Cantonese words starting with J

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Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing.

Yangge, a popular rural Chinese folk dance.

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秧歌劇秧歌剧

Yangge opera, a rural form of Chinese musical theater.

To implore or ask earnestly.

Central bank; an institution responsible for an economy's monetary, credit, and financial policies.

Grand, vast, and magnificent.

To ask for help, or to beg and plead with someone.

To cause collateral damage to someone innocent; to involve an unrelated party in trouble.

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殃及池魚殃及池鱼

To suffer collateral damage; to be inadvertently implicated or harmed by a disaster that affects connected parties.

To beg, plead, or earnestly request assistance from someone.

Seedling or young shoot, especially of rice.

China Central Television (CCTV).

A rice seedling bed; a field used for growing rice shoots before transplanting.

To request assistance or ask someone to do a favor.

To bring on disasters; disaster or calamity.

Seedling, sprout, or young rice plant; can also refer to baby livestock or fish fry.

To ask a third party to mediate, arbitrate, or act as a middleman in a dispute.

Discontented, dissatisfied, or displeased.

To wave or shake a piece of fabric, a strip, or something soft.

An ugly person; someone with an unattractive face.

An ugly or unpleasant facial expression, or an awkward and embarrassing situation.

An ox harnessed for plowing.

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樣衰衰样衰衰

Looking ugly, unsightly, embarrassed, or dejected.

Busy with work.

A clay sheep figurine buried with the dead.

To walk back and forth.

Obvious, high-profile, or flashy; doing something in a way that easily attracts attention.

To reject, exclude, or boycott.

A common Chinese surname, usually transliterated as Yeung or Yeoh.

Dewy; wet with dew.

To melt or dissolve.

Ulcers, sores, or infection; to fester.

Abundant; rich or plentiful.

Sheep, goats, or any other caprid animals.

A kind of wild ginger.

A weevil found in rice and other grains.

Yang, a Chinese philosophical concept associated with light, the sun, masculinity, and activity.

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楊百翰杨百翰

Brigham Young; American religious leader and politician.

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楊百翰大學杨百翰大学

Brigham Young University

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Cabbage; round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries.

Yang Bin (born 1963), a Chinese-Dutch businessman.

To roll up one's sleeves or bare one's arms, especially in preparation for action, or out of excitement or anger.

To ward off, drive away, or repel.

To whip a horse; by extension, to swagger or ride in high spirits.

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楊寶森杨宝森

Yang Baosen (1909-1958), a renowned Beijing opera performer specializing in old male roles (sheng).

To get rid of, reject, or eliminate.

Yangchun, a county-level city in Yangjiang, Guangdong, China.

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陽春白雪阳春白雪

Highbrow art and literature that is refined and sophisticated.