一日 (jat1 jat6 | yi1 ri4) : 1st day of the month; one day; the whole day; all day long

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一日

jat1 jat6

yi1 ri4

1st day of the month; one day; the whole day; all day long

Level: 1
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

一日

This word has been viewed 4787 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 2nd Mar 2007 19:49 and last edited on 21st Nov 2009 08:23

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Characters in this word:

一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
日 jat6 - sun; day

20 compounds containing this word:

一日之計在於晨 - planning for the whole day will be done in the morning
一日都係 - it's all because of
一日都係你 - it's all because of you
有朝一日 - some day
有一日 - one day
一日數起 - several happenings or times on one day
最後一日 - the last day
收尾一日 - the last day
一日為師,終身為師 - once a teacher, a teacher for life
一日為師,終身為父 - Even if someone is your teacher for only a day, you should regard him like your father for the rest of your life
頭一日 - [n] the first day
一日三秋 - one day (away from a dear one) seems like three years
一日不見如隔三秋 - one day (away from a dear one) seems like three years
一日到黑 - all day long; always
冰凍三尺，非一日之寒 - before sth. (trouble, problems etc.) comes to the surface it has been brewing for quite a while
一日都係... - it's all .... fault; ... is always the blame
一日千里 - rapid progress, one day a thousand li of distance
Common Formations:
二十一日 - 21st day of the month
三十一日 - 31st day of the month
十一日 - 11th day of the month

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一日飲八杯水。粵
Drink eight cups of water each day.

一日煮足三餐都幾嘥時間。粵
It is very time-consuming if the three meals of a day are all made by me.

一日一蘋果，醫生遠離我。
An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.

一日飲八杯水先至夠健康！粵
Drinking eight glasses of water per day, only then we will be in good health!

你一日食十包煙，想早啲釘蓋呀？粵
You smoke ten packs of cigarettes a day, (you) got a death wish?
[Lit: You smoke ten packs of cigarettes a day, (you) want to die earlier?]

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