Cantonese words starting with J

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髯须
jim4 sou1beard
严肃
jim4 suk1(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; to strictly enforce
jim4 syu2hot summer
盐酸
jim4 syun1hydrochloric acid HCl
盐酸克仑特罗
jim4 syun1 hak1 leon4 dak6 lo4clenbuterol hydrochloride (diet pill that burns fat)
盐酸盐
jim4 syun1 jim4chloride
盐滩
jim4 taan1salt flats
盐田
jim4 tin4see 鹽田區|盐田区[Yan2 tian2 Qu1]
盐田区
jim4 tin4 keoi1Yantian, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[Shen1 zhen4 Shi4], Guangdong
盐亭
jim4 ting4see 鹽亭縣|盐亭县[Yan2 ting2 Xian4]
盐亭县
jim4 ting4 jyun6Yanting, a county in Mianyang City 綿陽市|绵阳市[Mian2 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan
盐坨子
jim4 to4 zi2open-air salt heap
阎王
jim4 wong4(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
阎王好见,小鬼难当
jim4 wong4 hou2 gin3, siu2 gwai2 naan4 dong1lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
阎王爷
jim4 wong4 je4(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
炎黄子孙
jim4 wong4 zi2 syun1descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)
嫌恶
jim4 wu3to loathe; hatred
盐湖
jim4 wu4salt lake
盐湖区
jim4 wu4 keoi1Yanhu, a district of Yuncheng City 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 Shi4], Shanxi
盐湖城
jim4 wu4 sing4Salt Lake City, capital of Utah
严阵以待
jim4 zan6 ji5 doi6being ready for a battle in combat readiness
盐井
jim4 zeng2salt well; brine well dug for salt production
盐井乡
jim4 zeng2 hoeng1Yanjing village, common place name
盐津
jim4 zeon1see 鹽津縣|盐津县[Yan2 jin1 Xian4]
盐津县
jim4 zeon1 jyun6Yanjin, a county in Zhaotong City 昭通市[Zhao1 tong1 Shi4], Yunnan
严峻
jim4 zeon3grim; rigorous
严整
jim4 zing2(of troops) in neat formation
严正
jim4 zing3sternly
jim4 zing3inflammation
严重
jim4 zung6grave; serious; severe; critical
严重急性呼吸系统综合症
jim4 zung6 gap1 sing3 fu1 kap1 hai6 tung2 zung3 hap6 zing3severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
严重关切
jim4 zung6 gwaan1 cit3serious concern
严重后果
jim4 zung6 hau6 gwo2grave consequence; serious repercussion
严重问题
jim4 zung6 man6 tai4serious problem
严重性
jim4 zung6 sing3seriousness
jim5majestic; as if
jim5edge of a tortoiseshell; a surname; weak
jim5river in Zhejiang
jim5slender
jim5to dye; to acquire (bad habits etc); to add color washes to a painting; to contaminate
jim5gem
jim5luxuriant growth; successively
jim5 beng6to catch an illness
jim5 bou3to dye cloth
染厂
jim5 cong2dye factory
jim5 duk6contamination
染发
jim5 faat3to dye one's hair; tint
染发剂
jim5 faat3 zai1hair dye; tint
染风习俗
jim5 fung1 zaap6 zuk6bad habits
jim5 gong1a dye vat; often used as a metaphor to describe an environment where one cannot escape the negative influences

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