Cantonese words starting with J

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隐约其辞
jan2 joek3 kei4 ci4equivocal speech
忍让
jan2 joeng6to exercise forbearance
忍辱负重
jan2 juk6 fu6 zung6to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in s...
jan2 juk6 ham4 gau3see 含垢忍辱[han2 gou4 ren3 ru3]
jan2 juk6 kau4 cyun4to endure humiliation to preserve unity
jan2 juk6 tau1 sang1to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
隐语
jan2 jyu5secret language
隐喻
jan2 jyu6metaphor
jan2 kut3straightening machine
隐颧
jan2 kyun4a skull with sunken cheek bone
jan2 m4 zyu6can't bear or tolerate any longer; cannot resist against doing something
隐密
jan2 mat6secret; hidden
隐名埋姓
jan2 ming4 maai4 sing3to conceal one's identity
隐灭
jan2 mit6to fade away; to disappear
忍无可忍
jan2 mou4 ho2 jan2more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience
隐瞒
jan2 mun4to conceal; to cover up the truth
隐没
jan2 mut6to vanish gradually; to fade out
隐匿
jan2 nik1to cover up; to conceal
jan2 noi6to bear
jan2 noi6 lik6patience
隐恶扬善
jan2 ok3 joeng4 sin6(idiom) to highlight sb's good points but omit to mention their faults
jan2 sam1to have the heart to do sth
隐身
jan2 san1to hide oneself
隐身草
jan2 san1 cou2legendary grass conferring invisibility
隐身草儿
jan2 san1 cou2 ji4erhua variant of 隱身草|隐身草[yin3 shen1 cao3]
隐生宙
jan2 sang1 zau6Cryptozoic; hidden life, as opposed to Phanerozoic
隐修
jan2 sau1monasticism
隐修院
jan2 sau1 jyun2monastery (Christian)
隐修士
jan2 sau1 si6monk (Christian)
jan2 sau2cannot do
jan2 sau6to suffer
隐写术
jan2 se2 seot6steganography
隐射
jan2 se6(to fire) innuendo
隐私
jan2 si1secrets; privacy
隐私权
jan2 si1 kyun4privacy right
尿忍屎忍尿好过忍你
jan2 si2 jan2 niu6 hou2 gwo3 jan2 nei5I would rather put up with shit than put up with you; (literally: I would rat...
隐事
jan2 si6a secret
隐士
jan2 si6hermit
隐色
jan2 sik1protective coloration (esp. of insects)
隐饰
jan2 sik1a cover-up
隐性
jan2 sing3hidden; recessive (gene)
隐性基因
jan2 sing3 gei1 jan1recessive gene
隐姓埋名
jan2 sing3 maai4 ming4to conceal one's identity
退隐退
jan2 teoi3to retire (from society, esp. from politics)
jan2 tung3to suffer
隐痛
jan2 tung3hidden anguish; secret suffering
忍痛割爱
jan2 tung3 got3 oi3to resign oneself to part with what one treasures
隐患
jan2 waan6a danger concealed within sth; misfortune not visible from the surface
隐讳
jan2 wai5to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind
隐位
jan2 wai6(immunology) cryptotope; cryptic epitope

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