Cantonese words starting with J

11,098 entries

joek3 syu1 aa3 gei3

約書亞記约书亚记

Jotham, a biblical figure and son of Uzziah.

Iota, the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι).

To invite someone to go along with oneself to a meeting, on a trip, or elsewhere.

joek3 wai4 hak1

約維克约维克

Gjøvik, a city in Oppland, Norway.

An appointment or a date between two or more people, typically romantic.

joek3 wui6 deoi3 zoeng6

約會對象约会对象

A dating partner, date, or someone with whom one is in a romantic relationship.

To gather or convene at an appointed place and time.

To bind, constrain, or restrict.

A charter; a formal document outlining rights, principles, or functions of an organization or group.

Weak, inferior, or easily defeated; can also denote a low degree of an adjective.

To say, speak, or write.

Malaria, or any disease characterized by intermittent fever and chills.

An ancient bamboo flute or woodwind instrument.

To appeal, implore, urge, or cry out.

Medicine, drugs, or chemical substances used to treat illness or improve physical health.

Cruel, tyrannical, and merciless; also to abuse or persecute.

To banter, mock, or jeer.

To jump or leap.

A key, used literally or figuratively.

An ancient unit of volume equivalent to half a ge (around 50ml), or the Kangxi radical 214.

Extremely weak, subpar, or pathetic.

Medicines and pharmaceutical products, usually referring to Western medicine.

joek6 bat1 gam1 fung1

弱不禁風弱不禁风

Physically weak and fragile, as if unable to withstand even a gust of wind.

Medicinal tablet or pill.

To improve health by taking herbal medicine or dietary supplements.

joek6 bou2 bat1 jyu4 sik6 bou2

藥補不如食補药补不如食补

Good nutrition is better than medicine.

A duplex apartment.

joek6 ce2 wai4 joek6

If and only if.

A medical swab.

To undergo a transition, especially of a quantum state.

Playful appellation; a humorous nickname or title.

Traditional Chinese medicinal ingredients, such as herbs or animal parts that are dried or preserved.

joek6 coi4 pou2

藥材舖药材铺

A shop that sells traditional Chinese herbal medicine.

joek6 coi4 pou2

藥材鋪药材铺

A Chinese herbal medicine shop.

Pharmaceutical manufacturer; a medicine factory.

To abuse animals; to commit animal cruelty.

Weakness, shortcoming, or weak point.

Pharmacy; drugstore.

Pharmacopoeia; an official publication containing a list of medicinal drugs and their effects.

joek6 din6 tung2 jat1

弱電統一弱电统一

Electroweak unification; the unified theory of the electromagnetic and weak forces in particle physics.

To abuse or mistreat a person or animal cruelly and inhumanely.

joek6 doi6 kwong4

Sadism; the tendency to derive pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.

joek6 dou3 beng6 ceoi4

藥到病除药到病除

To have an illness cured or relieved as soon as medicine is taken.

To weaken or lessen in intensity or strength.

Medical expenses; the cost of medicine or medical treatment.

Medicinal powder; medicine in powdered form.

If not; if it were not for; otherwise.

A Chinese medicine prescription, detailing the combination and dosage of herbs to treat an illness.