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The Cantonese word jat haa - 一下 - jat1 haa6
(a little while in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

jat1 haa6

English translations

a little while, at one stroke, one time,
all at once, once, all of a sudden

Chinese characters:

一下
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The traditional Chinese characters of jat1 haa6 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
一下 (jat1 haa6) is composed of these characters: 一, 下

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

one  |  wait a moment
一下 ( jat haa / jat1 haa6 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 223)
Cantonese words containing the word 一下 ( jat haa / jat1 haa6 ) :
jat1 haa6 ( 一下儿 ), jat1 haa6 ( 一下子 )
More words that mean a little while in Cantonese
jat1 haa6 ji4 ( 一下儿 ), jat1 wui5 ji4 ( 一会儿 )
More words that mean at one stroke in Cantonese
jat1 haa6 ji4 ( 一下儿 )

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