Cantonese words starting with J

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jin4(noun) 1. Dialect; 2. Language
jin4worthy or virtuous person; virtuous; good; talented
jin4a type of ancient short spear
jin4 baau3to cause to explode; to set off
言不可传
jin4 bat1 ho2 cyun4impossible to put into words
jin4 bat1 jau4 cung1to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
言不及义
jin4 bat1 kap6 ji6to talk nonsense (idiom)
言不尽意
jin4 bat1 zeon6 ji3(conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)
延边
jin4 bin1see 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
延边朝鲜族自治州
jin4 bin1 ciu4 sin1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3]
延边大学
jin4 bin1 daai6 hok6Yanbian University (Jilin province)
延边州
jin4 bin1 zau1see 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
jin4 bit1 seon3 ,hang4 bit1 gwo2one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)
研钵
jin4 but3mortar (bowl for grinding with pestle)
贤妻良母
jin4 cai1 loeng4 mou5a good wife and loving mother
jin4 ci1Beauty and ugliness
延迟
jin4 ci4to delay; to keep putting sth off; (computing) to lag
言词
jin4 ci4variant of 言辭|言辞[yan2 ci2]
言辞
jin4 ci4words; what one says
延请
jin4 cing2to employ
言情小说
jin4 cing4 siu2 syut3romance novel
jin4 cit3 gok3chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)
延长
jin4 coeng4see 延長縣|延长县[Yan2 chang2 Xian4]
延长县
jin4 coeng4 jyun6Yanchang, a county in Yan'an City 延安市[Yan2 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
延长线
jin4 coeng4 sin3extension cord; powerstrip
贤才
jin4 coi4a genius
jin4 cyun1see 延川縣|延川县[Yan2 chuan1 Xian4]
延川县
jin4 cyun1 jyun6Yanchuan, a county in Yan'an City 延安市[Yan2 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
言传
jin4 cyun4to convey in words
言传身教
jin4 cyun4 san1 gaau3to teach by words and example (idiom)
贤达
jin4 daat6prominent and worthy personage
贤弟
jin4 dai6worthy little brother
贤德
jin4 dak1virtuous
燃灯佛
jin4 dang1 fat6Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights
燃点
jin4 dim2to ignite; to set fire to; to light
jin4 ding6to consider and decide
jin4 do1 bit1 sat1he that talks much errs much; the less said, the better
jin4 dong6to postpone
研读
jin4 duk6to study attentively (a book)
延发
jin4 faat3delayed action
研发
jin4 faat3research and development
jin4 fong3to light
言符其实
jin4 fu4 kei4 sat6(of one's words) to be in accord with reality (idiom)
言简意赅
jin4 gaan2 ji3 goi1concise and comprehensive (idiom)
jin4 gaau3 bat1 jyu4 san1 gaau3Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
言近旨远
jin4 gan6 zi2 jyun5simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
jin4 gat1see 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]
jin4 gat1 si5Yanji, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin
jin4 gau3research; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to look into
研究报告
jin4 gau3 bou3 gou3research report

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