Cantonese words starting with J

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jiu1 gaan1Waist

jiu1 gam1 ji1 zi2golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position

jiu1 gik1to intercept; to ambush

腰桿子腰杆子

jiu1 gon1 zi2waist; (fig.) backing

jiu1 gu2waist drum

jiu1 gung1variant of 邀功[yao1 gong1]

jiu1 gung1to take the credit for sb's achievement

jiu1 gwat1(n.) backbone; (slang) moral righteousness; rectitude; integrity; moral backbone; unyielding character; courageous spirit

jiu1 gwo2cashew nuts

腰果雞丁腰果鸡丁

jiu1 gwo2 gai1 ding1chicken with cashew nuts

jiu1 haam3to shout

jiu1 hip3to coerce; to threaten; to blackmail [written and colloquial]

jiu1 hip6to threaten

jiu1 hot3to shout; to yell (to urge on an animal); to denounce loudly

jiu1 ji6one-two or ace-deuce (smallest throw at dice)

jiu1 joek3to restrict; offer; bid

jiu1 joek3to invite; an invitation

jiu1 kau4to request; requirement; to ask; CL:點|点[dian3]

邀買人心邀买人心

jiu1 maai5 jan4 sam1to buy popular support

jiu1 mo1 gwai2 gwaai3(idiom) all kinds of evil spirits or malevolent beings

么麼小醜幺麽小丑

jiu1 mo1 siu2 cau2(idiom) insignificant wretch

jiu1 ng5 hot3 luk6lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling

jiu1 sam1 jiu1 fai3being upset because of words said by others, or things done by others

jiu1 sam1 jiu1 fai3hurtful

妖聲妖氣妖声妖气

jiu1 seng1 jiu1 hei3it describes people who use different voice and tone when they speak, to show that they are different

jiu1 syun1 bui3 tung3aching all over; Back pain and aching waist

夭桃穠李夭桃秾李

jiu1 tou4 nung4 lei5nice young ladies are like beautiful peaches and plum blossoms

jiu1 tung3lumbago; lower back pain

jiu1 wai4waist measurement

jiu1 zaam2(verb) Stop (e.g. Sport games are stopped due to the onset of rain)

jiu1 zaap6to invite… to meet together; to call together

jiu1 zeoi1lumbar vertebra

腰椎間盤腰椎间盘

jiu1 zeoi1 gaan1 pun4lumbar intervertebral disk

腰椎間盤突出腰椎间盘突出

jiu1 zeoi1 gaan1 pun4 dat6 ceot1lumbar disc herniation

jiu2to disturb; to tame

jiu2dark and quiet; remote and out of sight; dark; deep

jiu2deep; variant of 杳yǎo [杳]; secluded; fathomless; enticing

jiu2to wind; to rotate around; to move around; to by-pass; to confuse; to entwine

jiu2 ce4evil monster

jiu2 fu5witch (esp. European)

jiu2 fung1evil wind

jiu2 gei1(literary) beauty (usually of a maid or concubine)

jiu2 gwaai3ogre

jiu2 hei3sinister appearance

jiu2 jan4magician

jiu2 je5pretty and flirtatious

jiu2 jim6pretty and flirtatious

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