Cantonese words starting with J
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繞口令绕口令
jiu5 hau2 ling6tongue-twister
繞圈子绕圈子
jiu5 hyun1 zi2to go around in circles; (fig.) to beat about the bush
擾人清夢扰人清梦
jiu5 jan4 cing1 mung6to disturb one's sleep
繞一圈绕一圈
jiu5 jat1 hyun1to go around one time
繞繞绕绕
jiu5 jiu5twisting and turning
擾攘扰攘
jiu5 joeng5bustling; to disturb
繞遠兒绕远儿
jiu5 jyun5 ji4to go the long way round; (of a route) circuitous
繞流绕流
jiu5 lau4turbulence (in fluid mechanics)
擾流板扰流板
jiu5 lau4 baan2spoiler (automotive or aeronautical)
繞梁三日绕梁三日
jiu5 loeng4 saam1 jat6reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
繞來繞去绕来绕去
jiu5 loi4 jiu5 heoi3meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere
繞路绕路
jiu5 lou6to make a detour
擾亂扰乱
jiu5 lyun6to disturb; to harass
繞膝绕膝
jiu5 sat1(children) run around parent's knees
繞膝承歡绕膝承欢
jiu5 sat1 sing4 fun1to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
繞手绕手
jiu5 sau2thorny issue
繞射绕射
jiu5 se6(physics) to diffract
舀水
jiu5 seoi2to ladle water; to scoop up water
繞騰绕腾
jiu5 tang4to run a long way around; to beat about the bush
舀湯舀汤
jiu5 tong1to ladle out soup
繞彎绕弯
jiu5 waan1to go for a walk around
繞彎兒绕弯儿
jiu5 waan1 ji4to go for a walk around
繞彎子绕弯子
jiu5 waan1 zi2lit. to go on a long detour; to beat about the bush
繞彎子兒绕弯子儿
jiu5 waan1 zi2 ji4lit. to go on a long detour; to beat about the bush
繞嘴绕嘴
jiu5 zeoi2hard to get one's mouth around
舀子
jiu5 zi2ladle; scoop
舀勺
jiu5 zoek3scoop; dipper
繞組绕组
jiu5 zou2coil (in electric motor or transformer)
曜
jiu6bright; one of the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy; daylight
耀
jiu6brilliant; shine; dazzle; brightness; shining; radiance
鷂鹞
jiu6sparrow hawk; kite
耀斑
jiu6 baan1solar flare
耀德
jiu6 dak1to hold up as a virtuous example
鷂鱝鹞鲼
jiu6 fan5bonnet skate (zoology)
鷂鷹鹞鹰
jiu6 jing1a sparrow hawk
耀武揚威耀武扬威
jiu6 mou5 joeng4 wai1to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around; to bluster
耀眼
jiu6 ngaan5to dazzle
耀西
jiu6 sai1Yoshi (Nintendo video game character)
耀州
jiu6 zau1see 耀州區|耀州区[Yao4 zhou1 Qu1]
耀州區耀州区
jiu6 zau1 keoi1Yaozhou, a district of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[Tong2 chuan1 Shi4], Shaanxi
唷
jo1(interjection expressing surprise ; schadenfreude) Oh!
喲哟
jo1Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise)
約约
joek3to make an appointment; approximately; treaty; to restrict; concise; agreement; appointment; to restrain; to control; simple
葯
joek3leaf of the iris; variant of 药yào [药];
約伯约伯
joek3 baak3Job (name)
約伯記约伯记
joek3 baak3 gei3Book of Job (in the Old Testament)
約出约出
joek3 ceot1to arrange to go on a date with sb
約請约请
joek3 cing2to invite
約束约束
joek3 cuk1restriction; limit
約束力约束力
joek3 cuk1 lik6(of a contract) binding (law)
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