Cantonese words starting with J

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杨树
joeng4 syu6poplar tree
羊头
joeng4 tau4sheep's head
杨天命
joeng4 tin1 ming6Alion Yeo Tin Ming, a metaphysicist
洋铁箔
joeng4 tit3 bok6tinfoil
羊驼
joeng4 to4alpaca
阳台
joeng4 toi4balcony
joeng4 tou2(fruit) star fruit
杨桃
joeng4 tou4carambola
joeng4 tou4variant of 楊桃|杨桃[yang2 tao2]; star fruit
阳桃
joeng4 tou4carambola
joeng4 tou5 sau2 gan1(dialect) towel (especially worn as a turban)
joeng4 tou5 zi2 mou4 gan1see 羊肚手巾[yang2 du4 shou3 jin1]
joeng4 tou5 zi2 sau2 gan1see 羊肚手巾[yang2 du4 shou3 jin1]
joeng4 waa1 waa1doll (of Western appearance)
洋话
joeng4 waa2foreign language (esp. Western)
洋画儿
joeng4 waa2 ji4children's game played with illustrated cards; menko (Japan)
joeng4 waai4black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia)
洋槐树
joeng4 waai4 syu6black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia)
阳痿
joeng4 wai2(medicine) impotence
阳萎
joeng4 wai2variant of 陽痿|阳痿[yang2 wei3]
杨维
joeng4 wai4Yang Wei (1979-), PRC badminton player, women's doubles specialist
洋为中用
joeng4 wai4 zung1 jung6(idiom) to learn the advantages of Western as good use
joeng4 wu6(dialect) potato
羊栈
joeng4 zaan6sheep or goat pen
杨振宁
joeng4 zan3 ning4Chen-Ning Franklin Yang (1922–2025), theoretical physicist, co-developer of Yang-Mills gauge theory, 1957 Nobel laureate
羊质虎皮
joeng4 zat1 fu2 pei4lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom); braggart
扬州
joeng4 zau1see 揚州市|扬州市[Yang2 zhou1 Shi4]
扬州炒饭
joeng4 zau1 caau2 faan6noun; Yeung Chow fried rice, is a style of Chinese fried rice
扬州市
joeng4 zau1 si5Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3]
joeng4 zau2(noun) Western liquor
joeng4 zau6to roll up the sleeves
joeng4 zek3mid-ocean ridge
杨俊
joeng4 zeon3Yang Jun (571-600), son of the first Sui emperor 楊堅|杨坚[Yang2 Jian1]
杨枝甘露
joeng4 zi1 gam1 lou6mango sago pudding with pomelo
洋紫荆
joeng4 zi2 ging1Hong Kong orchid (Bauhinia blakeana)
扬子江
joeng4 zi2 gong1Changjiang 長江|长江 or Yangtze River
扬子鳄
joeng4 zi2 ngok6Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
洋紫苏
joeng4 zi2 sou1sage (herb)
杨致远
joeng4 zi3 jyun5Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwan-US millionaire and creator of Yahoo
joeng4 zin2tailoring scissors; tailoring shears
攘灾
joeng4 zoi1to ward off calamities
佯装
joeng4 zong1to pretend
洋装
joeng4 zong1Western-style dress
洋烛
joeng4 zuk1candle
羊触藩篱
joeng4 zuk1 faan4 lei4lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat; trapped
扬中
joeng4 zung1see 揚中市|扬中市[Yang2 zhong1 Shi4]
阳宗
joeng4 zung1sun
扬中市
joeng4 zung1 si5Yangzhong, a county-level city in Zhenjiang City 鎮江市|镇江市[Zhen4 jiang1 Shi4], Jiangsu
joeng4 zung1 zek3mid-ocean ridge (geology)
杨朱
joeng4 zyu1Yang Zhu (c. 440-360 BC), Chinese philosopher advocating ethical egoism

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