Cantonese words starting with J

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印支绿鹊
jan3 zi1 luk6 zoek3(bird species of China) Indochinese green magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
jan3 zi2trace; abbr. of 印子錢|印子钱[yin4 zi5 qian2], usury
印子钱
jan3 zi2 cin4usury
jan3 zi6 gaak3writing grid
印字机
jan3 zi6 gei1label printer; dymo
印迹
jan3 zik1footprint
印证
jan3 zing3to confirm; to corroborate; to verify
jan3 zoeng1seal; chop; CL:方[fang1]
jan3 zoeng6impression (sth that stays in one's mind)
jan3 zoeng6 paai3impressionism
jan3 zoeng6 sam1 hak1to have a deep impression on something [written and colloquial]
印象主义
jan3 zoeng6 zyu2 ji6impressionism
jan4man; people M: 个gè [个] ; mankind
jan4Ginseng
jan4"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
jan4humane; benevolence; respectable
jan4late at night
jan43rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year ...
jan4 baan2a real life sample, role model to other people
jan4 baan2living example
人办
jan4 baan6a sample used to demostrate how one can behave badly or unacceptedably as see...
jan4 ban2character; moral strength; integrity
jan4 bat1 ho2 maau6 soeng3you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom); often in combination 人不可貌相,海水...
jan4 bat1 ho2 maau6 soeng3 ,hoi2 seoi2 bat1 ho2 dau2 loeng6you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea wit...
人不为己,天诛地灭
jan4 bat1 wai6 gei2 ,tin1 zyu1 dei6 mit6Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
人不知鬼不觉
jan4 bat1 zi1 gwai2 bat1 gok3in absolute secrecy
jan4 bei2 jan4 bei2 sei2 jan4there's no point in comparing between people, as we are all different, and ca...
人比人,气死人
jan4 bei2 jan4 ,hei3 sei2 jan4(proverb) constantly comparing oneself to others only leads to dissatisfactio...
jan4 bo1 cit3Rinpoche (Tibetan honorific)
jan4 bou2personal guarantee
jan4 bou3see 仁布縣|仁布县[Ren2 bu4 Xian4]
仁布县
jan4 bou3 jyun6Rinbung, a county in Shigatse City 日喀則市|日喀则市[Ri4 ka1 ze2 Shi4], Tibet
人车混行
jan4 ce1 wan6 hang4pedestrian-vehicle mixed use
人蠢冇藥医
jan4 ceon2 mou5 joek6 ji1it is used to describe a person who is so stupid that no medicine can cure his
jan4 ci3person-times; classifier for number of people participating
jan4 ci4benevolent; kind; kindness
人称
jan4 cing1person (first person, second person etc in grammar); known as
人称代词
jan4 cing1 doi6 ci4personal pronoun
jan4 cing4monetary gift for one's wedding (Cantonese)
人情薄过纸
jan4 cing4 bok6 gwo3 zi2human relationship is thinner than a paper, which means a relationship can be...
jan4 cing4 mei6human warmth; human touch
人情味儿
jan4 cing4 mei6 ji4erhua variant of 人情味[ren2 qing2 wei4]
jan4 cing4 sai3 gu3worldly wisdom; to know how to get on in the world
人情纸咁薄
jan4 cing4 zi2 gam2 bok6Literal; she has asked.
jan4 ciu4a tide of people
jan4 coi4talent; looks
jan4 coi4variant of 人才[ren2 cai2]
人才辈出
jan4 coi4 bui3 ceot1batches of talented people arise amongst generations
jan4 coi4 lau4 sat1brain drain
人财两空
jan4 coi4 loeng5 hung1(idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) an...

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