Cantonese words starting with J
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陽春麵阳春面
joeng4 ceon1 min6Yangchun noodles, plain noodles in a simple sauce
陽春市阳春市
joeng4 ceon1 si5Yangchun, a county-level city in Yangjiang City 陽江市|阳江市[Yang2 jiang1 Shi4], Guangdong
楊千嬅杨千嬅
joeng4 cin1 waa4Miriam Yeung, a Hong Kong actress and singer
洋錢洋钱
joeng4 cin2foreign money; also written 銀元|银元
佯稱佯称
joeng4 cing1Pretend; lie about
揚清激濁扬清激浊
joeng4 cing1 gik1 zuk6lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
陽澄湖阳澄湖
joeng4 cing4 wu4Yangcheng Lake, a place in Suzhou, China
楊澄中杨澄中
joeng4 cing4 zung1Yang Chengzhong (1913-1987), Chinese nuclear physicist
洋槍洋枪
joeng4 coeng1western style guns (in former times)
羊腸小道羊肠小道
joeng4 coeng2 siu2 dou6road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road
羊腸小徑羊肠小径
joeng4 coeng2 siu2 ging3winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine)
攘場攘场
joeng4 coeng4to spread harvested grain over an area
揚長避短扬长避短
joeng4 coeng4 bei6 dyun2to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
揚長而去扬长而去
joeng4 coeng4 ji4 heoi3to swagger off
洋場惡少洋场恶少
joeng4 coeng4 ok3 siu3a rich young bully of old Shanghai
楊采妮杨采妮
joeng4 coi2 nei4Charlie Young (1974-), Hong Kong actress and singer
揚菜扬菜
joeng4 coi3Jiangsu cuisine
洋菜
joeng4 coi3agar
洋財洋财
joeng4 coi4ill-gotten wealth
洋蔥洋葱
joeng4 cung1onion (Allium cepa)
洋蔥圈洋葱圈
joeng4 cung1 hyun1onion rings [written and colloquial]
陽泉阳泉
joeng4 cyun4see 陽泉市|阳泉市[Yang2 quan2 Shi4]
陽泉市阳泉市
joeng4 cyun4 si5Yangquan, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]
洋底
joeng4 dai2ocean floor
洋底地殼洋底地壳
joeng4 dai2 dei6 hok3oceanic crust (geology)
羊癲瘋羊癫疯
joeng4 din1 fung1epilepsy
陽電阳电
joeng4 din6positive electric charge
陽電極阳电极
joeng4 din6 gik6anode
陽電荷阳电荷
joeng4 din6 ho6positive electric charge
陽電子阳电子
joeng4 din6 zi2positron
羊吊
joeng4 diu3Epilepsy
陽道阳道
joeng4 dou6penis
陽東阳东
joeng4 dung1see 陽東區|阳东区[Yang2 dong1 Qu1]
攘奪攘夺
joeng4 dyut6to seize
洋化
joeng4 faa3to Westernize
揚帆扬帆
joeng4 faan4to set sail
洋粉
joeng4 fan2agar
楊妃杨妃
joeng4 fei1see 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]
揚科維奇扬科维奇
joeng4 fo1 wai4 kei4Jankovic; Yankovich
洋火
joeng4 fo2(coll.) matches (old)
洋貨洋货
joeng4 fo3Western goods
洋房
joeng4 fong4a western style house [written and colloquial]
楊虎城杨虎城
joeng4 fu2 sing4Yang Hucheng (1893-1949), Chinese warlord and Nationalist general
洋灰
joeng4 fui1cement
楊福家杨福家
joeng4 fuk1 gaa1Yang Fujia (1936-), nuclear physicist
洋服
joeng4 fuk6Western-style clothes
陽奉陰違阳奉阴违
joeng4 fung6 jam1 wai4outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service
楊家將杨家将
joeng4 gaa1 zoeng3Yang Saga, a popular fiction from the Northern Song, depicting the heroic Yang family 楊業|杨业 of warriors
禳解
joeng4 gaai2to pray to the gods for the avoidance of a misfortune
陽間阳间
joeng4 gaan1the world of the living
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