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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 one is almost falling over
- 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 suggestion, similar to the meaning of "what about…?"; "how about…"
- 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 members of the same family
- 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 another
- 一個骨 (jat1 go3 gwat1) — 15 minutes; quarter-hour; literal meaning: a piece of bone; Cantonese slang, derived from the English word 'quarter', the pronunciation of 'quart' sounds similar to the Cantonese pronunciation of '骨' (gwat1)
- 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 until one can clarify if any moves are of any value
- 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 negotiating the price of buying or purchasing something)
- 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 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
- 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 follow by the bad, switching alternately
- 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 living
- 一場 (jat1 coeng4) — [measure word] one round or an event, such as a round of game, a dream, or a speech.
- 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 one must treasure their partner
- 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 clouds on the sky– which finally disappear [negative]) and feeling relieved again (seeing the sun which is sunny and bright again [positive])
- 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 off any troubles
- 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 children
- 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 built upon scarifies of many people
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