Cantonese words starting with J

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To hire or employ; to engage the services of someone.

Yanping district of Nanping city, Fujian.

jin4 ping4 dou2

延坪島延坪岛

Yeonpyeong Island on the Yellow Sea coast of Korea.

jin4 ping4 hoeng1

延平鄉延平乡

Yanping Township, a rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan.

jin4 ping4 keoi1

延平區延平区

Yanping, a district of Nanping City, Fujian.

To study and analyze a situation in order to make a judgment or come to a conclusion.

To extend, stretch, or expand outward, including abstract concepts.

jin4 sau1 jyun4

研修員研修员

Research worker, trainee, or researcher undergoing training.

To prolong one's life; to extend longevity.

jin4 sau6 jyun6

延壽縣延寿县

Yanshou, a county in Harbin, Heilongjiang.

Medulla oblongata; the lower half of the brainstem.

jin4 si4 sip3 jing2

延時攝影延时摄影

Time-lapse photography.

A virtuous, talented, or worthy person.

To analyze and study in detail.

Ductility; the ability of a material to undergo plastic deformation without fracturing.

To burn or undergo combustion.

jin4 siu1 daan2

燃燒彈燃烧弹

Incendiary bomb or ammunition, including Molotov cocktails, containing flammable mixtures used for arson or combat.

jin4 siu1 ping4

燃燒瓶燃烧瓶

Molotov cocktail; a crude incendiary device typically consisting of a bottle filled with flammable liquid.

燃燒室燃烧室

Combustion chamber

燃燒劑燃烧剂

Incendiary agent; a substance used to start fires or cause thermal damage.

A sagacious prime minister in imperial China.

At a feast or banquet.

The strings of a Chinese musical instrument.

String instruments; also, the strings of a musical instrument.

The number of strings on a musical instrument.

jin4 sou3 syut3

燃素說燃素说

Phlogiston theory; an obsolete scientific theory regarding combustion.

Virtuous, kind, and gentle, as used to describe a woman.

jin4 suk6 jan4 ci4

賢淑仁慈贤淑仁慈

Virtuous and benevolent; possessing moral integrity and kindness.

Boat-shaped herbal medicine mortar.

One's speech, conversation, or manner of speaking.

jin4 taam4 lam4 sau2

言談林藪言谈林薮

Articulate in speech; eloquent and possessing great conversational skills.

Gangway; accommodation ladder.

jin4 ting1 gai3 cung4

言聽計從言听计从

To do exactly as one is told, following another's advice or orders completely.

To study and discuss a topic together with other people.

研討會研讨会

Seminar, symposium, or discussion forum.

Advantech, a technology company.

Virtuous, kind, and dutiful, typically used to describe a traditional wife.

Wise and kind, typically describing a wife.

To make peace or reconcile.

Sage king; a wise and virtuous ruler.

To postpone a meeting.

To delay, put off, or postpone.

To study, learn, or acquire knowledge through enquiry and active exploration.

To research and develop, especially to manufacture new products like drugs or weapons.

In that case; that being the case.

jin4 ze2 mou4 ji3 ，ting1 ze2 jau5 sam1

言者無意，聽者有心言者无意，听者有心

To take a casual remark to heart; a speaker says something carelessly but the listener takes it seriously.

jin4 ze2 mou4 zeoi6 ,

言者無罪言者无罪

Do not blame the speaker; the person expressing their opinion should not be held at fault.

jin4 ze2 mou4 zeoi6 ，man4 ze2 zuk1 gaai3

言者無罪，聞者足戒言者无罪，闻者足戒

Blame not the speaker but be warned by his words; an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisal.

Yanjin county in Xinxiang, Henan province.