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一脈相傳jat1 mak6 soeng1 cyun4a custom, idea or thing passed down from generation to generation within the family一腳牛屎jat1 goek3 ngau4 si2a foot covered in cow dung, it is used to describe a person getting himself; herself in big trouble which is hard to get out of一腳踏兩船jat1 goek3 daap6 loeng5 syun4two-timing (slang)一腳踢jat1 goek3 tek3(slang) to describe someone who handles all the tasks for a project or a business一自jat1 zi6as soon as; one side; do this and that at the same time一舉成名jat1 geoi2 sing4 ming4lit. one passed imperial examinations and make fame, meaning one who make fame in an instant一舊飯jat1 gau6 faan6lit. one lump of rice, meaning one who is not responsive or stupid一色jat1 sik1same colour; same tone; identical一草jat1 cou2ten dollars一處jat1 cyu3a place一表人才jat1 biu2 jan4 coi4refers a person looking outstanding一見鍾情jat1 gin3 zung1 cing4to be deeply in love with something; someone right away after the first glance; sight一覽表jat1 laam5 biu2summary in the form of a chart一言以蔽jat1 jin4 ji5 bai3In a word一言堂jat1 jin4 tong4it is used to describe a person not listening to others, and who is undemocratic, a dictator一講曹操,曹操就到jat1 gong2 cou4 cou1 cou4 cou1 zau6 dou3speaking of the devil and he shall appear, when something; someone being discussed appear unexpectedly一路上jat1 lou6 soeng6on the road, all the way一路路jat1 lou6 lou6gradually一身債jat1 san1 zaai3one 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 sung1one relieved from stress一輪嘴jat1 leon2 zeoi2the 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 caam3one who stand motionless or straight一邊倒jat1 bin1 dou2leaning to the majority一部jat1 bou6Radical 1, [measure word] a thing, usually used with object or thing like cellphone or movie一部份jat1 bou6 fan6A part一醉解千愁jat1 zeoi3 gaai2 cin1 sau4Get drunk to escape from reality一鑊jat1 wok6lit. 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 someting in one stroke; to make a clean sweep