Cantonese words starting with J

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jyu4 jan4(old) wife

jyu4 jan4stupid person

jyu4 jan4fisherman

漁人得利渔人得利

jyu4 jan4 dak1 lei6'when two sides quarrel, it is always the third party who benefits'

如人飲水，冷暖自知如人饮水，冷暖自知

jyu4 jan4 jam2 seoi2 ，laang5 nyun5 zi6 zi1the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within

愚人節愚人节

jyu4 jan4 zit3April Fools' Day

如泣如訴如泣如诉

jyu4 jap1 jyu4 sou3lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom)

如入無人之境如入无人之境

jyu4 jap6 mou4 jan4 zi1 ging2it seems like entering into a sphere where no one is there; to encounter little or no resistance from the opposition

jyu4 jat6 zung1 tin1adj; like the sun at high noon; to be very influential; at the most prosperous or powerful stage

jyu4 jau4fish oil

魚游釜中鱼游釜中

jyu4 jau4 fu2 zung1to be like fish swimming in a cooking pot -- in imminent peril

jyu4 jau5 so2 sat1to seem as if something is amiss (idiom)

jyu4 ji3as one wants; according to one's wishes

jyu4 ji3my humble opinion

jyu4 ji3 long4 gwan1ideal husband; Mr. Right

如意算盤如意算盘

jyu4 ji3 syun3 pun4counting one's chickens before they are hatched

jyu4 ji3 tou3(dialect) condom

jyu4 ji4fish (term in Chinese, but not Cantonese)

jyu4 jim5to infect; to dip (in ink)

jyu4 jin4(math.) cosine

jyu4 jing1name used for many fishing birds; osprey

如影隨形如影随形

jyu4 jing2 ceoi4 jing4lit. as the shadow follows the body (idiom)

虞應龍虞应龙

jyu4 jing3 lung4Yu Yinglong, Yuan dynasty scholar, collaborated on the geographical encyclopedia Dayuan Dayi Tongzhi 大元大一統誌|大元大一统志

蠕形動物蠕形动物

jyu4 jing4 dung6 mat6soft-bodied organisms

如蠅逐臭如蝇逐臭

jyu4 jing4 zuk6 cau3like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful

jyu4 jip6fishing industry

jyu4 jip6remaining evil element; surviving members (of an evil former regime); dregs (of a colonial administration)

jyu4 jit6residual heat; surplus heat; waste heat

jyu4 jiu4see 餘姚市|余姚市[Yu2 yao2 Shi4]

餘姚市余姚市

jyu4 jiu4 si5Yuyao, a county-level city in Ningbo City 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 Shi4], Zhejiang

jyu4 joek3a fish leaping out of water; to describe a leaping motion; to leap

如約而至如约而至

jyu4 joek3 ji4 zi3to arrive as planned

jyu4 joek6ignorant and feeble

jyu4 joeng4to praise; to publicize

jyu4 joeng4see 榆陽區|榆阳区[Yu2 yang2 Qu1]

jyu4 joeng4old place name (in Yan of Warring states, in modern Beijing city)

榆陽區榆阳区

jyu4 joeng4 keoi1Yuyang, a district of Yulin City 榆林市[Yu2 lin2 Shi4], Shaanxi

jyu4 juk6referring to those who are being butchered

魚肉百姓鱼肉百姓

jyu4 juk6 baak3 sing3to prey on the people

jyu4 jung1a fisherman

餘勇可賈余勇可贾

jyu4 jung5 ho2 gu2lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work

jyu4 jyu2putrid fish

jyu4 jyu4wiggling

如魚得水如鱼得水

jyu4 jyu4 dak1 seoi2like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings

魚與熊掌鱼与熊掌

jyu4 jyu5 hung4 zoeng2lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other; you can't have your cake and eat it

魚與熊掌不可兼得鱼与熊掌不可兼得

jyu4 jyu5 hung4 zoeng2 bat1 ho2 gim1 dak1lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other; you can't have your cake and eat it

jyu4 jyun2noun; abbreviation of Happy Valley Athletic Association, a Hong Kong football club

jyu4 jyun2fish ball

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