一般 (jat1 bun1) — ordinary; common; general in Cantonese
jatˉ¹一bunˉ¹般Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 ban1
Meaning of 一般
nounordinary; common; general
nounsame as; just like
Example Sentences with 一般
我嘅職業唔係一般人可以接受
My occupation is not one that normal people can accept.
bat1jiu3不ganˉ¹要taaˉ¹跟jatˉ¹他bunˉ¹一gin˗₃般sikˉ¹見識!
don't lower yourself to their level!
首先係一般情報
First of all, we have some (new) information.
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋gwaanˉ¹關haiˍ₆係sikˉ¹式jatˉ¹一bun1.般。
Our relationship is average.
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋gaaˉ¹家gengˊ²境jatˉ¹一bun1.般。
Our family background is average.
Characters in 一般
Words Containing 一般
一般人jat1 bun1 jan4
the everyman
一般見識jat1 bun1 gin3 sik1
Very normal, a very average or commmon way of though. Used in a negative sense.
一般般jat1 bun1 bun1
passable, not too bad, so-so, it is okay, common (negative), ...
一般性jat1 bun1 sing3
(in) general (terms); generalized
一般來說jat1 bun1 loi4 syut3
generally speaking
一般原則jat1 bun1 jyun4 zak1
general principle
天下烏鴉一般黑tin1 haa6 wu1 aa1 jat1 bun1 hak1
all bad people in the world are equally black (lit., "in the world, all crows are equally black")
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