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一批jat1 pai1A batch一技旁身jat1 gei6 pong4 san1with a skill handy at hands一把jat1 baa2bunch一把火jat1 baa2 fo2burning with anger一拍行jat1 paak3 hong2Two people walking side by side一招半式jat1 ziu1 bun3 sik1lit. half or part of a martial arts style, meaning one who is knowledgeable partially一撇嘢jat1 pit3 je5a stroke of a thing, which means a part of something or happening一撇水jat1 pit3 seoi2a thousand dollars一擔擔jat1 daam3 daam1(adjective) alike; similar; as same as; identical; two of a kind; tweedledum and tweedledee一支公jat1 zi1 gung1a lonely man; one who is alone一文jat1 man4a dollar, usually refers a very small amount of cash or money一於jat1 jyu1(conjunctive adverb) decided; determined; settled on(suggestive imperative) used for suggesting that you or other people to do something or to just go with a decision, similar to saying "let's…" "in any case, let's…" ; "let's just…" ; "no need to hesitate, just…"一日jat1 jat6(n.) a day or one day; (slang) used as part of a prepositional phrase (一日都係) to blame someone (or something or 'a reason') for some negative things that have happened, all because of; owing to; thanks to (e.g. 一日都係你 means "It's all because of you" or "Thanks to you".)一日到黑jat1 jat6 dou3 hak1all day long一早jat1 zou2earlier一早就jat1 zou2 zau6early in the morning, already at the beginning一時jat1 si4suddenly; at an instant一時一樣jat1 si4 jat1 joeng6describes a person's behavior which is inconsistent and; or often changing his; her mind一時之間jat1 si4 zi1 gaan1at a sudden一時口快jat1 si4 hau2 faai3one who said something not meant to be spoken; one who slipped with one's words一時時jat1 si4 si4sometimes一朝jat1 ziu1one morning一朝天子一朝臣jat1 ciu4 tin1 zi2 jat1 ciu4 san4lit. one reign of an emperor, one reign of officials, meaning one's subordinates or followers will tend to lose its power once the superior has fallen from power一朝被蛇咬jat1 ziu1 bei6 se4 ngaau5A burnt dog dreads the fire;once bitten, twice shy一本通書睇到老jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5always 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 soeng5lit. a fresh flower planted on a cow dung, meaning a relationship where the woman has great qualities, where the man has not, or much inferior (especially use in looks)一枕黃粱jat1 zam2 wong4 loeng4Fond dream一枝公jat1 zi1 gung1(slang) (a term used for a man only) alone; single一架jat1 gaa3classifier for plane or vehicles一條冷jat1 tiu4 laang5a lonely man; one who is alone一條數jat1 tiu4 sou3one maths question; one debt or bill一條氣jat1 tiu4 hei3non-stop; in one go (spoken)