「一」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: jat1
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
  • do a bit of something, an infix between the duplication of the first syllable of a verb, meaning the action occurs for a short amount of time, the syllable 一 jat1 may be reduced to a shorter sound or a floating tone that raises the pitch of the previous syllable
    (Cant.) 賀ho6一jat1賀ho6佢keoi5
    (Eng.) to celebrate (do a bit of celebration)
    (Cant.) 睇tai2一jat1睇tai2就zau6走zau2
    (Eng.) to take a brief look then leave
    (Cant.) 入jap6房fong2同tung4我ngo5傾king1一jat1傾king1吖aa1。
    (Eng.) Come into my room for a quick talk.
    (Cant.) 請cing2你nei5等dang2一jat1等dang2。
    (Eng.) Please wait a moment.
    (Cant.) 你nei5可ho2能nang4要jiu3考haau2一jat1考haau2慮leoi6。
    (Eng.) You may have to think about it.

  • a diminutive infix between the duplication of a monosyllabic gradable adjective, meaning "really"
    (Cant.) 化faa3到dou3個go3妝zong1靚leng3一jat1靚leng3
    (Eng.) really pretty makeup
    (Cant.) 質zat1到dou3個go3書syu1包baau1重cung5一jat1重cung5
    (Eng.) packed a very heavy bag
    (Cant.) 個go3風fung1打daa2到dou3正zeng3一jat1正zeng3。
    (Eng.) The eye of the typhoon hit us directly.
    (Cant.) 新san1正zing1頭tau2着zoek3到dou3紅hung4一jat1紅hung4。
    (Eng.) (Someone) dress in all red during the Chinese new year.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5攬laam2到dou3我ngo5實sat6一jat1實sat6。
    (Eng.) She held me tightly.
    (Cant.) 枝zi1酒zau2貴gwai3一jat1貴gwai3都dou1要jiu3買maai5。
    (Eng.) I'll buy a bottle of wine, even if it's quite expensive.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5俾bei2部bou6推teoi1車ce1仔zai2撞zong6到dou3應jing3一jat1應jing3。
    (Eng.) I was hit by a trolley with its full force.

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「一」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: jat1
Part of Speech: conjunction
Explanation:
as soon as; once
(Cant.) 一試便知龍與鳳jat1 si3 bin6 zi1 lung4 jyu5 fung6
(Eng.) the truth will be revealed upon a test
(Cant.) 佢keoi5一jat1返faan1嚟lei4就zau6鬧naau6人jan4。
(Eng.) He started telling off people once he got here.
(Cant.) 我ngo5一jat1上soeng5台toi4就zau6會wui5好hou2緊gan2張zoeng1。
(Eng.) I get very nervous once I step on the stage.
See also: 再度 曾經 一次過 凡
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「一」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: jat1
Part of Speech: number
Explanation:
one; a
(Cant.) 一jat1杯bui1茶caa4
(Eng.) a cup of tea
Synonym: Synonym: 壹
See also: 一條冷 單 乙
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