Cantonese words starting with J

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joeng4 tin1 ming6

楊天命杨天命

Alion Yeo Tin Ming, a Hong Kong metaphysicist.

joeng4 tit3 bok6

洋鐵箔洋铁箔

Alpaca; a domesticated South American camelid animal without a hump.

Carambola or star fruit.

Star fruit; carambola.

Carambola; star fruit.

joeng4 tou5 sau2 gan1

A towel or kerchief, especially worn as a turban by people in northern China.

joeng4 tou5 zi2 mou4 gan1

羊肚子毛巾

A white turban made of a towel-like cloth, traditionally worn by peasants in northern China.

joeng4 tou5 zi2 sau2 gan1

羊肚子手巾

A traditional turban or headscarf worn by peasants in Shaanxi and Shanxi, resembling a sheep's stomach in texture.

joeng4 waa1 waa1

A Western-style doll, traditionally made of cloth or porcelain.

Foreign language, especially a Western one.

joeng4 waa2 ji4

洋畫兒洋画儿

Illustrated cards used in a children's game; menko.

Black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia).

joeng4 waai4 syu6

洋槐樹洋槐树

Black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia).

Erectile dysfunction; impotence.

Erectile dysfunction; impotence.

Yang Wei (born 1979), a Chinese badminton player who specialized in women's doubles.

joeng4 wai4 zung1 jung6

洋為中用洋为中用

To make foreign things, especially Western ideas and technology, serve one's own country's needs.

A sheep or goat pen.

joeng4 zan3 ning4

楊振寧杨振宁

Chen-Ning Franklin Yang, a renowned theoretical physicist and 1957 Nobel laureate.

joeng4 zat1 fu2 pei4

羊質虎皮羊质虎皮

An outward show of strength or courage that masks inner weakness or fear.

Yangzhou, a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu province, China.

joeng4 zau1 caau2 faan6

揚州炒飯扬州炒饭

Yangzhou fried rice; a popular Chinese fried rice dish.

joeng4 zau1 si5

揚州市扬州市

Yangzhou, a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China.

Western alcoholic drinks and liquor, especially wine, brandy, or spirits imported from outside Asia.

To roll up one's sleeves.

Mid-ocean ridge; an underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.

Yang Jun (571–600), prince of the Sui dynasty and son of Emperor Wen.

joeng4 zi1 gam1 lou6

楊枝甘露杨枝甘露

Mango pomelo sago; a cold Hong Kong dessert made of mango, pomelo, sago, coconut milk, and evaporated milk.

joeng4 zi2 ging1

洋紫荊洋紫荆

Hong Kong orchid tree (Bauhinia × blakeana); the official floral emblem of Hong Kong, featuring purple-red flowers with five petals.

joeng4 zi2 gong1

揚子江扬子江

The Yangtze River, also known as the Changjiang.

joeng4 zi2 ngok6

揚子鱷扬子鳄

Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis).

joeng4 zi2 sou1

洋紫蘇洋紫苏

Sage; the culinary and medicinal herb.

joeng4 zi3 jyun5

楊致遠杨致远

Jerry Yang, Taiwanese-American co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo!.

Barber's scissors or shears.

To ward off or pray for protection against natural disasters and calamities.

To pretend, feign, or make a false appearance.

Western-style clothing or dress.

joeng4 zuk1 faan4 lei4

羊觸藩籬羊触藩篱

Trapped and unable to advance or retreat.

Yangzhong, a county-level city in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.

joeng4 zung1 si5

揚中市扬中市

Yangzhong, a county-level city in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu.

joeng4 zung1 zek3

Mid-ocean ridge; an underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics.

Yang Zhu, a Chinese philosopher of the Warring States period who advocated ethical egoism.