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Jyutping jat1 zou2
Pinyin yī zǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. early in the morning
  2. at dawn
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. earlier
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    由​好​耐​之前​開始
    since a long time ago
    • 我一早就知啦!
      我一早就知啦!
      ngo5 jat1 zou2 zau6 zi1 laa1!
      I know it a long time ago.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, colloquial
    early morning; (at) dawn
    (syn.) 早浪, 晨早, 早晨家, 起早, 早上, 朝晨早, 天亮, 早浪向, 朝晨, 打早, 清早晨, 清早, 晨, 眠起早, 光早, 朝早, 朝間早, 早晨頭, 眠起, 清晨, 朝頭朝早, 侵早, 早頭, 晨早時務, 早起頭, 早朝, 通光, 早起, 朝晨頭, 起早頭, 晨早頭, 天光早, 趕起, 早朝早, 天亮頭, 一皓, 朝頭早, 早朝頭, 朝早頭, 打早起, 天光, 朝, 一早, 朝頭, 早晨起來, 早晨
  2. adv, Cantonese
    long since; long ago; already at an earlier time; for a long time; early on
    (syn.) 早著, 晨早, 早着, 久已, 已久, 早已, 早就
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
  2. 早就
  3. 老早
  4. 很久以前
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4951
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们同意了第二天一早开始。
    我們同意了第二天一早開始。
    wǒ men tóng yì le dì èr tiān yī zǎo kāi shǐ 。
    • We agreed to start early the next morning.
  2. Mandarin
    这个问题你想了一早上了。休息一下,去吃午饭吧。
    這個問題你想了一早上了。休息一下,去吃午飯吧。
    zhè ge wèn tí nǐ xiǎng le yī zǎo shàng le 。 xiū xi yī xià , qù chī wǔ fàn ba 。
    • You have been thinking about this problem the whole morning. Take a break; go eat lunch.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    如果佢唔系嗮咗咁多时间,佢一早就已经做完啦。
    如果佢唔係嗮咗咁多時間,佢一早就已經做完啦。
    jyu4 gwo2 keoi5 m4 hai6 嗮 zo2 gam3 do1 si4 gaan3 , keoi5 jat1 zou2 zau6 ji5 ging1 zou6 jyun4 laa1 。
    • If he hadn't wasted time, he'd be finished by now.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    听朝一早我哋就要出发上山架嚹,大家要养精畜锐,早啲瞓。
    聽朝一早我哋就要出發上山架嚹,大家要養精畜鋭,早啲瞓。
    • We will climb uphill very early tomorrow. Remember to conserve energy and sleep early tonight.
  2. Cantonese
    佢真系死好命,其他人咁揸车一早出咗意外。
    佢真係死好命,其他人咁揸車一早出咗意外。
    • It's lucky he's still alive. Most people would have gotten into an accident by now if they drove like him.
  3. Cantonese
    我一早叫你唔好插手㗎啦,咪盏捉虫入屎忽!
    我一早叫你唔好插手㗎啦,咪盞捉蟲入屎忽!
    ngo5 jat1 zou2 giu3 nei5 m4 hou2 caap3 sau2 gaa3 laa1, mai6 zaan2 zuk1 cung4 jap6 si2 fat1!
    • I had told you not to meddle with my affairs. You are just shooting yourself in the foot.
  4. Cantonese
    我一早就话咗你听喇!
    我一早就話咗你聽喇!
    ngo5 jat1 zou2 zau6 waa6 zo2 nei5 teng1 laa3!
    • I've told you in the first place.
  5. Cantonese
    咪就系啰,我一早都话佢系𠮶个强奸犯㗎啦。
    咪就係囉,我一早都話佢係嗰個強姦犯㗎啦。
    mai6 zau6 hai6 lo1, ngo5 jat1 zou2 dou1 waa6 keoi5 hai6 go2 go3 koeng4 gaan1 faan2 gaa3 laa1.
    • See, I told you he is that rapist.