Cantonese words starting with J

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Distant; remote; far away.

jiu4 kei4 naap6 haam3

搖旗吶喊摇旗呐喊

To wave flags and shout battle cries; to egg someone on or cheer them on.

A cradle; a rocking baby bed, or figuratively, a place of origin and development.

jiu4 laam4 kuk1

搖籃曲摇篮曲

Lullaby; a song sung to help people, especially babies, fall asleep.

To spare, pardon, or forgive someone.

A type of sampan propelled by a long, heavy sweep oar mounted at the stern.

jiu4 lou5 syun4

搖櫓船摇橹船

A traditional boat propelled by a sculling oar.

jiu4 man4 jyun4

Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), Chinese politician and member of the Gang of Four.

jiu4 mei5 hat1 lin4

搖尾乞憐摇尾乞怜

To abandon one's dignity and beg for mercy or pity.

To spare someone's life.

Yao Ming (1980-), a retired Chinese professional basketball player.

To look into the distance; to gaze at something far away.

Yao'an, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan.

姚安縣姚安县

Yao'an, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan.

Raoping, a county in Chaozhou, Guangdong province.

jiu4 ping4 jyun6

饒平縣饶平县

Raoping County, a county in Chaozhou, Guangdong.

To transform or change oneself, usually suddenly or dramatically.

jiu4 san1 jat1 bin3

搖身一變摇身一变

To undergo a drastic change or transformation in one's appearance, character, or status.

jiu4 san1 jiu4 sai3

搖身搖勢摇身摇势

To sway one's body, especially when walking, often showing off or acting in an ostentatious manner.

To wave or shake one's hand to say goodbye, signal a refusal, or show disagreement.

Yao and Shun, two legendary rulers and ancestors of Chinese civilization.

Yao Silian, a Tang dynasty writer and compiler of the Book of Liang and Book of Chen.

To babble, be talkative, or rap.

jiu4 sit6 jam1 ngok6

饒舌音樂饶舌音乐

jiu4 sit6 tiu4 seon4

饒舌調唇饶舌调唇

To blab and show off; to be a loud-mouthed trouble maker.

jiu4 soeng1 fu1 jing3

遙相呼應遥相呼应

To coordinate with each other from afar or echo one another across a distance.

To forgive, pardon, or let someone off the hook.

To scull; to row a boat with an oar pivoted at the stern.

jiu4 syut3 ngan4

Yao Xueyin, a modern Chinese novelist.

To shake one's head to express disapproval, disagreement, or denial.

jiu4 tau4 baai2 mei5

搖頭擺尾摇头摆尾

To wag one's head and tail; to look pleased with oneself or assume a lighthearted, smug air.

jiu4 tau4 fong2 nou5

搖頭晃腦摇头晃脑

To shake or wag one's head, showing self-satisfaction, complacency, or pride.

jiu4 tau4 jyun2

搖頭丸摇头丸

Ecstasy or MDMA, a recreational drug that stimulates the senses.

A magnificent balcony, terrace, or sanctuary, often associated with fairy dwellings in mythology.

To shake well; to mix by shaking.

窯姐兒窑姐儿

Prostitute; brothel worker.

瑤之圃瑶之圃

The mythical jade garden of the celestial ruler.

Low-grade brothel.

Elaine Yiu Tse-ling, a Hong Kong actress and television presenter.

To shake with fear.

To draw the winning numbers or tickets in a lottery.

Yao ethnic group.

To ladle, scoop, or dip out liquids; also a ladle or scoop.

繞脖子绕脖子

Tricky or complicated; also to beat about the bush or speak in a roundabout way.

To orbit the Earth.

To take a detour; to bypass a route by taking a longer way around.

To disturb or cause a disturbance; turmoil or perturbation.

To detour, circumvent, or wind around.

To take a detour, bypass, or follow a circuitous route; also, to orbit.