Cantonese words starting with J

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joeng4 gaan2 fung1

羊癇風羊痫风

Foreign religion, especially Western Christianity in Qing dynasty China.

Globe artichoke

joeng4 gam1 guk1

Chamomile; a family of daisy-like plants including Matricaria recutita, often used to make herbal tea.

Yōkan; a traditional Japanese gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form.

To clear oneself of dishonor or disgrace.

Yankee; pertaining to the New York Yankees or Americans in general.

joeng4 gei1 deoi2

洋基隊洋基队

New York Yankees, the US professional baseball team.

Male genitalia; penis.

Anode; the electrode where oxidation occurs.

Yang Jian (541–604), the founding emperor of the Sui dynasty.

joeng4 gin3 lei6

楊建利杨建利

Yang Jianli, a Chinese human rights activist.

joeng4 ging1 bong1 jing1 jyu5

洋涇浜英語洋泾浜英语

joeng4 git3 ci4

楊潔篪杨洁篪

Yang Jiechi (born 1950), a Chinese politician and diplomat who served as the foreign minister of the PRC from 2007 to 2013.

Jerusalem artichoke

joeng4 gok3 baau1

Croissant; a flaky, crescent-shaped pastry.

joeng4 gok3 cyun1

Giethoorn, a village in the Netherlands.

joeng4 gok3 dau2

Okra or ladies' fingers; a long green vegetable with distinct ridges that becomes slimy when cooked.

joeng4 gok3 fung1

羊角瘋羊角疯

joeng4 gok3 fung1

羊角風羊角风

joeng4 gok3 kan4

Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria).

joeng4 gok3 min6 baau1

羊角麵包羊角面包

Masculine, manly, and full of strength.

Yangjiang, a prefecture-level city in western Guangdong province, China.

joeng4 gong1 si5

陽江市阳江市

Yangjiang, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province.

A lamb; a young sheep.

Yanggao, a county in Datong, Shanxi, China.

joeng4 gou1 jyun6

陽高縣阳高县

Yanggao, a county in Datong, Shanxi.

A gullible person or fool; literally, a male goat.

To winnow grain; to blow away chaff.

Yanggu County in Liaocheng, Shandong Province, China.

joeng4 guk1 jyun6

陽谷縣阳谷县

Yanggu county, in Liaocheng City, Shandong Province.

To feint; to make a false or deceptive attack.

A ram; a male sheep.

joeng4 gung1 jyu4

楊恭如杨恭如

Kristy Yang, a Canadian actress based in Hong Kong.

A traditional children's game similar to knucklebones.

Faun; a half-goat, half-human creature of Greek mythology.

Yangguan, also known as the Southern Pass, on the southern Silk Road in Gansu, south of Dunhuang.

joeng4 gwaan1 daai6 dou6

陽關大道阳关大道

The road through Yangguan, or figuratively, a bright future.

joeng4 gwaan1 dou6

陽關道阳关道

A broad, safe, and pleasant path, or a bright prospect ahead.

Foreigner; a disparaging term for a Westerner.

joeng4 gwai2 zi2

Foreign devil; a derogatory term for a white person or Caucasian.

joeng4 gwai3 fei1

楊貴妃杨贵妃

Yang Guifei, a famous Tang dynasty imperial consort and one of the Four Beauties of ancient China.

Sunlight or sunshine.

joeng4 gwong1 fong2

陽光房阳光房

joeng4 gwong1 juk6

陽光浴阳光浴

joeng4 gwong1 ming4 mei6

陽光明媚阳光明媚

Beautifully bright and sunny weather.