Cantonese words starting with J

11,098 entries

jan1 sap1
洇湿
to soak
jan1 sat6
殷实
thriving; substantial
jan1 sau4
debt of gratitude coupled with duty to avenge
jan1 si1
恩师
(greatly respected) teacher
jan1 si1
see 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
jan1 si1 bou3 lou5 hak1
因斯布鲁克
Innsbruck, city in Austria
jan1 si1 haak1 dak1
Enschede, city in the Netherlands
jan1 si1 jyun6
恩施县
Enshi county in southwest Hubei
jan1 si1 si5
Enshi, a county-level city in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
jan1 si1 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 miu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1
Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]
jan1 si4 zai3 ji4
因时制宜
(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
jan1 si5
甄试
selection test
jan1 sik1
factor
jan1 sik1 fan1 gaai2
factorization
jan1 sin6
欣羡
to admire
jan1 sing4
see 忻城縣|忻城县[Xin1 cheng2 Xian4]
jan1 sing4 jyun6
忻城县
Xincheng, a county in Laibin City 來賓市|来宾市[Lai2 bin1 Shi4], Guangxi
jan1 siu2 sat1 daai6
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
jan1 soeng1
final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
jan1 soeng2
欣赏
to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
jan1 sou3
因数
factor (of an integer)
jan1 sou3
element; CL:個|个[ge4]
jan1 syun2
甄选
to select; to pick
jan1 taai3
to eliminate by examination
jan1 to4 lo4
因陀罗
Indra (a Hindu deity)
jan1 tou4
to make sth of clay
jan1 tung4 zoi3 zou6
(idiom) a great life-saving favor
jan1 wai1 gim1 si1
to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
jan1 wai3
to be gratified
jan1 wai6
因为
due to
jan1 wai6
(adjective) Grateful
jan1 wan1
氤氲
(literary) (of smoke, mist) dense; thick
jan1 wang4 seoi5
殷弘绪
François Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), French Jesuit missionary to Kangxi court
jan1 wo6 dak1 fuk1
因祸得福
to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom)
jan1 wu6
Skimmia japonica
jan1 zaak6
恩泽
favor from an emperor or high official
jan1 zaap6
因袭
to follow old patterns; to continue along the same lines
jan1 zau1
see 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4]
jan1 zau1 si5
Xinzhou, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]
jan1 zeon2
approved by His (or Her) Majesty; to graciously permit
jan1 zi2
factor; (math.) factor; divisor
jan1 zoeng1 sau4 bou3
恩将仇报
(saying) Forget one's benevolent favor but treat one with enmity instead
jan1 zou2
to discern talent
jan1 zung3
甄综
to comprehensively appraise and select
jan1 zyu6
(verb) watch out; look out; be careful; be cautious; beware of
jan1 zyu6 lei4
be careful; it is a phrase to threaten people and tell them to wait and watch out in the future
jan2
to bear; to tolerate; to repress; merciless
jan2
riddle; mystery
jan2
secret; concealed; to hide
jan2
secret; concealed; to conceal; to live as a recluse; latent; invisible; poor; privacy