Cantonese words starting with J

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如愿
jyu4 jyun6to have one's wishes fulfilled
盂县
jyu4 jyun6Yu County or Yuxian, a county in Yangquan City 陽泉市|阳泉市[Yang2 quan2 Shi4], Shanxi
如愿以偿
jyu4 jyun6 ji5 soeng4(saying) As someone's wish
jyu4 jyut6alternative term for fourth lunar month
jyu4 jyut6acupuncture point
愉悦
jyu4 jyut6joyful; delighted; delight
jyu4 jyut6to exceed
逾越节
jyu4 jyut6 zit3Passover (Jewish holiday)
jyu4 kei4as scheduled; punctual
鱼鳍
jyu4 kei4fin
jyu4 kei4 so2 hou3as one pleases (idiom)
jyu4 kwan4Jacket skirt; Ruqun, a traditional Chinese attire
鱼群
jyu4 kwan4shoal of fish
余缺
jyu4 kyut3surplus and shortfall
鱼栏
jyu4 laan4fishmonger (spoken)
盂兰盆会
jyu4 laan4 pun4 wui2Feast of All Souls (fifteenth day of seventh lunar month) (Buddhism)
盂兰节
jyu4 laan4 zit3Yu Lan Festival; The Hungry Ghost Festival
渔捞
jyu4 laau4fishing (as a commercial activity)
jyu4 lam4One kind of opera; the scholars
jyu4 lam4see 榆林市[Yu2 lin2 Shi4]
jyu4 lam4 ngoi6 si2The Scholars, satirical Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吳敬梓|吴敬梓[Wu2 Jing4 zi3]
jyu4 lam4 si5Yulin, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3]
余留
jyu4 lau4remainder; unfinished
余留事务
jyu4 lau4 si6 mou6unfinished business
鱼柳
jyu4 lau5fish fillets
jyu4 lau6ignorant and backward
jyu4 lei5 bok6 bing1lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
jyu4 leoi4see 茜草[qian4 cao3]
jyu4 leoi4variant of 茹藘, Rubia cordifolia or Rubia akane, roots used as red dye
鱼雷
jyu4 leoi4torpedo
如雷贯耳
jyu4 leoi4 gun3 ji5lit. like thunder piercing the ear
鱼雷艇
jyu4 leoi4 teng5torpedo boat
鱼类
jyu4 leoi6fishes
鱼类学
jyu4 leoi6 hok6ichthyology
渔轮
jyu4 leon4fishing vessel
鱼鳞
jyu4 leon4fish scales
輿舆论
jyu4 leon6public discussion
輿調舆论调查
jyu4 leon6 diu6 caa4opinion poll
輿舆论界
jyu4 leon6 gaai3media
余力
jyu4 lik6energy left over (to do sth else)
渔猎
jyu4 lip6fishing and hunting; to plunder
jyu4 loek6 jat6Julian day (astronomy)
余粮
jyu4 loeng4surplus grain
余量
jyu4 loeng6remnant; tolerance (i.e. allowed error)
如来
jyu4 loi4tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
娱乐
jyu4 lok6to entertain; entertainment; amusement; fun
娱乐场
jyu4 lok6 coeng4place of entertainment; resort
娱乐场所
jyu4 lok6 coeng4 so2place of entertainment
娱乐界
jyu4 lok6 gaai3the entertainment world; show business
娱乐圈
jyu4 lok6 hyun1showbiz; world of celebrities; entertainment industries

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