Cantonese words starting with J
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形象化
jing4 zoeng6 faa3visualization
形象思維形象思维
jing4 zoeng6 si1 wai4imagery thinking
形狀形状
jing4 zong6form; shape
營造营造
jing4 zou6to build (housing); to make
營造商营造商
jing4 zou6 soeng1builder
刑舂
jing4 zung1to be forced to grind grain as a punishment (old)
凝重
jing4 zung6serious
郢書燕說郢书燕说
jing5 syu1 jin1 syut3lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it; to pile up errors
認賊作父认贼作父
jing6 caak6 zok3 fu6lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal
認親认亲
jing6 can1to acknowledge sb as one's relative; to acknowledge kinship
認親認戚认亲认戚
jing6 can1 jing6 cik1pretending to be a close friend of one (spoken)
迎娶
jing6 ceoi2(of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony
認出认出
jing6 ceot1recognition
認清认清
jing6 cing1to see clearly; to recognize; to realize
認錯认错
jing6 co3to admit an error
認床认床
jing6 cong4to have difficulties sleeping in a bed other than one's own
認低威认低威
jing6 dai1 wai1(slang) to admit a mistake or defeat candidly
認得认得
jing6 dak1to recognize; to know
認定认定
jing6 ding6to maintain (that sth is true); determination (of an amount); to believe firmly; to identify with
認罰认罚
jing6 fat6to accept punishment
認繳資本认缴资本
jing6 giu2 zi1 bun2subscribed capital (finance)
認腳认脚
jing6 goek3(of a shoe) designed to be worn on a specific foot – either the left or the right
認股證认股证
jing6 gu2 zing3Warrant (finance)
認可认可
jing6 ho2to approve; acknowledgment
認人认人
jing6 jan4to recognize people (of babies)
認人兒认人儿
jing6 jan4 ji4erhua variant of 認人|认人[ren4 ren2]
認養认养
jing6 joeng5to sponsor; to adopt (choose to raise a child or animal as one's own)
認購认购
jing6 kau3to undertake to purchase sth
認叻认叻
jing6 lek1(verb) to brag about; to crow over; to show off
認領认领
jing6 ling5to claim (as one's property); to accept (an illegitimate child as one's own)
認命认命
jing6 meng6to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate
認明认明
jing6 ming4to identify
認賠认赔
jing6 pui4to agree to pay compensation
認生认生
jing6 saang1shy with strangers
認細佬认细佬
jing6 sai3 lou2to concede defeat; to admit inferiority; to play second fiddle; to timidly submit; to be respectively submissive
認死扣兒认死扣儿
jing6 sei2 kau3 ji4stubborn
認死理认死理
jing6 sei2 lei5obstinate
認死理兒认死理儿
jing6 sei2 lei5 ji4erhua variant of 認死理|认死理[ren4 si3 li3]
認衰仔认衰仔
jing6 seoi1 zai2admitting to be a loser (spoken)
認屎認屁认屎认屁
jing6 si2 jing6 pei3to be boastful
媵侍
jing6 si6concubine (old)
認識认识
jing6 sik1to know; to be familiar with; knowledge; awareness
認識不能认识不能
jing6 sik1 bat1 nang4agnosia
認識論认识论
jing6 sik1 leon6epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things)
認數认数
jing6 sou3admit what one has said or done
認輸认输
jing6 syu1to concede
認頭认头
jing6 tau4to admit defeat; to accept having lost
認同认同
jing6 tung4to approve of; to acknowledge; to identify oneself with
認為认为
jing6 wai4in my opinion
認真认真
jing6 zan1conscientious; serious; to take to heart
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