Cantonese words starting with J

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An honorific title used in ancient China for the wife of certain officials; also used on gravestones for a deceased wife.

A stupid person; a fool.

jyu4 jan4 dak1 lei6

漁人得利渔人得利

To benefit from a dispute between two other parties.

jyu4 jan4 jam2 seoi2 ，laang5 nyun5 zi6 zi1

如人飲水，冷暖自知如人饮水，冷暖自知

The person who drinks the water knows best whether it is hot or cold; only oneself can truly understand their own experience.

愚人節愚人节

April Fools' Day, celebrated on April 1st.

jyu4 jap1 jyu4 sou3

如泣如訴如泣如诉

Describing music or sound that is movingly sad, as if weeping and complaining.

jyu4 jap6 mou4 jan4 zi1 ging2

如入無人之境如入无人之境

To encounter little or no resistance from the opposition, as if entering an empty place.

jyu4 jat6 zung1 tin1

At the zenith of one's career or development; reaching the peak of prosperity.

Fish oil; oil extracted from the tissue of fish.

jyu4 jau4 fu2 zung1

魚游釜中鱼游釜中

To be like a fish swimming in a cooking pot, facing imminent peril.

jyu4 jau5 so2 sat1

To feel as if something is missing, lost, or amiss.

According to one's wishes, satisfying, or gratifying.

My humble opinion.

jyu4 ji3 long4 gwan1

An ideal husband; Mr. Right.

jyu4 ji3 syun3 pun4

如意算盤如意算盘

Plans or calculations based on wishful thinking.

To influence or be influenced gradually; to dip in ink.

Cosine; the ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse in a right-angled triangle.

Osprey; any of various fish-eating birds of prey.

jyu4 jing2 ceoi4 jing4

如影隨形如影随形

Inseparable; following closely like a shadow.

jyu4 jing3 lung4

虞應龍虞应龙

Yu Yinglong, a Yuan dynasty scholar who collaborated on the geographical encyclopedia Dayuan Dayi Tongzhi.

jyu4 jing4 dung6 mat6

蠕形動物蠕形动物

Vermiform animal; a soft-bodied worm-like organism.

jyu4 jing4 zuk6 cau3

如蠅逐臭如蝇逐臭

To chase after money, power, or influence like flies flocking to a foul smell.

Fishery; the fishing and aquaculture industry.

Remaining evil elements, surviving members of an old regime, or the remnants of a defeated group.

Residual, surplus, or waste heat.

Yuyao, a county-level city in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.

餘姚市余姚市

Yuyao, a county-level city in Ningbo, Zhejiang province.

To leap like a fish jumping out of water; to make a diving or leaping motion.

jyu4 joek3 ji4 zi3

如約而至如约而至

To arrive as planned or keep an appointment.

If; in the event that.

Ignorant and feeble; foolish and weak.

To praise, commend, or publicize someone's virtues or merits.

Yuyang, a district of Yulin City in Shaanxi province.

Yuyang, an ancient place name in modern-day Beijing, dating back to the state of Yan in the Warring States period.

jyu4 joeng4 keoi1

榆陽區榆阳区

Yuyang, a district of Yulin City in Shaanxi.

To be at someone's mercy and unable to resist; to get slaughtered.

jyu4 juk6 baak3 sing3

魚肉百姓鱼肉百姓

To oppress, exploit, or prey on the common people.

An old fisherman.

jyu4 jung5 ho2 gu2

餘勇可賈余勇可贾

Having remaining strength and courage to take on more work.

Putrid or rotten fish.

Wiggling or squirming slowly, like a worm.

jyu4 jyu4 dak1 seoi2

如魚得水如鱼得水

In one's element; like a fish in water; placed in a highly suitable environment.

jyu4 jyu5 hung4 zoeng2

魚與熊掌鱼与熊掌

You can't have your cake and eat it; a situation where one must choose between two desirable options.

jyu4 jyu5 hung4 zoeng2 bat1 ho2 gim1 dak1

魚與熊掌不可兼得鱼与熊掌不可兼得

You cannot have your cake and eat it; you must choose between two desirable but mutually exclusive things.

Happy Valley Athletic Association, a Hong Kong sports club.