Cantonese words starting with J
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仰人鼻息
joeng5 jan4 bei6 sik1to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
養兒防老养儿防老
joeng5 ji4 fong4 lou5(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
養羊养羊
joeng5 joeng4sheep husbandry
攘攘
joeng5 joeng5disorderly; chaotic
癢癢痒痒
joeng5 joeng5to itch
癢癢撓痒痒挠
joeng5 joeng5 naau4backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
養育养育
joeng5 juk6to rear; to nurture
養癰貽患养痈贻患
joeng5 jung1 ji4 waan6lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
養癰遺患养痈遗患
joeng5 jung1 wai4 waan6lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
養魚池养鱼池
joeng5 jyu4 ci4fishpond
養魚缸养鱼缸
joeng5 jyu4 gong1aquarium
氧原子
joeng5 jyun4 zi2oxygen atom
氧乙炔
joeng5 jyut3 kyut3oxyacetylene
氧乙炔炬
joeng5 jyut3 kyut3 geoi6an oxyacetylene torch
氧乙炔焊
joeng5 jyut3 kyut3 hon6oxyacetylene welding
氧乙炔焊炬
joeng5 jyut3 kyut3 hon6 geoi6oxyacetylene torch
仰賴仰赖
joeng5 laai6to rely on
養廉养廉
joeng5 lim4to encourage honesty
養料养料
joeng5 liu2nutriment
養樂多养乐多
joeng5 lok6 do1Yakult (Japanese brand of fermented milk drink)
養老养老
joeng5 lou5(verb) Provide for getting in old age
養老保險养老保险
joeng5 lou5 bou2 him2old-age insurance
養老金养老金
joeng5 lou5 gam1pension
養老金雙軌制养老金双轨制
joeng5 lou5 gam1 soeng1 gwai2 zai3dual pension scheme (PRC)
養老院养老院
joeng5 lou5 jyun2nursing home
養老送終养老送终
joeng5 lou5 sung3 zung1to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die
養路費养路费
joeng5 lou6 fai3road maintenance tax (China)
養唔熟养唔熟
joeng5 m4 suk6one who betrays again and again (spoken)
仰望
joeng5 mong6to look up at
養母养母
joeng5 mou5foster mother
仰慕
joeng5 mou6to admire
養女养女
joeng5 neoi5adopted daughter
養顏养颜
joeng5 ngaan4to nourish one's skin
養眼养眼
joeng5 ngaan5visually attractive; easy on the eyes
仰臥仰卧
joeng5 ngo6to lie supine
仰臥起坐仰卧起坐
joeng5 ngo6 hei2 co5sit-up (physical exercise)
養身养身
joeng5 san1take good care of one's health
養神养神
joeng5 san4to rest; to regain composure
養生养生
joeng5 sang1to maintain good health; curing (of concrete etc)
養生法养生法
joeng5 sang1 faat3regime (diet)
養生送死养生送死
joeng5 sang1 sung3 sei2to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)
養生之道养生之道
joeng5 sang1 zi1 dou6the way of maintaining good health
養性养性
joeng5 sing3mental or spiritual cultivation
養成养成
joeng5 sing4to cultivate; to form (a habit)
仰韶
joeng5 siu4Yangshao, a village in Henan Province where the first site of the Yangshao culture 仰韶文化[Yang3 shao2 wen2 hua4] was excavated, used metonymically to refer to the culture itself
仰韶文化
joeng5 siu4 man4 faa3(archaeology) Yangshao culture, a Neolithic culture (c. 5000–3000 BC) in the central Yellow River basin, known for painted pottery, millet farming and village settlements
養傷养伤
joeng5 soeng1to heal a wound
仰頭仰头
joeng5 tau4to raise one's head
仰天
joeng5 tin1to face upwards
仰躺
joeng5 tong2to lie on one's back
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