Cantonese words starting with J

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jing4 zoeng6 faa3

To visualize, objectify, or make something abstract concrete and vivid.

jing4 zoeng6 si1 wai4

形象思維形象思维

Thinking in images; visual thinking.

Shape or form; the outward physical appearance of an object.

To construct or create a certain atmosphere or environment.

jing4 zou6 soeng1

營造商营造商

Builder, building contractor, or construction company.

Ancient punishment of being forced to grind grain.

Solemn, dignified, or grave in expression or atmosphere.

jing5 syu1 jin1 syut3

郢書燕說郢书燕说

To misinterpret a text by reading profound meaning into accidental errors or trivial details.

jing6 caak6 zok3 fu6

認賊作父认贼作父

To treat an enemy or a wrongdoer as one's benefactor; to betray one's own people.

To acknowledge someone as one's relative or to claim kinship.

jing6 can1 jing6 cik1

認親認戚认亲认戚

To claim a close relationship or pretend to be intimate with someone who is actually an acquaintance.

The marriage ceremony; the entire process of getting married, including rituals like exchanging cups.

To recognize or identify.

To see clearly, recognize, or realize the truth about something.

To admit one's fault or acknowledge a mistake.

To have difficulty sleeping in a bed other than one's own.

jing6 dai1 wai1

認低威认低威

To humble oneself, admit defeat, or swallow one's pride to appease someone.

To recognize; to identify someone or something by sight or memory.

To firmly believe; to set one's mind on something.

To accept punishment or a penalty voluntarily.

jing6 giu2 zi1 bun2

認繳資本认缴资本

Subscribed capital; the amount of capital that shareholders have agreed to contribute to a company.

Of a shoe, designed to be worn on a specific foot, either left or right.

jing6 gu2 zing3

認股證认股证

Warrant; a financial contract giving the right to buy or sell assets at a set price on a future date.

To approve, authorize, recognize, or accredit.

To recognize and distinguish people, particularly of babies identifying familiar faces.

認人兒认人儿

To recognize people; to tell people apart.

To adopt a child or animal; also to sponsor or take responsibility for supporting someone or something.

To subscribe to, especially stocks, bonds, or shares.

To brag; to think of oneself as highly capable without the skills to back it up.

To claim or collect items after verification.

To accept one's fate; to resign oneself to a destiny that one cannot change.

To identify clearly; to recognize and confirm the identity of someone or something.

To agree to pay compensation, or to accept a financial loss.

Shy with strangers, especially of a child or pet.

jing6 sai3 lou2

認細佬认细佬

To concede defeat, admit inferiority, or play second fiddle.

jing6 sei2 kau3 ji4

認死扣兒认死扣儿

Stubborn; pigheaded; obstinate.

jing6 sei2 lei5

認死理认死理

Obstinate; stubborn and inflexible in one's way of thinking.

jing6 sei2 lei5 ji4

認死理兒认死理儿

To adhere stubbornly to a principle or a way of thinking.

jing6 seoi1 zai2

認衰仔认衰仔

To admit defeat, incompetence, or to concede gracefully.

jing6 si2 jing6 pei3

認屎認屁认屎认屁

To boast, brag, and show off.

A maidservant who accompanies a bride to her new home, often serving as a concubine.

To know, understand, or be acquainted with someone or something.

jing6 sik1 bat1 nang4

認識不能认识不能

Agnosia; the inability to interpret sensations and recognize things.

jing6 sik1 leon6

認識論认识论

Epistemology; the branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge.

To admit what one has said or done, or to own up to a promise or responsibility.

To admit defeat; to concede or give up.

To claim ownership, sign up for a purchase, or accept responsibility.

To approve, agree with, or recognize; to identify with.

To think, consider, or believe based on one's opinion or judgment.

Really, truly, or absolutely.