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Jyutping jat1 si6
Pinyin yī shì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. A matter
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 詞綴
    將​某件事​嘅​描述​變​成名​詞短​語​嘅​後​綴
    suffix of nominalization of an event; the matter of
    • 對於同其他院校合作出版特刊一事,我哋需要時間考慮。
      对于同其他院校合作出版特刊一事,我哋需要时间考虑。
      deoi3 jyu1 tung4 kei4 taa1 jyun2 haau6 hap6 zok3 ceot1 baan2 dak6 hon2 jat1 si6, ngo5 dei6 seoi1 jiu3 si4 gaan3 haau2 leoi6.
      We need time for consideration regarding cooperation with other institutions to publish the special issue.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, dialectal
    related (organizationally or professionally); belonging to the same organization
    • 你們都是一事嗎?
      你们都是一事吗?
      nǐ men dōu shì yī shì ma ?
      Are you all together?
    • 這兩家公司其實是一事。
      这两家公司其实是一事。
      zhè liǎng jiā gōng sī qí shí shì yī shì .
      The two firms are actually one and the same outfit.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他为上学迟到一事向老师道了歉。
    他為上學遲到一事向老師道了歉。
    tā wéi shàng xué chí dào yī shì xiàng lǎo shī dào le qiàn 。
    • He apologized to the teacher for coming to school late.
  2. Mandarin
    我对之前没能给你写信一事感到抱歉。
    我對之前沒能給你寫信一事感到抱歉。
    wǒ duì zhī qián méi néng gěi nǐ xiě xìn yī shì gǎn dào bào qiàn 。
    • Please forgive me for not having written to you earlier.
    • I'm sorry I couldn't write to you earlier.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个已经唔系单一事件。
    呢個已經唔係單一事件。
    ni1 go3 ji5 ging1 m4 hai6 daan1 jat1 si6 gin2.
    • This is not the first case.
  2. Cantonese
    一事无成
    一事無成
    jat1 si6 mou4 sing4
    • to have nothing achieved or succeeded
  3. Cantonese
    佢做过好多份工,但总系一事无成。
    佢做過好多份工,但總係一事無成。
    keoi5 zou6 gwo3 hou2 do1 fan6 gung1, daan6 zung2 hai6 jat1 si6 mou4 sing4.
    • He has done many jobs but he always ends up without any accomplishment.
  4. Cantonese
    九一一事件真系一场大浩劫。
    九一一事件真係一場大浩劫。
    gau2 jat1 jat1 si6 gin2 zan1 hai6 jat1 coeng4 daai6 hou6 gip3.
    • The 911 incident is a great calamity.
  5. Cantonese
    对于同其他院校合作出版特刊一事,我哋需要时间考虑。
    對於同其他院校合作出版特刊一事,我哋需要時間考慮。
    deoi3 jyu1 tung4 kei4 taa1 jyun2 haau6 hap6 zok3 ceot1 baan2 dak6 hon2 jat1 si6, ngo5 dei6 seoi1 jiu3 si4 gaan3 haau2 leoi6.
    • We need time for consideration regarding cooperation with other institutions to publish the special issue.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    做生意不能前怕狼后怕虎,否则将一事无成。
    做生意不能前怕狼後怕虎,否則將一事無成。
    zuò shēng yi bù néng qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ , fǒu zé jiāng yī shì wú chéng .
    • You'll get nowhere in business if you're afraid of taking action.
  2. Mandarin
    你们都是一事吗?
    你們都是一事嗎?
    nǐ men dōu shì yī shì ma ?
    • Are you all together?
  3. Mandarin
    这两家公司其实是一事。
    這兩家公司其實是一事。
    zhè liǎng jiā gōng sī qí shí shì yī shì .
    • The two firms are actually one and the same outfit.
  4. Mandarin
    仅以张成泽在2009年一年里从其小金库拿出挥霍460多万欧元,出入海外赌场一事,足以证明他何等堕落、变质。
    僅以張成澤在2009年一年裏從其小金庫拿出揮霍460多萬歐元,出入海外賭場一事,足以證明他何等墮落、變質。
    jǐn yǐ zhāng chéng zé zài 2009 nián yī nián lǐ cóng qí xiǎo jīn kù ná chū huī huò 460 duō wàn ōu yuán , chū rù hǎi wài dǔ chǎng yī shì , zú yǐ zhèng míng tā hé děng duò luò , biàn zhì .
    • He took at least 4.6 million Euro from his secret coffers and squandered it in 2009 alone and enjoyed himself in casino in a foreign country. These facts alone clearly show how corrupt and degenerate he was.