …
• 一岩一窟 (jat1 ngaam4 jat1 fat1) — uneven; not smooth; full of bumps and lumps
• 一己之私 (jat1 gei2 zi1 si1) — One's own interests
• 一年 (jat1 nin4) — One year
• 一年一度 (jat1 nin4 jat1 dou6) — once a year, annually
• 一年級 (jat1 nin4 kap1) — Grade one; Primary one
• 一式 (jat1 sik1) — one set; one style
• 一式兩份 (jat1 sik1 loeng5 fan6) — the master document has to be with two original copies
• 一弓射兩箭 (jat1 gung1 se6 loeng5 zin3) — Kill two birds with one stone, meaning succeeding in doing two things by only o…
• 一張 (jat1 zoeng1) — a piece (of paper)
• 一張嘢 (jat1 zoeng1 je5) — a piece of..
• 一往 (jat1 wong5) — As always
• 一德路 (jat1 dak1 lou6) — name of a road in Guangzhou, with its subway station
• 一心向上 (jat1 sam1 hoeng3 soeng6) — wholehearted to reach high
• 一忍再忍 (jat1 jan2 zoi3 jan2) — Keep bearing
• 一念之間 (jat1 nim6 zi1 gaan1) — within a moment of thought
• 一息尚存 (jat1 sik1 soeng6 cyun4) — surviving till last breath; will not give up till the last breath
• 一息間 (jat1 sik1 gaan1) — in an instant
• 一成 (jat1 sing4) — ten percent
• 一戙都冇 (jat1 dung6 dou1 mou5) — (slang) (of gambling) to lose everything and have nothing left;to suffer a crus…
• 一手一腳 (jat1 sau2 jat1 goek3) — (noun) one hand and one leg; (slang) someone's own works; someone works alone; …
• 一手交錢 (jat1 sau2 gaau1 cin2) — Pay the money and receive the cargo at the same time
• 一批 (jat1 pai1) — A batch
• 一技旁身 (jat1 gei6 pong4 san1) — with a skill handy at hands
• 一把 (jat1 baa2) — bunch
• 一把火 (jat1 baa2 fo2) — burning with anger
• 一拍行 (jat1 paak3 hong2) — Two people walking side by side
• 一招半式 (jat1 ziu1 bun3 sik1) — lit. half or part of a martial arts style, meaning one who is knowledgeable par…
• 一撇嘢 (jat1 pit3 je5) — a stroke of a thing, which means a part of something or happening
• 一撇水 (jat1 pit3 seoi2) — a thousand dollars
• 一擔擔 (jat1 daam3 daam1) — (adjective) alike; similar; as same as; identical; two of a kind; tweedledum an…
• 一支公 (jat1 zi1 gung1) — a lonely man; one who is alone
• 一文 (jat1 man4) — a dollar, usually refers a very small amount of cash or money
• 一於 (jat1 jyu1) — (conjunctive adverb) decided; determined; settled on(suggestive imperative) use…
• 一日 (jat1 jat6) — (n.) a day or one day; (slang) used as part of a prepositional phrase (一日都係) to…
• 一日到黑 (jat1 jat6 dou3 hak1) — all day long
• 一早 (jat1 zou2) — earlier
• 一早就 (jat1 zou2 zau6) — early in the morning, already at the beginning
• 一時 (jat1 si4) — suddenly; at an instant
• 一時一樣 (jat1 si4 jat1 joeng6) — describes a person's behavior which is inconsistent and; or often changing his;…
• 一時之間 (jat1 si4 zi1 gaan1) — at a sudden
• 一時口快 (jat1 si4 hau2 faai3) — one who said something not meant to be spoken; one who slipped with one's words
• 一時時 (jat1 si4 si4) — sometimes
• 一朝 (jat1 ziu1) — one morning
• 一朝天子一朝臣 (jat1 ciu4 tin1 zi2 jat1 ciu4 san4) — lit. one reign of an emperor, one reign of officials, meaning one's subordinate…
• 一朝被蛇咬 (jat1 ziu1 bei6 se4 ngaau5) — A burnt dog dreads the fire;once bitten, twice shy
• 一本通書睇到老 (jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5) — always do things by the book; inflexible to changes or new ways of doing things
• 一朵鮮花插在牛糞上 (jat1 do2 sin1 faa1 caap3 zoi6 ngau4 fan3 soeng5) — lit. a fresh flower planted on a cow dung, meaning a relationship where the wom…
• 一枕黃粱 (jat1 zam2 wong4 loeng4) — Fond dream
• 一枝公 (jat1 zi1 gung1) — (slang) (a term used for a man only) alone; single
• 一架 (jat1 gaa3) — classifier for plane or vehicles
• 一條冷 (jat1 tiu4 laang5) — a lonely man; one who is alone
• 一條數 (jat1 tiu4 sou3) — one maths question; one debt or bill
• 一條氣 (jat1 tiu4 hei3) — non-stop; in one go (spoken)
• 一梯兩伙 (jat1 tai1 loeng5 fo2) — two apartment units per floor
• 一樂也 (jat1 lok6 jaa5) — a moment of joy and pleasure
• 一樓一鳯 (jat1 lau4 jat1 fung6) — a type of brothel where there's only one prostitute operating in one apartment …
• 一樓一鳳 (jat1 lau4 jat1 fung6) — Prostitute
• 一模一樣 (jat1 mou4 jat1 joeng6) — identical
• 一次過 (jat1 ci3 gwo3) — in one go
• 一步 (jat1 bou6) — one step
• 一步一步 (jat1 bou6 jat1 bou6) — Step by Step
• 一死一傷 (jat1 sei2 jat1 soeng1) — One dead and another injured.
• 一死了之 (jat1 sei2 liu5 zi1) — to die and end it all, when one chooses to take his; her life, death pays all d…
• 一段 (jat1 dyun6) — classifier for sections and relationships
• 一殼眼淚 (jat1 hok3 ngaan5 leoi6) — feeling of sadness; literally 'a scoop of tears'
• 一毛錢 (jat1 mou4 cin4) — One dime
• 一氧化碳中毒 (jat1 joeng5 faa3 taan3 zung1 duk6) — Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• 一池春水 (jat1 ci4 ceon1 seoi2) — Spring pond;quiet water
• 一池秋水 (jat1 ci4 cau1 seoi2) — Spring pond;quiet water; Same as一池春水
• 一決勝負 (jat1 kyut3 sing3 fu6) — battle for victory
• 一沉百踩 (jat1 cam4 baak3 caai2) — (metaphor) when someone is undervalued, or losses power or authority, she; he i…
• 一派 (jat1 paai3) — One kind of; a faction
• 一流 (jat1 lau4) — first class; world class
• 一瀉千里 (jat1 se3 cin1 lei5) — Flow down in a rushing torrent to a far distance
• 一班人 (jat1 baan1 jan4) — a group of people
• 一理通，百理明 (jat1 lei5 tung1 baak3 lei5 ming4) — being able to understand one logic, reveals complete sense to hundreds of reaso…
• 一生人 (jat1 sang1 jan4) — A life time
• 一番 (jat1 faan1) — for once (spoken)
• 一疋布咁長 (jat1 pat1 bou3 gam3 coeng4) — long; lengthy (spoken)
• 一登龍門 (jat1 dang1 lung4 mun4) — to reach one's goal
• 一發 (jat1 faat3) — classifier for bullets
• 一百 (jat1 baak3) — one hundred
• 一百萬 (jat1 baak3 maan6) — one million
• 一百零一 (jat1 baak3 ling4 jat1) — One hundred and one;101
• 一皮 (jat1 pei4) — ten thousand dollars
• 一皮嘢 (jat1 pei4 je5) — ten thousand dollars
• 一盅兩件 (jat1 zung1 loeng5 gin6) — the slang for 'to eat dim sum' (a common Chinese cuisine); a cup of tea and 2 p…
• 一盤水 (jat1 pun4 seoi2) — a tray of water, a lot of money or ten thousand dollar
• 一直行 (jat1 zik6 haang4) — keep walking, keep walking straight
• 一眼睇晒 (jat1 ngaan5 tai2 saai3) — seen all at one glance
• 一眼關七 (jat1 ngaan5 gwaan1 cat1) — (adj.) to be aware of everything happening at the moment; to be on alert, multi…
• 一眾 (jat1 zung3) — one type; everyone; whole group
• 一碌杉 (jat1 luk1 caam3) — lit. a piece of log, meaning one who is inflexible, stiff, awkward or non-respo…
• 一碗 (jat1 wun2) — [measure word] a bowl of something
• 一碟齋 (jat1 dip6 zaai1) — a mess
• 一磚豆腐想升仙 (jat1 zyun1 dau6 2 fu6 soeng2 sing1 sin1) — (Sarcasm) When someone thinks he; she knows everything by knowing just a part o…
• 一萬 (jat1 maan6) — ten thousand
• 一窿蛇 (jat1 lung4 se4) — a group of bad guys
• 一站式 (jat1 zaam6 sik1) — One-stop (service)
• 一端 (jat1 dyun1) — at one end of
• 一竹篙打一船人 (jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 jat1 syun4 jan4) — a pole hits a boat of people, which means one holds onto someone's wrong and th…
• 一竹篙打死一船人 (jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 sei2 jat1 syun4 jan4) — a pole hits and kills a boat of people, which means one holds onto someone's wr…
• 一竹篙揇沉一船人 (jat1 zuk1 gou1 naam5 cam4 jat1 syun4 jan4) — Tar with the same bush, meaning to believe wrongly that someone or something ha…
• 一筆還一筆 (jat1 bat1 waan4 jat1 bat1) — one account apart from one account, it means to separate one event from another…
• 一等兵 (jat1 dang2 bing1) — private first class (military)
• 一箭雙雕 (jat1 zin3 soeng1 diu1) — kill two birds with one stone; achieve two things at one stroke; serve double p…
• 一箸夾中 (jat1 zyu6 gaap3 zung1) — a person who has an accurate guess in the first attempt
• 一粒嘢 (jat1 lap1 je5) — classifier of extremely small item (ie dust, rice, mole, raindrops etc)
• 一粒神 (jat1 nap1 san4) — one cent coin
• 一粒花 (jat1 nap1 faa1) — probationary police inspector, who has a star on the badge
• 一統天下 (jat1 tung2 tin1 haa6) — unify the country
• 一經 (jat1 ging1) — as soon as, once
• 一群 (jat1 kwan4) — [measure word] a group
• 一而再 (jat1 ji4 zoi3) — Again and again
• 一肚氣 (jat1 tou5 hei3) — a belly full of air, it is used to describe a person being very angry and annoy…
• 一脈相傳 (jat1 mak6 soeng1 cyun4) — a custom, idea or thing passed down from generation to generation within the fa…
• 一腳牛屎 (jat1 goek3 ngau4 si2) — a foot covered in cow dung, it is used to describe a person getting himself; he…
• 一腳踏兩船 (jat1 goek3 daap6 loeng5 syun4) — two-timing (slang)
• 一腳踢 (jat1 goek3 tek3) — (slang) to describe someone who handles all the tasks for a project or a busine…
• 一自 (jat1 zi6) — as soon as; one side; do this and that at the same time
• 一舉成名 (jat1 geoi2 sing4 ming4) — lit. one passed imperial examinations and make fame, meaning one who make fame …
• 一舊飯 (jat1 gau6 faan6) — lit. one lump of rice, meaning one who is not responsive or stupid
• 一色 (jat1 sik1) — same colour; same tone; identical
• 一草 (jat1 cou2) — ten dollars
• 一處 (jat1 cyu3) — a place
• 一表人才 (jat1 biu2 jan4 coi4) — refers a person looking outstanding
• 一見鍾情 (jat1 gin3 zung1 cing4) — to be deeply in love with something; someone right away after the first glance;…
• 一覽表 (jat1 laam5 biu2) — summary in the form of a chart
• 一言以蔽 (jat1 jin4 ji5 bai3) — In a word
• 一言堂 (jat1 jin4 tong4) — it is used to describe a person not listening to others, and who is undemocrati…
• 一講曹操，曹操就到 (jat1 gong2 cou4 cou1 cou4 cou1 zau6 dou3) — speaking of the devil and he shall appear, when something; someone being discus…
• 一路上 (jat1 lou6 soeng6) — on the road, all the way
• 一路路 (jat1 lou6 lou6) — gradually
• 一身債 (jat1 san1 zaai3) — one with lot of debts
• 一身蟻 (jat1 san1 ngai5) — (slang) to describe someone who is in serious trouble; predicament or difficulty
• 一身鬆 (jat1 san1 sung1) — one relieved from stress
• 一輪嘴 (jat1 leon2 zeoi2) — the act of telling or asking something impatiently (no pause in between words)
• 一轆木 (jat1 luk1 muk6) — [noun] to describe someone sluggish, or slow on thought and action
• 一轆木噉 (jat1 luk1 muk6 gam2) — [adjective] to describe someone sluggish, or slow on thought and action
• 一轆杉 (jat1 luk1 caam3) — one who stand motionless or straight
• 一邊倒 (jat1 bin1 dou2) — leaning to the majority
• 一部 (jat1 bou6) — Radical 1, [measure word] a thing, usually used with object or thing like cellp…
• 一部份 (jat1 bou6 fan6) — A part
• 一醉解千愁 (jat1 zeoi3 gaai2 cin1 sau4) — Get drunk to escape from reality
• 一鑊 (jat1 wok6) — lit. a wok, meaning at once
• 一鑊泡 (jat1 wok6 pou5) — (slang) in a chaotic state; a plight of; in a mess
• 一鑊熟 (jat1 wok6 suk6) — (slang) utterly destroyed; nothing survives; all go down together; to finish so…
• 一鑊粥 (jat1 wok6 zuk1) — make a mess of (slang)
• 一鑊繑起 (jat1 wok6 kiu5 hei2) — to betray one unexpectedly
• 一門 (jat1 mun4) — classifier for courses
• 一陣 (jat1 zan6) — (adverb) 1. later; (noun) one moment
• 一陣間 (jat1 zan6 gaan3) — (adverb) in a while; a short while; one moment
• 一陣陣 (jat1 zan6 zan6) — at intervals
• 一陣風 (jat1 zan6 fung1) — a breeze, wind
• 一隅 (jat1 jyu4) — A place, a corner
• 一隻屐噉 (jat1 zek3 kek6 gam2) — exhaustive; tired; discouraged; dispirited
• 一隻牛 (jat1 zek3 ngau4) — lit. a bull, meaning one who is hardworking
• 一隻狗噉 (jat1 zek3 gau2 gam2) — one behaving like a dog
• 一雙 (jat1 soeng1) — A pair
• 一雙鞋 (jat1 soeng1 haai4) — a pair of shoes
• 一雞死一雞鳴 (jat1 gai1 sei2 jat1 gai1 ming4) — lit. one chicken dies, another starts crowing, meaning nothing ends if it meant…
• 一面屁 (jat1 min6 pei3) — (slang) to be humiliated; to be affronted
• 一項 (jat1 hong6) — classifier for sports and missions
• 一頭半個月 (jat1 tau4 bun3 go3 jyut6) — to describe a period of time around a month or half a month
• 一頭半月 (jat1 tau4 bun3 jyut6) — for a period of half of a month to a month
• 一頭家 (jat1 tau4 gaa1) — A family
• 一頭煙 (jat1 tau4 jin1) — describes the situation where a person is very busy; to be confused; to be at a…
• 一頸血 (jat1 geng2 hyut3) — being ripped of; loss of money (slang)
• 一額汗 (jat1 ngaak6 hon6) — a forehead full of sweat, it is used to describe a person who is very nervous, …
• 一飛沖天 (jat1 fei1 cung1 tin1) — soaring into the sky
• 一餐 (jat1 caan1) — classifier for meals
• 一餐飯 (jat1 caan1 faan6) — A meal (mostly lunch or dinner)
• 一髮千鈞 (jat1 faat3 cin1 gwan1) — thousand unit of weight is hang on to one single hair, which describes the situ…
• 一鳴驚人 (jat1 ming4 ging1 jan4) — to gain fame overnight or suddenly
• 一點鐘 (jat1 dim2 zung1) — One o'clock
• 一齊 (jat1 cai4) — (adverb) all together
• 丁 (ding1) — fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干shítiāngān [十天干]; fourth in order; letter "…
• 丁 (zaang1) — fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干shítiāngān [十天干]; fourth in order; letter "…
• 丁 (zang1) — fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干shítiāngān [十天干]; fourth in order; letter "…
• 丁屋 (ding1 uk1) — Houses owned by indigenous male villagers in Hong Kong
• 丁等 (ding1 dang2) — A little
• 七一遊行 (cat1 jat1 jau4 hang4) — July 1st Demonstration
• 七仔 (cat1 zi2) — 7-Eleven convenience stores
• 七個一皮 (cat1 go3 jat1 pei4) — stress and confusion due to huge workload
• 七個字 (cat1 go3 zi6) — seven characters or words; thirty-five minutes
• 七出 (cat1 ceot1) — the seven requirement before a divorce is granted in pre-modern China and SE As…
• 七十七 (cat1 sap6 cat1) — seventy-seven
• 七十二行 (cat1 sap6 ji6 hong4) — the 72 key categories of occupation
• 七千 (cat1 cin1) — seven thousand
• 七名 (cat1 ming4) — Seven (people)
• 七嘴八舌 (cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit3) — spreading rumours (idiom)
• 七國咁亂 (cat1 gwok3 gam3 lyun6) — (adjective) extremely messy; chaotic; anarchic (can describe a place or a situa…
• 七大洲 (cat1 daai6 zau1) — Seven continents
• 七姊妹 (cat1 zi2 mui6) — lit. seven sisters, is a old village in the district of North Point in Hong Kong
• 七姊妹道 (cat1 zi2 mui6 dou6) — Tsat Tsz Mui Road, a road in North Point, HK
• 七姐 (cat1 ze2) — also known as Zhinu, who is a weaver girl in Chinese myth and a goddess
• 七孔生煙 (cat1 hung2 sang1 jin1) — lit. steaming from seven holes, meaning one is extremely angry
• 七彩 (cat1 coi2) — colourful; huge variety
• 七情上面 (cat1 cing4 soeng5 min6) — seven emotions all on the face, which means someone delivers strong emotional e…
• 七情六慾 (cat1 cing4 luk6 juk6) — seven emotions and six desires, which refers to the natures of human
• 七情六欲 (cat1 cing4 luk6 juk6) — general psychologic reactions to surroundings of human
• 七手八腳 (cat1 sau2 baat3 goek3) — seven hands eight feet, which means there are a lot of people interfering and t…
• 七扶八插 (cat1 fu4 baat3 caap3) — a group effort to help one
• 七折八扣 (cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3) — thirty percent off and then twenty percent off, which means a huge discount
• 七擒七縱 (cat1 kam4 cat1 zung3) — a strategy that convince your captive or opponent surrender wholeheartedly
• 七支八離 (cat1 zi1 baat3 lei4) — Broken; Fragmented
• 七日 (cat1 jat6) — seven days, seventh [date]
• 七星岩 (cat1 sing1 ngaam4) — Seven-Star Cave, Seven-Star Crag, and Seven-Star Reef; three locations share th…
• 七星茶 (cat1 sing1 caa4) — seven star tea, which is usually called as Health star granules or calming herb…
• 七月一號 (cat1 jyut6 jat1 hou6) — July 1st
• 七月三十號 (cat1 jyut6 saam1 sap6 hou6) — July 30th
• 七步成詩 (cat1 bou6 sing4 si1) — one who composes a poem (in his mind) within 7 steps
• 七百 (cat1 baak3) — Seven hundred
• 七窮六絕 (cat1 kung4 luk6 zyut6) — Desperate
• 七絃琴 (cat1 jin4 kam4) — guqin (seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family)
• 七行詩 (cat1 hong4 si1) — Heptastich
• 七言詩 (cat1 jin4 si1) — a type of Chinese poetry, where every line only consist of seven chinese charac…
• 七除八扣 (cat1 ceoi4 baat3 kau3) — further discounts after discount; further reductions after reduction
• 七顛八倒 (cat1 din1 baat3 dou2) — Things got messed up
• 七點鐘 (cat1 dim2 zung1) — seven o'clock
• 三 (saam1) — 1. three 2. (slang) love affair (usually refers to a female)
• 三九兩丁七 (saam1 gau2 loeng5 ding1 cat1) — very few people
• 三九唔識七 (saam1 gau2 m4 sik1 cat1) — describes the situation where no one knows who anyone else is, where everyone i…
• 三九四零五二 (saam1 gau2 sei3 ling4 ng5 ji6) — six numbers pronounced with the first tone to the sixth tone respectively in Ca…
• 三五知己 (saam1 ng5 zi1 gei2) — several close friends
• 三人性交 (saam1 jan4 sing3 gaau1) — Threesome
• 三仔 (saam1 zai2) — III-rated movie; the three goals for teenagers during 70s to 90s of owning a ca…
• 三個字 (saam1 go3 zi6) — three characters or words; fifteen minutes
• 三個骨 (saam1 go3 gwat1) — three quarters; forty-five minutes (slang)
• 三元里 (saam1 jyun4 lei5) — Sanyuanli-A place in Guangzhou, China
• 三元里站 (saam1 jyun4 lei5 zaam6) — Sanyuanli Station-A place in Guangzhou, China
• 三兩下手勢 (saam1 loeng5 haa5 sau2 sai3) — three or two gestures, which means task done quickly or in no time
• 三八婦女節 (saam1 baat3 fu5 neoi5 zit3) — March 8 International Women's Day
• 三六 (saam1 luk6) — dog (slang)
• 三六香肉 (saam1 luk6 hoeng1 juk6) — three six savory meat, which refers to dog meat
• 三分顏色上大紅 (saam1 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4) — it is used to describe a person who boasts, thinks he; she is superior after ge…
• 三十一日 (saam1 sap6 jat1 jat6) — thirty one days, thirty-first [date]
• 三十一號 (saam1 sap6 jat1 hou6) — thirty-first [date]
• 三十三 (saam1 sap6 saam1) — thirty-three
• 三十日 (saam1 sap6 jat6) — thirty days, thirtieth [date]
• 三千 (saam1 cin1) — three thousand
• 三及第 (saam1 kap6 dai6) — a type of pork congee; a metaphor for something half-baked and messy, burnt at …
• 三口兩脷 (saam1 hau2 loeng5 lei6) — three mouths two tongues, which means lack of credibility
• 三口六面 (saam1 hau2 luk6 min6) — be elaborate or clear about something
• 三句不離本行 (saam1 geoi3 bat1 lei4 bun2 hong4) — person who talks constantly about his profession or usage of jargons (idiom)
• 三合板 (saam1 gap3 baan2) — plywood
• 三唔識七 (saam1 m4 sik1 cat1) — (slang) to not know someone; to be strangers;
• 三國時代 (saam1 gwok3 si4 doi6) — Three Kingdoms period
• 三姑六婆 (saam1 gu1 luk6 po4) — (slang) gossipy women who like to gossipy and sow discord
• 三寸金蓮 (saam1 cyun3 gam1 lin4) — foot binding (a practice for female to bind the feet since 10th century China)
• 三寸釘 (saam1 cyun3 deng1) — A short person
• 三尖八角 (saam1 zim1 baat3 gok3) — irregular shapes; useless; incompatible
• 三岔路口 (saam1 caa3 lou6 hau2) — at a crossroad
• 三幅被 (saam1 fuk1 pei5) — describes a person who often repeats in talking about the same old things; topi…
• 三年 (saam1 nin4) — three years
• 三幾 (saam1 gei2) — around three (quantity)
• 三度空間 (saam1 dou6 hung1 gaan1) — Three-Dimensions
• 三心兩意 (saam1 sam1 loeng5 ji3) — indecisive (idiom)
• 三思 (saam3 si1) — a way of telling others to think twice before making any decision
• 三急 (saam1 gap1) — three urges, which refers to the urge to urinate, excrete, or vomit
• 三扒兩撥 (saam1 paa4 loeng5 but6) — describes a person who is very efficient in doing things
• 三方 (saam1 fong1) — Trilateral; three sides; tripartite:
• 三日 (saam1 jat6) — three days, third [date]
• 三日兩夜 (saam1 jat6 loeng5 je6) — Three days and two nights
• 三日兩頭 (saam1 jat6 loeng5 tau4) — A few days
• 三更窮五更富 (saam1 gaang1 kung4 ng5 gaang1 fu3) — lit. poor at 3 o'clock and rich by 5, meaning one who has no financial planning…
• 三月二十一號 (saam1 jyut6 ji6 sap6 jat1 hou6) — March 21st
• 三朝 (saam1 ciu4) — Three dynasties
• 三朝元老 (saam1 ciu4 jyun4 lou5) — employee who worked under three transitions of management; minister who served …
• 三板 (saam1 baan2) — Sampan; dinghy
• 三板斧 (saam1 baan2 fu2) — three-trick pony
• 三枝桅 (saam1 zi1 ngai4) — barque
• 三柴 (saam1 caai4) — sergeant, who has three hook marks on the badge
• 三條 (saam1 tiu4) — three sticks or stripes of
• 三棟屋博物館 (saam1 dung6 uk1 bok3 mat6 gun2) — Sam Tung Uk Museum
• 三步揦埋兩步 (saam1 bou6 laa3 maai4 loeng5 bou6) — lit. to cover the distance of two steps with quick three steps, meaning to walk…
• 三歲定八十 (saam1 seoi3 ding6 baat3 sap6) — (phrase) how a child acts (at age 3) already determines how he; she will be whe…
• 三江 (saam1 gong1) — Heilongjiang,Ussuri River and the Songhua River
• 三蒸酒 (saam1 zing1 zau2) — triple-distilled rice wine
• 三百 (saam1 baak3) — three hundred
• 三相 (saam1 soeng3) — Triphase
• 三粒星 (saam1 nap1 sing1) — three stars, which also indicates to Permanent Hong Kong identity card
• 三索 (saam1 sok3) — Three bamboo (one of the tiles in Mahjong game)
• 三索線 (saam1 sok3 sin3) — radiated ratsnake (snake)
• 三維電影 (saam1 wai4 din6 jing2) — 3D movie
• 三緘其口 (saam1 gaam1 kei4 hau2) — to talk cautiously
• 三缺一 (saam1 kyut3 jat1) — short of one player (mahjong); three-person mahjong
• 三腳凳 (saam1 goek3 dang3) — a chair with only 3 legs; to describe something or someone that is unreliable
• 三腳櫈 (saam1 goek3 dang3) — something which is unreliable or not trustworthy; a trap for tripping people ov…
• 三腳雞 (saam1 goek3 gai1) — three-wheeled motorcycle; auto rickshaw (slang)
• 三花 (saam1 faa1) — three flowers, or refers to a inspector of Hong Kong Police Force
• 三蕃市 (saam1 faan4 si5) — San Francisco
• 三藩市交通局 (saam1 faan4 si5 gaau1 tung1 guk6) — Transportation Department of San Francisco
• 三藩市城市鐵路 (saam1 faan4 si5 sing4 si5 tit3 lou6) — Urban railway of San Francisco
• 三藩市華埠 (saam1 faan4 si5 waa4 fau6) — San Francisco Chinatown
• 三蛇 (saam1 se4) — three snakes, or refers to bad things or people
• 三蛇羹 (saam1 se4 gang1) — snakes soup which was cooked with three types of snake meat
• 三行 (saam1 hang4) — profession categorisation of masonry, carpentry and paint
• 三行仔 (saam1 hong4 zai2) — carpenter, construction worker and upfitter
• 三行佬 (saam1 hong4 lou2) — Carpenter,construction worker and upfitter
• 三衰六旺 (saam1 seoi1 luk6 wong6) — fate; describes the challenges and; or fortune in life where everyone will have…
• 三角尺 (saam1 gok3 cek3) — set square
• 三角架 (saam1 gok3 gaa2) — Tripod
• 三角測量 (saam1 gok3 caak1 loeng4) — Triangulation
• 三角皮帶 (saam1 gok3 pei4 daai2) — V-type belt
• 三角鐵 (saam1 gok3 tit3) — (Percussion instrument)The triangle
• 三足鼎立 (saam1 zuk1 ding2 laap6) — A situation of tripartite confrontation
• 三重彩 (saam1 cung4 coi2) — Horse racing terms, precise predicting top three in a game(Regard of the rankin…
• 三項鐵人 (saam1 hong6 tit3 jan4) — Triathlon
• 三鳥 (saam1 niu5) — three birds; ambassadors; collective term for chicken, duck, goose
• 三點三 (saam1 dim2 saam1) — three point three; a quarter past three, which also means afternoon tea
• 三點式 (saam1 dim2 sik1) — Bikini
• 三點鐘 (saam1 dim2 zung1) — Three o'clock
• 上 (soeng5) — 8. to climb 9. to get onto 10. to go up 11. to attend (class or university) 12.…
• 上上下下 (soeng6 soeng6 haa6 haa6) — everything within
• 上下九 (soeng6 haa6 gau2) — Shangxiajiu-A place in Guangzhou
• 上便 (soeng6 bin6) — (preposition; noun; adverb) upper; on; above; top; (noun) superior; above; an e…
• 上個禮拜 (soeng5 go3 lai5 baai3) — last week
• 上列 (soeng6 lit6) — The above-listed
• 上半場 (soeng6 bun3 coeng4) — First half (of a game)
• 上半部 (soeng6 bun3 bou6) — First half;Upper half
• 上品 (soeng6 ban2) — top or high quality
• 上嚟 (soeng5 lai2) — to come over, to come up
• 上址 (soeng6 zi2) — The above address
• 上堂 (soeng5 tong4) — (verb) to go to a class; to go to court
• 上士 (soeng6 si6) — Sergeant
• 上天堂 (soeng5 tin1 tong4) — Go to heaven
• 上天無路 (soeng6 tin1 mou4 lou6) — Come to a dead end;have no way out
• 上契 (soeng5 kai3) — the establishment of the relationship of godparent(s) [godfather or godmother] …
• 上岸 (soeng5 ngon6) — to become rich (Cantonese)
• 上得山多終遇虎 (soeng5 dak1 saan1 do1 zung1 jyu6 fu2) — describes the situation where if someone has tried his; her luck for many times…
• 上情下達 (soeng6 cing4 haa6 daat6) — transmit an order from above to lower level
• 上數 (soeng6 sou3) — [literal translation] upper digit; according to the pronunciation, it may refer…
• 上斜 (soeng5 ce4) — going up a slope
• 上晝 (soeng6 zau3) — (noun) a.m.; morning; (adverb) in the morning
• 上朝 (soeng5 ciu4) — the morning assembly held by the emperor and his ministers (in olden days China…
• 上架 (soeng5 gaa2) — Put new product on the shelves
• 上機 (soeng5 gei1) — boarding a flight (air travel)
• 上氣唔接下氣 (soeng6 hei3 m4 zip3 haa6 hei3) — out of breath; breathless
• 上海人 (soeng6 hoi2 jan4) — Shanghainese people
• 上海灘 (soeng6 hoi2 taan1) — The Bund, which is also known as Waitan
• 上海街 (soeng6 hoi2 gaai1) — Shanghai street, a street in central Kowloon of Hong Kong
• 上湯 (soeng6 tong1) — consomme; a soup made by (usually – meat [chicken, beef or fish]) for cooking p…
• 上漆 (soeng5 cat1) — Japanning; painting
• 上畫 (soeng5 waa2) — release on screen (movie)
• 上皮組織 (soeng6 pei4 zou2 zik1) — Epithelial tissue
• 上盤 (soeng6 pun4) — a term in soccer gambling
• 上空裝 (soeng6 hung1 zong1) — Topless
• 上窰民俗文物館 (soeng6 jiu4 man4 zuk6 man4 mat6 gun2) — Sheung Yiu Folk Custom Museum
• 上等貨 (soeng6 dang2 fo3) — top-class products
• 上策 (soeng6 caak3) — a good plan, the best strategy
• 上算 (soeng6 syun3) — good deal, worthwhile
• 上網 (soeng5 mong5) — (verb) online
• 上聯 (soeng6 lyun4) — first line of a couplet
• 上腦 (soeng5 nou5) — having impact on one's emotions, causing one to behave rashly
• 上臂 (soeng6 bei3) — upper arm
• 上臺 (soeng5 toi4) — to go onto the stage; to commence serving (as a leader, such as president, gove…
• 上色 (soeng6 sik1) — to colour (put on)
• 上落 (soeng5 lok6) — go up and down
• 上蠟 (soeng5 laap6) — Waxing
• 上車 (soeng5 ce1) — to purchase one's first property (Cantonese slang)
• 上車盤 (soeng6 ce1 pun4) — starter homes (properties where price is suitable for first home-buyers)
• 上鋪 (soeng6 pou1) — Upper berth
• 上鏈 (soeng5 lin6) — to wind up the chain
• 上陣不離父子兵 (soeng5 zan6 bat1 lei4 fu6 zi2 bing1) — one having good relationship with father, where it is like both always heading …
• 上電 (soeng5 din6) — the act of taking drugs (slang)
• 上頭 (soeng6 tau4) — superior or supervisor in line; boss (Cantonese)
• 上顎 (soeng6 ngok6) — upper jaw
• 上香 (soeng5 hoeng1) — Burn incense and pray
• 上高 (soeng6 gou1) — above; up there (Cantonese)
• 下下 (haa6 haa6) — often; always; regularly (spoken)
• 下世投胎 (haa6 sai3 tau4 toi1) — reincarnation
• 下中農 (haa6 zung1 nung4) — Low-middle class peasant
• 下乘 (haa6 sing6) — Inferior;bad quality
• 下人 (haa6 jan4) — servant
• 下低 (haa6 dai1) — (adverb; preposition) under; below; underneath; lower
• 下便 (haa6 bin6) — (adverb; preposition; noun) under; below; underneath; lower; bottom; an express…
• 下個禮拜 (haa6 go3 lai5 baai3) — Next week
• 下午茶 (haa6 ng5 caa4) — an afternoon tea
• 下半場 (haa6 bun3 coeng4) — Second half(of a game)
• 下半晝 (haa6 bun3 zau3) — Afternoon
• 下咽 (haa6 jin3) — Swallow
• 下啖氣 (haa6 daam6 hei3) — to swallow anger
• 下嫁 (haa6 gaa3) — (female) to get marry
• 下定 (haa6 deng6) — to make a decision; place an order; place a deposit
• 下巴輕輕 (haa6 baa1 hing1 hing1) — it is used to describe a person who makes promises easily but fails to deliver
• 下年 (haa6 nin4) — next year
• 下底 (haa6 dai2) — beneath
• 下情上達 (haa6 cing4 soeng6 daat6) — To notify the superior of the circumstance of the inferiors
• 下懷 (haa6 waai4) — One's heart's desire;what one's wants
• 下扒 (haa6 paa4) — chin
• 下扒輕輕 (haa6 paa4 hing1 hing1) — promising easily (spoken)
• 下文 (haa6 man4) — the update(s) of a particular matter; later development
• 下晏 (haa6 aan3) — afternoon

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