Cantonese words starting with J

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繞口令绕口令

Tongue twister.

繞圈子绕圈子

To go around in circles, or figuratively, to beat about the bush.

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擾人清夢扰人清梦

To disturb someone's peaceful sleep.

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繞一圈绕一圈

To go around once; to make a full circuit or detour.

Twisting and turning.

To cause a disturbance by making noise or shouting.

繞遠兒绕远儿

To take a detour or go the long way around; circuitous.

Flow around an obstacle, or turbulence in fluid mechanics.

jiu5 lau4 baan2

擾流板扰流板

Spoiler; an aerodynamic device used on cars or aircraft to disrupt air flow.

jiu5 loeng4 saam1 jat6

繞梁三日绕梁三日

Resounding and reverberating around the rafters for days, describing an unforgettable singing voice or performance.

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繞來繞去绕来绕去

Meandering and circuitous; to go around in circles or take a roundabout route without getting to the point.

To make a detour or take a roundabout route.

To disturb, disrupt, or cause disorder by creating a commotion.

To run or gather around a parent's knees, describing children staying close to their parents.

jiu5 sat1 sing4 fun1

繞膝承歡绕膝承欢

To live with one's parents and bring them joy and happiness.

Thorny, tricky, or difficult to handle.

To diffract; diffraction in physics.

To ladle, scoop, or dip water.

To run a long way around, or to beat about the bush.

To ladle out soup.

To go for a walk; to stroll around.

繞彎兒绕弯儿

To go for a walk, stroll, or take a detour.

繞彎子绕弯子

To beat about the bush or speak indirectly; also literally to go on a detour.

jiu5 waan1 zi2 ji4

繞彎子兒绕弯子儿

To beat about the bush or speak indirectly.

Hard to pronounce; tongue-twisting.

Scoop; dipper; ladle.

A coil or winding in an electric motor, generator, or transformer.

To shine intensely, to the point of being dazzling or blinding.

A sparrowhawk or a kite.

To hold someone or something up as a virtuous example.

Bonnet skate; a type of eagle ray.

jiu6 mou5 joeng4 wai1

耀武揚威耀武扬威

To show off or make a big display of one's strength or authority in a smug, swaggering manner.

Dazzling; glaring; of a light or colour so bright that it makes one squint.

Yoshi, the fictional dinosaur character from the Nintendo video game series.

Yaozhou, a district in Tongchuan, Shaanxi, China.

jiu6 zau1 keoi1

耀州區耀州区

Yaozhou District, a district of Tongchuan, Shaanxi.

Yo; a casual greeting used to get someone's attention.

Oh! (an interjection indicating slight surprise).

To make an appointment or arrange to meet up.

Leaf of the iris; or a variant of the character for medicine.

Job, the biblical figure or the Book of Job.

joek3 baak3 gei3

約伯記约伯记

Book of Job, a book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

To ask someone out on a date or arrange to meet up.

To restrain, bind, or restrict someone or something from exceeding a specified limit.

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約束力约束力

Binding force; the power or authority to restrict someone or something within a specified scope.