Cantonese words starting with J

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严刑
jim4 jing4strict law; to carry out cruel law rigorously
严刑逼供
jim4 jing4 bik1 gung1Severe punishments used to get testimony from suspects
严刑拷打
jim4 jing4 haau1 daa2Severe punishments used when questioning suspects
严刑峻法
jim4 jing4 zeon3 faat3Severe punishments
盐业
jim4 jip6the salt industry
炎热
jim4 jit6blistering hot
严于律己
jim4 jyu1 leot6 gei2to be strict with oneself
jim4 jyun3grievance
盐源
jim4 jyun4see 鹽源縣|盐源县[Yan2 yuan2 Xian4]
盐源县
jim4 jyun4 jyun6Yanyuan, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan
jim4 kwik1hostility
严厉
jim4 lai6severe
严厉打击
jim4 lai6 daa2 gik1to strike a severe blow; to take strong measures
严厉批评
jim4 lai6 pai1 ping4to criticize severely
炎陵县
jim4 ling4 jyun6Yanling, a county in Zhuzhou City 株洲市[Zhu1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
严令
jim4 ling6strict order
严了眼儿
jim4 liu5 ngaan5 ji4up to the eyeballs; jampacked
阎罗
jim4 lo4(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
阎罗王
jim4 lo4 wong4(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
炎凉
jim4 loeng4(adjective) extremely cold
阎良
jim4 loeng4see 閻良區|阎良区[Yan2 liang2 Qu1]
阎良区
jim4 loeng4 keoi1Yanliang, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
阎老
jim4 lou5(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
盐卤
jim4 lou5bittern
盐卤
jim4 lou5brine
嫌米贵
jim4 mai5 gwai3passed away, dead; literaaly: whining about how expensive the rice is
严密
jim4 mat6tight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough
严明
jim4 ming4strict and impartial
阎魔
jim4 mo1(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
嫌贫爱富
jim4 pan4 oi3 fu3to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom)
盐皮质类固醇
jim4 pei4 zat1 leoi6 gu3 seon4mineralocorticoid (e.g. aldosterone)
檐篷
jim4 pung4canopy
jim4 saam1 jim4 sei3to be picky
盐山
jim4 saan1see 鹽山縣|盐山县[Yan2 shan1 Xian4]
盐山县
jim4 saan1 jyun6Yanshan, a county in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市[Cang1 zhou1 Shi4], Hebei
严实
jim4 sat6(sealed) tight; (hidden) safely
严守
jim4 sau2to strictly maintain
檐蛇
jim4 se2geckos
jim4 se4(reptile) Gecko
jim4 se4boa
盐蛇
jim4 se4(dialect) gecko
阎锡山
jim4 sek3 saan1Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi
盐水
jim4 seoi2salt water
严师
jim4 si1Strict, harsh teachers
严丝合缝
jim4 si1 hap6 fung4(idiom) to fit together snugly; to dovetail perfectly
jim4 sing3inflammatory (medicine)
炎性反应
jim4 sing3 faan2 jing3inflammation response
盐城
jim4 sing4see 鹽城市|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 Shi4]
盐城市
jim4 sing4 si5Yancheng, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3]
盐成土
jim4 sing4 tou2halosol (soil taxonomy)

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