一擔擔

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	carrying pole with loads on both ends	to carry with a shoulder load
trad. (一擔擔)		一	擔	擔
simp. (一担担)		一	担	担
Literally: “to be carried in the same load”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ daam³ daam¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ daam³ daam¹
    • Yale: yāt daam dāam
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ daam³ daam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ dam³ dam¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ taːm³³ taːm⁵⁵/

Adjective

一擔擔

1. (Cantonese) the same (in a negative way); like birds of a feather

Synonyms

• 半斤八兩／半斤八两 (bànjīnbāliǎng), 一丘之貉 (yīqiūzhīhé)