Cantonese words starting with J

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To face, look, or turn upward.

To shout, yell, or talk incessantly.

Oxygen; the chemical element with atomic number 8.

Itchy; to have an itching sensation on the skin.

To raise, nurture, or keep.

To recuperate; to rest and recover from an illness.

To maintain, support, or train an army.

joeng5 bing1 cin1 jat6 ，jung6 bing1 jat1 si4

養兵千日，用兵一時养兵千日，用兵一时

To train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour; extensive preparation eventually pays off.

joeng5 bing1 cin1 jat6, jung6 zoi6 jat1 si4

養兵千日，用在一時养兵千日，用在一时

To maintain an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour; to prepare beforehand to be ready for any crisis.

joeng5 bing1 cin1 jat6 ，jung6 zoi6 jat1 ziu1

養兵千日，用在一朝养兵千日，用在一朝

To train an army for a thousand days to use it for a single moment; to prepare long in advance for a time of need.

To raise silkworms.

joeng5 caam4 jip6

養蠶業养蚕业

Sericulture; the silk farming and production industry.

joeng5 cou2 pei4

養草皮养草皮

To lose money in horse race betting.

To raise, nurture, or bring up a person or an animal into maturity.

To maintain the soil and land through crop rotation or the use of fertilizer.

To grow or cultivate flowers.

To oxidize; to undergo a chemical reaction with oxygen or an oxidizing agent.

joeng5 faa3 gun3

Hopcalite canister

joeng5 faa3 hung6

Mercuric oxide (HgO).

joeng5 faa3 jau4

氧化鈾氧化铀

joeng5 faa3 koi3

氧化鈣氧化钙

Calcium oxide; CaO.

joeng5 faa3 leoi5

氧化鋁氧化铝

Aluminum oxide.

joeng5 faa3 mat6

Oxide; a chemical compound formed by the combination of an element with oxygen.

joeng5 faa3 mei5

氧化鎂氧化镁

Magnesium oxide.

joeng5 faa3 san1

氧化鋅氧化锌

joeng5 faa3 tit3

氧化鐵氧化铁

Ferric oxide; iron oxide.

joeng5 faa3 tung4

氧化銅氧化铜

joeng5 faa3 zai1

氧化劑氧化剂

Oxidizing agent; a substance that causes other substances to lose electrons in a chemical reaction.

joeng5 faa3 zok3 jung6

Oxidation; a chemical reaction in which a substance combines with oxygen.

Nutrient; nourishing substances.

Nutrient or nourishment, especially as absorbed by plants to sustain life and health.

joeng5 fu2 soeng1 san1

養虎傷身养虎伤身

To rear a tiger and court disaster; to nurse a snake in one's bosom.

joeng5 fu2 wai4 waan6

養虎為患养虎为患

To nurture a tiger and invite calamity; to indulge or help an evil person only to have them bring trouble later.

joeng5 fu2 wai4 waan6

養虎遺患养虎遗患

To harbor a source of future trouble; to raise a tiger and court disaster by failing to eliminate an enemy.

Adoptive or foster father; a man who raises a child who is not his biological offspring.

Beekeeping; the practice of raising bees to harvest honey, beeswax, or pollen.

joeng5 fung1 jan4

養蜂人养蜂人

Beekeeper or apiculturist.

joeng5 fung1 jip6

養蜂業养蜂业

Beekeeping; apiculture.

To support or raise a family.

joeng5 gaa1 wu4 hau2

養家糊口养家糊口

To manage to support one's family or earn a bare living.

joeng5 gaa1 wut6 hau2

養家活口养家活口

To support one's family; to earn a living to feed one's household.

joeng5 gai1 coeng4

養雞場养鸡场

To cut metal using an oxyacetylene torch; oxy-fuel cutting.

To look up and observe; to look upwards.

Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the largest city and former capital of Myanmar.

joeng5 gwong1 daai6 gam1 taap3

仰光大金塔

Shwedagon Pagoda; the Great Pagoda of Yangon.

joeng5 haau6 jing3

氧效應氧效应

Oxygen effect; the phenomenon where cells or tissues are more sensitive to radiation in the presence of oxygen.

To commit adultery (said of a married woman) or support a lover.