Cantonese words starting with J
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遙遠遥远
jiu4 jyun5distant; remote
搖旗吶喊摇旗呐喊
jiu4 kei4 naap6 haam3to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on
搖籃摇篮
jiu4 laam2cradle (for a baby)
搖籃曲摇篮曲
jiu4 laam4 kuk1lullaby
饒了饶了
jiu4 liu5to spare
搖櫓摇橹
jiu4 lou5to scull (with a single oar, usually mounted on the stern of the boat)
搖櫓船摇橹船
jiu4 lou5 syun4boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)
姚文元
jiu4 man4 jyun4Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four
搖尾乞憐摇尾乞怜
jiu4 mei5 hat1 lin4literally: (dog) wag the tail and flatter, it is to describe people who need to fawn and be obsequious
饒命饶命
jiu4 meng6to spare sb's life
姚明
jiu4 ming4Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
遙望遥望
jiu4 mong6to look into the distance
姚安
jiu4 on1see 姚安縣|姚安县[Yao2 an1 Xian4]
姚安縣姚安县
jiu4 on1 jyun6Yao'an, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
饒平饶平
jiu4 ping4see 饒平縣|饶平县[Rao2 ping2 Xian4]
饒平縣饶平县
jiu4 ping4 jyun6Raoping, a county in Chaozhou City 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
搖身摇身
jiu4 san1lit. to shake one's body; same as 搖身一變|摇身一变
搖身一變摇身一变
jiu4 san1 jat1 bin3to change shape in a single shake
搖身搖勢摇身摇势
jiu4 san1 jiu4 sai3body swaying
搖手摇手
jiu4 sau2to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture)
堯舜尧舜
jiu4 seon3Yao and Shun, ancestors of Chinese
姚思廉
jiu4 si1 lim4Yao Silian (557-637), Tang writer and compiler of 梁書|梁书[Liang2 shu1] and 陳書|陈书[Chen2 shu1]
饒舌饶舌
jiu4 sit3talkative; to shoot one's mouth off
饒舌音樂饶舌音乐
jiu4 sit6 jam1 ngok6rap music
饒舌調唇饶舌调唇
jiu4 sit6 tiu4 seon4blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker
遙相呼應遥相呼应
jiu4 soeng1 fu1 jing3to coordinate with each other from afar
饒恕饶恕
jiu4 syu3to forgive; to spare
搖船摇船
jiu4 syun4to scull
姚雪垠
jiu4 syut3 ngan4Yao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng 李自成
搖頭摇头
jiu4 tau4to shake one's head
搖頭擺尾摇头摆尾
jiu4 tau4 baai2 mei5to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom); to have a lighthearted air
搖頭晃腦摇头晃脑
jiu4 tau4 fong2 nou5wagging one's head smugly, looking pleased with oneself (self-conceit)
搖頭丸摇头丸
jiu4 tau4 jyun2Ecstasy
瑤臺瑤台
jiu4 toi4a magnificent balcony
搖勻摇匀
jiu4 wan4to mix by shaking
窯姐窑姐
jiu4 ze2(dialect) prostitute
窯姐兒窑姐儿
jiu4 ze2 ji4erhua variant of 窯姐|窑姐[yao2 jie3]
瑤之圃瑶之圃
jiu4 zi1 pou2jade garden of celestial ruler
窯子窑子
jiu4 zi2(old) low-grade brothel
姚子羚
jiu4 zi2 ling4Elaine Yiu Tse-ling, an actress and television presenter in Hong Kong
搖戰摇战
jiu4 zin3(literary) to shake with fear
搖獎摇奖
jiu4 zoeng2to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery)
瑤族瑶族
jiu4 zuk6Yao ethnic group
舀
jiu5to ladle out; a ladle
繞脖子绕脖子
jiu5 but6 zi2tricky; to beat about the bush
繞地绕地
jiu5 dei6to orbit the Earth
繞道绕道
jiu5 dou6to go by a roundabout route; (medicine or civil engineering) bypass
擾動扰动
jiu5 dung6to disturb; disturbance; turmoil
繞過绕过
jiu5 gwo3to detour; to circumvent; to wind around (of a road etc)
繞行绕行
jiu5 hang4to take a circular (or circuitous) route; (of a planet) to orbit; to take a detour
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