Cantonese words starting with J

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阳春面
joeng4 ceon1 min6Yangchun noodles, plain noodles in a simple sauce
阳春市
joeng4 ceon1 si5Yangchun, a county-level city in Yangjiang City 陽江市|阳江市[Yang2 jiang1 Shi4], Guangdong
杨千嬅
joeng4 cin1 waa4Miriam Yeung, a Hong Kong actress and singer
洋钱
joeng4 cin2foreign money; also written 銀元|银元
佯称
joeng4 cing1Pretend; lie about
扬清激浊
joeng4 cing1 gik1 zuk6lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
阳澄湖
joeng4 cing4 wu4Yangcheng Lake, a place in Suzhou, China
杨澄中
joeng4 cing4 zung1Yang Chengzhong (1913-1987), Chinese nuclear physicist
洋枪
joeng4 coeng1western style guns (in former times)
羊肠小道
joeng4 coeng2 siu2 dou6road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road
羊肠小径
joeng4 coeng2 siu2 ging3winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine)
攘场
joeng4 coeng4to spread harvested grain over an area
扬长避短
joeng4 coeng4 bei6 dyun2to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
扬长而去
joeng4 coeng4 ji4 heoi3to swagger off
洋场恶少
joeng4 coeng4 ok3 siu3a rich young bully of old Shanghai
杨采妮
joeng4 coi2 nei4Charlie Young (1974-), Hong Kong actress and singer
扬菜
joeng4 coi3Jiangsu cuisine
joeng4 coi3agar
洋财
joeng4 coi4ill-gotten wealth
洋葱
joeng4 cung1onion (Allium cepa)
洋葱圈
joeng4 cung1 hyun1onion rings [written and colloquial]
阳泉
joeng4 cyun4see 陽泉市|阳泉市[Yang2 quan2 Shi4]
阳泉市
joeng4 cyun4 si5Yangquan, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]
joeng4 dai2ocean floor
洋底地壳
joeng4 dai2 dei6 hok3oceanic crust (geology)
羊癫疯
joeng4 din1 fung1epilepsy
阳电
joeng4 din6positive electric charge
阳电极
joeng4 din6 gik6anode
阳电荷
joeng4 din6 ho6positive electric charge
阳电子
joeng4 din6 zi2positron
joeng4 diu3Epilepsy
阳道
joeng4 dou6penis
阳东
joeng4 dung1see 陽東區|阳东区[Yang2 dong1 Qu1]
攘夺
joeng4 dyut6to seize
joeng4 faa3to Westernize
扬帆
joeng4 faan4to set sail
joeng4 fan2agar
杨妃
joeng4 fei1see 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]
扬科维奇
joeng4 fo1 wai4 kei4Jankovic; Yankovich
joeng4 fo2(coll.) matches (old)
洋货
joeng4 fo3Western goods
joeng4 fong4a western style house [written and colloquial]
杨虎城
joeng4 fu2 sing4Yang Hucheng (1893-1949), Chinese warlord and Nationalist general
joeng4 fui1cement
杨福家
joeng4 fuk1 gaa1Yang Fujia (1936-), nuclear physicist
joeng4 fuk6Western-style clothes
阳奉阴违
joeng4 fung6 jam1 wai4outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service
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
joeng4 gaai2to pray to the gods for the avoidance of a misfortune
阳间
joeng4 gaan1the world of the living

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