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一刻 (jat1 hak1) — a quarter of an hour, fifteen minutes [Syn.] 一刻鐘 , 十五分鐘 [粵]: 三個字 , 一個骨 in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一hakˉ¹刻
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 ke4

Meaning of 一刻

nouna quarter of an hour, fifteen minutes [Syn.] 一刻鐘 , 十五分鐘 [粵]: 三個字 , 一個骨
nounone quarter
nounA moment;A quarter

Example Sentences with 一刻

dangˊ²等jatˉ¹一hakˉ¹刻zungˉ¹鐘
Wait for a quarter of an hour.
mongˎ₄忙zoˊ²咗jatˉ¹一hakˉ¹刻zungˉ¹鐘
Been busy for a quarter of an hour.
kingˉ¹傾zoˊ²咗jatˉ¹一hakˉ¹刻zungˉ¹鐘
Chatted for a quarter of an hour.
tauˊ²唞jatˉ¹一hakˉ¹刻zungˉ¹鐘
Rest for a quarter of an hour.
jauˉ¹休sikˉ¹息jatˉ¹一hakˉ¹刻zungˉ¹鐘
Take a break for a quarter of an hour.
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Characters in 一刻

一jat1
one; a; an; the
刻hak1
describe; depict; portray

Words Containing 一刻

一時一刻jat1 si4 jat1 hak1
for a single moment; at any time
一刻千金jat1 hak1 cin1 gam1
every minute is precious
春宵一刻值千金ceon1 siu1 jat1 hak1 zik6 cin1 gam1
'every hour in Spring is very precious'; 'every minute of the wedding night is valuable'
一刻鐘jat1 hak1 zung1
a quarter of an hour, fifteen minutes [Syn.] 一刻 , 十五分鐘 [粵]: 三個字 , 一個骨

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