Cantonese words starting with J

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joeng4 kwan4 sam1 lei5

Herd mentality or bandwagon effect; following the majority instead of making one's own decisions.

joeng4 kwan4 sam1 taai3

羊群心態羊群心态

Herd mentality; the tendency of people to follow the crowd blindly.

To feign madness.

Yang Lan, a Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show hostess.

Western-style residential building, typically multi-story, with modern layouts as opposed to traditional tenement houses.

Ocean current; a continuous, directed movement of seawater at a relatively stable speed and direction.

joeng4 lei4 zi2

陽離子阳离子

Cation; a positively charged ion.

joeng4 lei6 wai5

楊利偉杨利伟

Yang Liwei (1965–), the first Chinese astronaut sent into space.

Solar calendar; a calendar system based on the Earth's position relative to the Sun, typically referring to the Gregorian calendar.

Yangling, a district in Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.

joeng4 ling4 keoi1

楊陵區杨陵区

Yangling, a district of Xianyang in Shaanxi province.

To roll up one's sleeves and rise to action with determination.

A foreign language, especially a Western one.

Characters carved or cut in relief on a seal or inscription.

An open conspiracy; a scheme or plot carried out in the open.

Poop like hard, dry lumps or nuts.

joeng4 me1 sou1

羊咩鬚羊咩须

Goat2e; a style of facial hair where only the chin hair is kept.

To raise one's eyebrows, usually indicating a feeling of pride, triumph, or satisfaction.

joeng4 mei4 tou3 hei3

揚眉吐氣扬眉吐气

To feel proud and elated after a long period of oppression or hardship.

Western style, taste, or flavor.

The ocean surface.

To become famous or spread one's reputation.

Yangming District, a district in Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang, China.

joeng4 ming4 keoi1

陽明區阳明区

Yangming, a district of Mudanjiang City in Heilongjiang, China.

joeng4 ming4 saan1

陽明山阳明山

Mt Yangming in Hunan.

joeng4 ming4 sei3 hoi2

揚名四海扬名四海

To become world-famous or known everywhere.

Amniotic sac or amniotic membrane; the tough, thin, and transparent membranes that hold the amniotic fluid and embryo.

joeng4 mok2 cyun1 ci3 seot6

羊膜穿刺術羊膜穿刺术

Sheep's wool or fleece.

joeng4 mou4 ceot1 zoi6 joeng4 san1 soeng6

羊毛出在羊身上

Nothing is truly free; what appears to be a benefit is actually paid for by oneself.

joeng4 mou4 saam1

Woollen clothing, especially a wool sweater or cardigan.

joeng4 mou4 sin3

羊毛線羊毛线

Knitting wool or yarn.

joeng4 mou4 taan2

Woolen blanket.

joeng4 mou4 zi1

Foreign affairs, particularly those involving Western nations during the late Qing dynasty.

joeng4 mou6 hok6 tong4

洋務學堂洋务学堂

A college of Western learning in late Qing dynasty China.

joeng4 mou6 paai3

洋務派洋务派

The Westernizing faction in the late Qing dynasty that advocated learning from the West.

joeng4 mou6 wan6 dung6

洋務運動洋务运动

Self-Strengthening Movement; a period of institutional reforms initiated in China during the late Qing dynasty.

Red bayberry (Myrica rubra), also known as Chinese bayberry.

Female goat, ewe, or doe.

Goat's milk or sheep's milk.

Goat-man; a creature that is half-human and half-goat.

A young foreign woman, typically Western.

To resist foreign aggression or expel foreign invaders.

joeng4 ngoi6 on1 noi6

攘外安內攘外安内

To resist foreign aggression and stabilize the domestic situation.

Year of the Goat, Ram, or Sheep in the Chinese zodiac.

joeng4 nou4 zit3 hok6

洋奴哲學洋奴哲学

The philosophy of blind worship of everything that is foreign.