Cantonese words starting with J

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Second-hand house; a pre-owned or resold property.

二手煙二手烟

Secondhand smoke; environmental tobacco smoke released from a burning cigarette and a smoker.

ji6 sau2 naan4 gung1

易守難攻易守难攻

Easy to defend and hard to attack.

ji6 sau2 si5 coeng4

二手市場二手市场

Second-hand goods market.

ji6 sau2 syu1 dim3

二手書店二手书店

A secondhand bookstore.

Ershui, a township in Changhua County, Taiwan.

二水貨二水货

Second-hand goods or used merchandise.

ji6 seoi2 hoeng1

二水鄉二水乡

Ershui Township in Changhua County, Taiwan.

Fragile, brittle, or easily broken.

Glycol; a chemical compound containing two hydroxyl groups.

An army fighting a just war.

ji6 si1 maa5 ji4

易司馬儀易司马仪

Ismail, a male given name.

A remarkable, strange, or unusual event; also refers to a different matter entirely.

A righteous person; a person of integrity and justice.

ji6 sik1 syu6 ang1

異色樹鶯异色树莺

Aberrant bush warbler (Horornis flavolivaceus), a species of bird.

異食癖异食癖

Pica; an eating disorder characterized by an appetite for substances that are largely non-nutritive.

The second tone in Chinese phonology, typically referring to the rising tone in Mandarin (second tone) or Cantonese (high rising tone).

The opposite sex.

ji6 sing3 lyun2

異性戀异性恋

Heterosexuality; the attraction or romantic inclination toward people of the opposite sex.

ji6 sing3 lyun2 zyu2 ji6

異性戀主義异性恋主义

Heterosexism; the belief or attitude that heterosexuality is the only normal or superior sexual orientation.

ji6 sing3 sing3 zip3 zuk1

異性性接觸异性性接触

Heterosexual sex; sexual contact between individuals of opposite sexes.

ji6 sing3 soeng1 kap1

異性相吸异性相吸

Opposites attract; opposite polarities or different sexes attract each other.

ji6 soeng2 tin1 hoi1

異想天開异想天开

To indulge in wild fantasies or have unrealistic, whimsical ideas.

Odd, strange-looking, or ugly in a way that stands out from others.

Abnormal, unusual, or different from the ordinary state.

One's father's second younger brother.

Pawnbroker; the person who manages pawning transactions at a pawnshop.

Grandfather's second younger brother's wife.

ji6 syun2 sing3

易損性易损性

Vulnerability; the state of being easily damaged or compromised.

A different opinion, divergent theory, or an absurd remark.

Variant form; a different form from the standard or official one.

異體字异体字

Variant Chinese characters with the exact same meaning and pronunciation but different written forms.

二頭肌二头肌

Biceps; the muscles of the upper arm.

Second pregnancy or second child.

A poorhouse or charity house.

Disaccharide; a sugar composed of two monosaccharides.

Similarities and differences; points of agreement and disagreement.

Objection, dissent, or complaints, typically used in negative constructions.

ji6 waa6 bat1 syut3

二話不說二话不说

Without saying another word; immediately; without raising any objection.

易話為易话为

Easy to resolve or get along with.

Flexible; easily bent.

Two-dimensional.

二維碼二维码

Two-dimensional barcode, particularly a QR code.

Foreign country or foreign land.

二鍋頭二锅头

Erguotou, a Chinese liquor distilled from sorghum.

義和拳义和拳

The Righteous and Harmonious Fists; the Boxers.

義和亂义和乱

The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion.

義和團义和团

The Righteous and Harmonious Fists, also known as the Boxers.

ji6 wo4 tyun4 wan6 dung6

義和團運動义和团运动

Boxer Rebellion (1900–1901); an anti-imperialist, anti-foreign peasant uprising in China.

Erhuang, one of the two main vocal styles in Peking opera and other Chinese opera genres.