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一下

jat1 haa5

yi1 xia4

[1] once; one time; awhile | Often after a verb to indicate a short moment and sometimes shortened to just 下 (which the HK media inexplicably writes as 吓)| eg. 等一下; 講(一)下嘢; 睇下; 瞓一下 | Mand.-only synon.: 一會兒 [2] all at once; at one fell swoop | Synon.: 一下子

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一下

一 jat1 yi1 yi4 yi2 - number one
下 haa6 haa5 xia4 - down; under

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我突然好癐，等我瞓一下。粵 edit
I'm suddenly very tired, let me sleep for a bit.

我突然好攰，等我瞓一下。粵 edit
I'm suddenly very tired, let me sleep for a bit.

我想請您給我量一下我的胸圍尺寸。國 edit
I want you to take my chest measurement.

This word was added by tym on 1st Aug 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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