一早

Mandarin · pinyin yī zǎo

Meanings

  1. early in the morning
  2. at dawn
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
早
zǎo · early; soon; morning
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1–3 · yi1 zao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 zou2

Cantonese word readings for 一早. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jat1 zou2

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noun

  1. (colloquial) early morning; (at) dawn

adv

  1. (Cantonese) long since; long ago; already at an earlier time; for a long time; early on

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