Cantonese words starting with J

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jim4 cing4 keoi1

鹽埕區盐埕区

Yancheng District, a district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.

Saltpan; saltworks; an area used for harvesting salt from seawater.

jim4 cong1 tou2 dei6

鹽倉土地盐仓土地

Lecherous guy; a perverted man.

To crack down on; to strike hard against illegal activities.

The Flame Emperor; a legendary Chinese ruler and deity descended from Shennong, the Farmer God.

jim4 dai3 ling4

The Mausoleum of the Flame Emperor, located in Yanling County, Zhuzhou, Hunan.

Yandu, a district in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province.

jim4 dou1 keoi1

鹽都區盐都区

Yandu District, a district of Yancheng City in Jiangsu Province, China.

Itsukushima island in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, known for its famous shrine.

jim4 dou2 san4 se5

嚴島神社严岛神社

Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Salinity; the concentration of salt in a body of water or soil.

Harsh, bitter, or extremely cold winter.

Slightly erotic or suggestive content in a movie, book, or show.

Criminal suspect.

To take strict precautions against; to guard closely against.

鹽膚木盐肤木

Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis).

A strict or stern father.

Yan Fu (1853-1921), an influential Chinese scholar, writer, and translator of Western works.

Strictly; sternly; harshly or rigorously.

Strict, rigorous, or tight in standards or enforcement.

jim4 gaak3 gaak3 lei4

嚴格隔離严格隔离

Rigorous isolation or strict quarantine.

jim4 gaak3 loi4 gong2

嚴格來講严格来讲

Strictly speaking

jim4 gaak3 loi4 syut3

嚴格來說严格来说

Strictly speaking; strictly defined.

Saline and alkaline earth or soil.

jim4 gaan2 dei6

鹽鹼地盐碱地

Saline soil; salty and alkaline land.

jim4 gaan2 sap1 dei6

鹽鹼濕地盐碱湿地

Saltmarsh; coastal wetland flooded and drained by salt water.

To strictly prohibit or forbid, commonly used in warning signs.

Strict, rigorous, or tight.

Careful, precise, and meticulous; demanding high standards of oneself.

A chemical base.

To avoid out of dislike, suspicion, or taboo.

鹽焗雞盐焗鸡

Salt-baked chicken; a savory chicken dish cooked and baked in coarse salt.

Yama, the King of Hell in Buddhist and Taoist belief.

Hatred, resentment, or enmity.

Cornice or eaves of a building.

An artificial beard worn by Chinese opera actors.

To dislike and avoid contact with someone; to cold-shoulder or reject.

Gangs of armed personnel smuggling salt for a living in historical China.

Harsh, severe, and demanding; uninhabitable or extreme.

Bitterly cold; freezing, typically describing the weather.

Severe, harsh, or grim.

Suspicion; the state of being suspected of a crime or wrongdoing.

A suspect; a person suspected of committing a crime.

A suspect; a person suspected of committing a crime.

jim4 ji5 leot6 gei2 ,

嚴以律己严以律己

To be strict with oneself.

jim4 ji5 zaak3 gei2 fun1 ji5 doi6 jan4

嚴以責己寬以待人严以责己宽以待人

To be severe with oneself and lenient with others.

To loathe, detest, or dislike intensely.

Scorching hot; blazing.

jim4 jim4 sat6 sat6

嚴嚴實實严严实实

Tightly sealed or completely covered.