Cantonese words starting with J

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jan1 gung1 seon1 zik1

因公殉職因公殉职

to die in the course of performing one's duty (idiom)

jan1 gwo2 bou3 jing3

因果報應因果报应

jan1 gwo2 gwaan1 hai6

因果關係因果关系

jan1 gwo2 leot6

jan1 hei2 joek6 kwong4

to be wild with joy (idiom)

Yinxu, ruins of Yinshang 殷商 city at Anyang 安陽|安阳 in Henan province, a World Heritage site

why, reasons why

jan1 jan1 hoeng3 wing4

欣欣向榮欣欣向荣

(idiom) flourishing

jan1 jan1 oi3 oi3

恩恩愛愛恩恩爱爱

to be lovey-dovey; strong and deep bonds between married couples or parents and children

jan1 jan4 ji4 ji6

因人而異因人而异

varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual

jan1 jan4 sing4 si6

to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends

jan1 jan6 ji4 fan1

(idiom) to marry because of an unplanned pregnancy

jan1 jau1 kai2 sing3

殷憂啟聖殷忧启圣

deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)

reason; predestined relationship (Buddhism)

(conjunction) So that

feelings of gratitude and loyalty

to respond accordingly to; to cope with

jan1 jit3 fai3 sik6

因噎廢食因噎废食

lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face

to employ by examination

because of this

gratitude and grudges; grudges

chance; predestined relationship; chain of cause and effect

a marriage predestined by fate

joyful; delightful; happy

politely; eagerly attentive

anthraquinone (chemistry)

jan1 lau6 zau6 gaan2

因陋就簡因陋就简

crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can; It's not pretty but it works.

jan1 lei6 sing4 bin6

(idiom) to rely on the most favorable method

to employ by an examination

for what reason; why; how come [written and colloquial]

to sink into oblivion; to bury in obscurity

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

jan1 mut6 mou4 man4

湮沒無聞湮没无闻

to pass into oblivion

因紐特因纽特

jan1 ning4 lou6

恩寧路恩宁路

Enning Road, located in Guangzhou, China

loving affection (in a couple)

jan1 oi3 sing4 han6

因愛成恨因爱成恨

hatred caused by love (idiom)

Sunny Bay, a MTR interchange station for Hong Kong's Disneyland on the Tung Chung line

see 恩平市[En1 ping2 Shi4]

Enping, a county-level city in Jiangmen City 江門市|江门市[Jiang1 men2 Shi4], Guangdong

jan1 pui4 do1 hak1 lak6

恩培多克勒

Empedocles (490-430 BC), Greek Sicilian pre-Socratic philosopher

jan1 sai3 lei6 dou6

因勢利導因势利导

to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)

to screen and select (candidates etc)