Cantonese words starting with J

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Misty, smoke-like rain.

Yangi, or Yanqi; a county in Xinjiang, China.

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焉耆縣焉耆县

Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Xinjiang.

jin1 kei4 pun4 dei6

Yanqi Basin; a basin located in the northeast of the Tarim Basin.

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焉耆回族自治縣焉耆回族自治县

Yanqi Hui Autonomous County, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang.

煙柳鶯烟柳莺

Smoky warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer).

Yanling County in Xuchang, Henan province.

jin1 ling4 jyun6

鄢陵縣鄢陵县

Yanling, a county in Xuchang, Henan Province.

Haze, smog, or smoke in the air causing reduced visibility.

Smoker; a person who has a habit of smoking.

Smokescreen; military smoke cover or a deceptive tactic to hide the truth.

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煙幕彈烟幕弹

Smoke bomb or smoke grenade; also used figuratively to describe a distraction or smokescreen.

jin1 mou2 deoi2

煙帽隊烟帽队

Breathing apparatus team; a two-person firefighting team equipped with breathing apparatus for search, rescue, and firefighting.

Smog or smoke, characterized by misty, polluted, or particulate-filled air that reduces visibility.

煙霧劑烟雾剂

Aerosol; a liquid substance under pressure released as a fine spray.

jin1 mou6 zing3

煙霧症烟雾症

Moyamoya disease; a rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder.

Chewy, elastic, or al dente; can also describe a couple being highly affectionate and intimate.

Tough and stringy food, or to describe a couple who are inseparable and affectionate.

Mist and clouds; a light haze or smog.

煙屁股烟屁股

Cigarette butt.

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煙三文魚烟三文鱼

Shredded tobacco; cut tobacco used for pipes or rolling cigarettes.

The stain and pigment left on teeth from long-term smoking.

煙屎牙烟屎牙

Teeth that have been stained by cigarette smoke.

The ace of playing cards.

Formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty.

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煙消雲散烟消云散

To vanish like smoke into thin air; to disappear completely.

Niacin (vitamin B3), also known as nicotinic acid.

jin1 taai3 zi2 daan1

Prince Dan of Yan, who commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin in 227 BC.

Cigarette butt; the unburned end of a smoked cigarette.

煙頭兒烟头儿

Cigarette butt.

Pharynx; the part of the throat behind the mouth and nasal cavity.

Yantai, a prefecture-level city in Shandong, China.

煙台市烟台市

Yantai, a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province, China.

A scoundrel or bad person who has an honest and decent demeanor.

Chimney, smokestack, or tobacco pipe.

Cigarette; a tobacco product wrapped in a paper cylinder.

Tobacco and alcohol.

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煙酒不沾烟酒不沾

Abstaining from smoking and drinking; to touch neither tobacco nor alcohol.

How is one to know?

Rouge or carmine; a red pigment used for makeup or traditional Chinese painting.

胭脂腳胭脂脚

A variety of pomelo with pink flesh.

胭脂紅胭脂红

A species of guava with reddish-pink skin resembling rouge.

胭脂魚胭脂鱼

Chinese high fin banded shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus).

胭脂馬胭脂马

A hard-to-control woman, or a licentious woman or prostitute.

Yan and Zhao, two ancient Warring States; also refers to beautiful female singers and dancers from those regions.