Cantonese words starting with J

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To refuel a vehicle or machine; to fill up with gas.

At nightfall; the arrival of night.

Pleasing to the ear, or agreeable to hear.

To be used as medicine.

To go to prison; to be imprisoned as punishment.

Moving or emotionally powerful; describing a performance that is deeply engaging and evokes strong emotion.

To be admitted to the hospital; to be hospitalized.

An enemy invading one's territory.

Come in; an invitation for someone to enter.

To meet a certain standard, or to follow the current trend.

To come in; to enter a space.

To come in or enter toward the speaker.

To put or be put into a cage, basket, or steamer.

Tasty and flavorful, having thoroughly absorbed the seasonings during cooking.

Inside; the interior of something.

To be possessed by a demon, or to become deeply obsessed and infatuated with something.

Elementary, basic, or introductory.

To enlist in the armed forces; to join the army.

To go inside; to enter.

To enter or integrate into society, or to be worldly.

To enter one's heart or mind deeply; to touch someone profoundly.

jap6 sam1 jap6 fai3

To feel something deeply; to take something to heart.

Enthralled, spellbound, or deeply absorbed and focused.

To start; to get started with something; to begin.

To take in water, leak, or get flooded.

To fall asleep.

Fashionable, trendy, or modish.

Income; earnings or revenue.

The entering or checked tone category in Chinese languages, referring to syllables ending in a stop consonant.

To enter a city; to go into an urban area.

To deposit money into a bank account, or to log a transaction under a specific account.

To be selected or chosen, typically for a competition, squad, or shortlist with multiple open slots.

To be buried underground after death.

jap6 uk1 giu3 jan4, jap6 miu6 baai3 san4

入屋叫人，入廟拜神入屋叫人，入庙拜神

To follow local customs and behave appropriately in a new place; when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

To be selected as a finalist or nominee for a competition or award.

To enter the imperial examination hall as a candidate, or to enter as an examiner to set and grade exams.

To join an association, club, or group as a member.

To enter a gate or pass through a ticket barrier; to qualify for a competition.

To be convicted, found guilty, or sentenced of a crime.

To marry into the bride's family, with the groom becoming a member of the wife's household and living with them.

To dunk a basketball; to perform a slam dunk.

To load paper into a printer, or to submit an application form.

To take one's seat at a banquet, feast, or ceremony.

To become a citizen of a country; to naturalize.

To have entered, gone in, or put something in.

To take one's seat, usually at a feast, ceremony, or event.

One; the first of the natural numbers.

A vertical stroke in Chinese characters; Kangxi radical 2.

The banker's anti-fraud numeral for one, commonly written as 一.

A handful, a bunch, or a grasp of something.