Cantonese words starting with J

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因公殉職因公殉职

jan1 gung1 seon1 zik1to die in the course of performing one's duty (idiom)

因果報應因果报应

jan1 gwo2 bou3 jing3karma

因果關係因果关系

jan1 gwo2 gwaan1 hai6Causality

jan1 gwo2 leot6Causality

jan1 hang6delighted

jan1 hei2 joek6 kwong4to be wild with joy (idiom)

jan1 heoi1Yinxu, ruins of Yinshang 殷商 city at Anyang 安陽|安阳 in Henan province, a World H...

jan1 ho4why, reasons why

jan1 jan1earnest

欣欣向榮欣欣向荣

jan1 jan1 hoeng3 wing4(idiom) flourishing

恩恩愛愛恩恩爱爱

jan1 jan1 oi3 oi3to be lovey-dovey; strong and deep bonds between married couples or parents a...

jan1 jan4(noun) Savior

因人而異因人而异

jan1 jan4 ji4 ji6varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual

jan1 jan4 sing4 si6to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his fri...

jan1 jan6 ji4 fan1(idiom) to marry because of an unplanned pregnancy

殷憂啟聖殷忧启圣

jan1 jau1 kai2 sing3deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)

jan1 jau4reason; predestined relationship (Buddhism)

jan1 ji4(conjunction) So that

jan1 ji6feelings of gratitude and loyalty

jan1 jin4gladly

jan1 jing3to respond accordingly to; to cope with

因噎廢食因噎废食

jan1 jit3 fai3 sik6lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to sp...

jan1 jung6to employ by examination

jan1 jyu4 ci2because of this

jan1 jyun3gratitude and grudges; grudges

jan1 jyun4chance; predestined relationship; chain of cause and effect

jan1 jyun4a marriage predestined by fate

jan1 jyut6joyful; delightful; happy

jan1 kan4politely; eagerly attentive

jan1 kwan1anthraquinone (chemistry)

因陋就簡因陋就简

jan1 lau6 zau6 gaan2crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can; It's not pret...

jan1 lei6 sing4 bin6(idiom) to rely on the most favorable method

jan1 luk6to employ by an examination

jan1 mat1 si6for what reason; why; how come [written and colloquial]

jan1 min5kind patronage

jan1 mit6to sink into oblivion; to bury in obscurity

jan1 mut6to bury; to pass into oblivion; to annihilate (physics)

湮沒無聞湮没无闻

jan1 mut6 mou4 man4to pass into oblivion

因紐特因纽特

jan1 nau2 dak6Inuit

恩寧路恩宁路

jan1 ning4 lou6Enning Road, located in Guangzhou, China

jan1 oi3loving affection (in a couple)

因愛成恨因爱成恨

jan1 oi3 sing4 han6hatred caused by love (idiom)

jan1 ou3Sunny Bay, a MTR interchange station for Hong Kong's Disneyland on the Tung C...

jan1 ping4see 恩平市[En1 ping2 Shi4]

jan1 ping4 si5Enping, a county-level city in Jiangmen City 江門市|江门市[Jiang1 men2 Shi4], Guang...

恩培多克勒

jan1 pui4 do1 hak1 lak6Empedocles (490-430 BC), Greek Sicilian pre-Socratic philosopher

因勢利導因势利导

jan1 sai3 lei6 dou6to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)

jan1 sam2to screen and select (candidates etc)

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