Cantonese words starting with J

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Tough, chewy, or flexible; difficult to break, tear, or chew.

Ligament; connective tissue that links bones together.

Pregnant woman.

To give birth to and nurture; to breed or give rise to.

Yinzhen, the personal name of the Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing dynasty.

Sorrowful, anxious, or depressed.

Numerous; abundant.

To weep or sob silently, or to cry in a low voice.

Sticky, damp, or slow.

To glow; bright and sparkling.

To open and close the mouth or eyes; to close up; to wave.

A small town and its surrounding areas.

jap1 bat1 sing4 sing1

泣不成聲泣不成声

To weep so bitterly that one cannot speak; to choke with sobs.

To bid goodbye in tears.

To beckon or wave one's hand to get someone's attention.

To go into; to enter.

To make an application to a court.

jap6 bat1 fu1 ceot1

Unable to make ends meet; to have expenditures exceed income.

Inside; the interior.

To be imprisoned or sent to jail.

To invade, intrude, or attack and occupy.

入廁所入厕所

To go into the toilet or restroom; by extension, to need to use the toilet.

To top up a stored-value card.

To enter a venue, stadium, or theater for an event or activity.

jap6 coeng4 gwai6

入牆櫃入墙柜

Built-in wardrobe or in-wall cabinet.

jap6 coeng4 gyun3

入場券入场券

An admission ticket that proves the holder's right to enter a venue or participate in an activity.

To be hospitalized or admitted to a hospital; originally referring to machinery sent back to a factory for repairs.

jap6 cong2 daai6 sau1

入廠大修入厂大修

To be hospitalized for a serious illness or injury; literally to enter a factory for major repairs.

jap6 dak1 cyu4 fong2, ceot1 dak1 teng1 tong4

入得廚房,出得廳堂入得厨房,出得厅堂

Capable in both domestic duties and social situations; describing a woman who is both a skilled homemaker and elegant in public.

Allowed to enter, or able to be put in.

Further in; deeper inside.

入電油入电油

To fill up with petrol or gasoline; figuratively, to take drugs.

To get inside, enter, or be admitted into a place or institution.

jap6 dou3 heoi3

Once inside; after entering.

To enroll in a school; to enter and study at an educational institution.

To move into a new home or residence.

入伙紙入伙纸

Occupation permit; a document certifying that a building is safe for occupation.

To restock; to buy goods or stock up on merchandise in bulk.

To enter a country.

jap6 ging2 man6 gam3

入境問禁入境问禁

To inquire about local taboos, laws, or prohibitions upon entering a new territory or country.

jap6 ging2 si6 mou6 cyu3

入境事務處入境事务处

The Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

To enter a port or harbour.

To buy shares and become a shareholder in a listed company.

To put something in a cupboard, or to hide an object in the anus.

To fall; to become night or nightfall.

To enter or put into the mouth; also to import goods.

To go in, enter, or (after a verb) move inward.

jap6 hoeng1 ceoi4 zuk6

入鄉隨俗入乡随俗

To follow local customs and habits; when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

To start studying at a school; to be admitted to school.

To enter an industry; to start working in a particular profession or field.