Cantonese words starting with J

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To lie looking at the ceiling in despair or deep thought.

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仰屋興嘆仰屋兴叹

To stare at the ceiling in despair because there is nothing you can do.

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仰屋著書仰屋著书

To stare at the ceiling while writing a book, describing a state of deep concentration or creative struggle.

Backstroke; a swimming stroke executed on the back.

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養和醫院养和医院

Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital.

To maintain, preserve, or nurture; also to cure concrete.

To support, feed, or provide for a person or family.

To breed, rear, or cultivate animals or plants.

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養殖業养殖业

The cultivation industry; breeding, farming, or aquaculture of animals and plants.

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養精蓄銳养精蓄锐

To build up strength and store up energy; to conserve one's strength for a future effort.

To rely on or depend on.

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養尊處優养尊处优

To live a life of comfort, luxury, and ease with no worries.

Soil, or by extension, land.

Sickness; illness; ailment.

Appearance, shape, form, or figure.

To overflow, ripple, or swirl; used in place names.

To give way, yield, or proactively hand over something or a right to others instead of fighting for it.

To stuff; a method of food preparation where one ingredient is filled inside another.

A template, model, or sample used as a standard for reproduction or imitation.

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樣板戲样板戏

Model opera; revolutionary model theatrical works produced during the Cultural Revolution.

Yangbi, a county in Yunnan province, China.

A sample of a product.

To make a concession, yield, or give way to reach an agreement.

A sample or specimen used for display, testing, or reference.

To yield or be accommodating when negotiating the boundary of one's field.

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恙蟲病恙虫病

Scrub typhus, a disease transmitted by chiggers.

Sample sheet, blank form, or a template document.

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釀豆腐酿豆腐

Yong tau foo; a Chinese dish of tofu stuffed with minced meat or fish paste.

Prototype; a model or mock-up of a machine or device.

To get out of the way; to step aside to let others stand or pass.

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讓人羨慕让人羡慕

Enviable; causing people to feel envious or admiring.

Appearance, shape, manner, or model.

To offer a cigarette to someone.

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讓賢與能让贤与能

To step aside and yield one's position to a more virtuous and talented person.

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釀熱物酿热物

Biological fuel (such as horse dung) used to generate heat.

To argue noisily, or to make something widely known.

All kinds; everything; every variety.

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樣樣事样样事

Everything; all sorts of things; every matter.

To concede points or goals to an opponent in a game or handicap bet.

An example, sample, or model used for illustration or reference.

To yield, give way, or make way for someone or something to pass first.

Appearance; a person's facial features or looks.

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釀母菌酿母菌

Yeast; a single-celled fungus used in brewing and baking.

Zymase, an enzyme complex in yeast that catalyzes the fermentation of sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide.

To shout oneself hoarse.

Ugly or unattractive in appearance; also used to describe botched or clumsy execution.

A format, template, style, or pattern that shares the same settings or framework.

To cause or result in a disaster, accident, or tragedy.