一早 (jat1 zou2 | yi1 zao3) : earlier on; from the beginning

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一早

jat1 zou2

yi1 zao3

[1] (mainly Cant.) earlier on; from the beginning; from the past | Often in the form 一早就 | Mand.: 早先 [2] (coll. Mand.) early in the morning

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 3,230,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

一早

This word was added by tym on 16th Sep 2004 15:45 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

一 jat1 - number one
早 zou2 - early

1 compounds containing this word:

一早就 - earlier on; from the start

Showing 1 example containing 一早

畀我就一早收綫唔同佢嗲咁耐！粵
I would have hung up the phone and not chatted with her for so long.
[Literally: 畀我就 - If I was in the situation, 一早收綫 - (I) would have hung up right at the outset 唔同佢嗲 - (and) wouldn't have talked with her 咁耐! - so long!]

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