Cantonese words starting with J

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余角
jyu4 gok3complementary angle (additional angle adding to 90 degrees)
余干
jyu4 gon1see 餘干縣|余干县[Yu2 gan1 Xian4]
竿鱼竿
jyu4 gon1fishing rod
鱼肝油
jyu4 gon1 jau4cod liver oil
余干县
jyu4 gon1 jyun6Yugan, a county in Shangrao City 上饒市|上饶市[Shang4 rao2 Shi4], Jiangxi
余江
jyu4 gong1see 餘江區|余江区[Yu2 jiang1 Qu1]
鱼缸
jyu4 gong1fish tank; aquarium
渔港
jyu4 gong2fishing port
余割
jyu4 got3cosecant (of angle), written cosec θ or csc θ
jyu4 gou1see 如皋市[Ru2 gao1 Shi4]
jyu4 gou1 si5Rugao, a county-level city in Nantong City 南通市[Nan2 tong1 Shi4], Jiangsu
渔鼓
jyu4 gu2percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
鱼鼓
jyu4 gu2percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
jyu4 gu2 haam4 gam1to take in (old and new experiences and sorrows)
jyu4 gu3as before; (to be) like old friends
鱼贯
jyu4 gun3one after the other
鱼贯而出
jyu4 gun3 ji4 ceot1to file out; to walk out in a line
鱼贯而入
jyu4 gun3 ji4 jap6to walk in in a line
jyu4 gung1 ji4 saan1the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
于归
jyu4 gwai1(literary) (of a girl) to marry
于归之喜
jyu4 gwai1 zi1 hei2the joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)
余悸
jyu4 gwai3lingering fear
鱼骨
jyu4 gwat1fish bone
jyu4 gwo2if; in case; in the event that
余光
jyu4 gwong1(out of) the corner of one's eyes; residual light
鱼虾蟹
jyu4 haa1 haai5Fish-Prawn-Crab
jyu4 haa6as follows
余下
jyu4 haa6remaining
余暇
jyu4 haa6spare time
jyu4 haau3unquestioning filial piety
jyu4 hei2Yu Xi, Chinese astronomer (c. 270-345), known for discovering the earth's precession
如许
jyu4 heoi2this, so much
娱遣
jyu4 hin2amusement
余庆
jyu4 hing3see 餘慶縣|余庆县[Yu2 qing4 Xian4]
余兴
jyu4 hing3a sideshow; after dinner entertainment; the lingering interest ; joyful mood
余庆县
jyu4 hing3 jyun6Yuqing, a county in Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1 yi4 Shi4], Guizhou
jyu4 ho4(question) What do someone think?
鱼香
jyu4 hoeng1yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (Although "yuxiang" literally means "fish fragrance", it contains no seafood.)
鱼香肉丝
jyu4 hoeng1 juk6 si1pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香[yu2 xiang1]
鱼香茄子
jyu4 hoeng1 ke2 zi2spicy fish-flavored eggplant,a famous Chinese cuisine (does not actually contain any fish)
余响绕梁
jyu4 hoeng2 jiu5 loeng4reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
儒学
jyu4 hok6Confucianism
余杭
jyu4 hong4see 餘杭區|余杭区[Yu2 hang2 Qu1]
余杭区
jyu4 hong4 keoi1Yuhang, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
余项
jyu4 hong6remainder term (math.); residue
jyu4 hou4to dip the pen into ink
jyu4 hung4see 于洪區|于洪区[Yu2 hong2 Qu1]
于洪区
jyu4 hung4 keoi1Yuhong, a district of Shenyang City 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
余音
jyu4 jam1lingering sound
余音绕梁
jyu4 jam1 jiu5 loeng4reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

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