Cantonese words starting with J

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Human Day, on the 7th day of first month for the lunar calendar, the day when human being were made

jan4 jau5 ngo5 jau5

one wanting an item not because of need, but just because lots of people have one

jan4 jau5 saam1 gap1

(jocular) to need to answer the call of nature

jan4 jau5 saam1 seoi1 luk6 wong6

人有三衰六旺

one has three bad and six good fortunes, which means a person's life has ups and downs

jan4 jau5 sat1 sau2, maa5 jau5 sat1 tai4

人有失手，馬有失蹄人有失手，马有失蹄

lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom); even the best fall down sometimes

jan4 jau6 lou5, cin2 jau6 mou5

人又老，錢又冇人又老，钱又冇

old and penniless [colloquial]

people's expectations

benevolence and righteousness

jan4 ji6 dou6 dak1

仁義道德仁义道德

compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues

sign of human habitation

jan4 jin1 hei1 siu2

人煙稀少人烟稀少

no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate

jan4 jin4 ho2 wai3

gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)

jan4 jin4 lei6 bok3

Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.

jan4 jin4 zik6 zik6

tongues are wagging (idiom)

lit. human shadow, meaning not a trace of other human presence around, to describe a deserted place

transvestite; ladyboy

jan4 joeng5 maa5 faan1

人仰馬翻人仰马翻

to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom); in a complete mess

human flesh [written and colloquial]

jan4 juk6 daa2 zong1 gei1

人肉打樁機人肉打桩机

literally: a human pile driver, can also be used in a derogatory way to describe someone who is fat; a sex machine, to describe a man who has a powerful sex drive [written and colloquial]

jan4 juk6 sau2 saak3

to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing)

jan4 juk6 sau2 saak3 jan5 king4

人肉搜索引擎

human flesh search engine

jan4 juk6 zaa3 daan2

人肉炸彈人肉炸弹

one strapping a bomb to oneself

mermaid; sea cow; giant salamander

staff; personnel

relations with other people

人緣兒人缘儿

erhua variant of 人緣|人缘[ren2 yuan2]

jan4 jyun4 paan1 fu6

夤緣攀附夤缘攀附

to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor

jan4 kam4 keoi1 mong4

person and lute have both vanished (idiom)

jan4 kap1 gaa1 zuk1

人給家足人给家足

lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off

jan4 kung4 zi3 bat1 kung4

人窮志不窮人穷志不穷

one who is poor but with great ambitions

jan4 kung4 zi3 dyun2

人窮志短人穷志短

poor and with low expectations

jan4 kwan3 maa5 fat6

人困馬乏人困马乏

riders tired and horses weary (idiom); exhausted; fatigued

a group of people; a crowd

jan4 kyun4 dau3 si6

人權鬥士人权斗士

a human rights activist

jan4 kyun4 faat3

人權法人权法

Human Rights law (Hong Kong)

jan4 kyun4 gun1 caat3

人權觀察人权观察

Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York-based non-governmental organization

summoning one to come and serve

stream of people; abbr. for 人工流產|人工流产[ren2 gong1 liu2 chan3]

jan4 lau4 sau2 seot6

人流手術人流手术

humanity; mankind

jan4 leoi6 gei1 jan1 zou2 gai3 waak6

人類基因組計劃人类基因组计划

Human Genome Project

jan4 leoi6 hei2 jyun4

人類起源人类起源

origin of mankind

jan4 leoi6 hok6

人類學人类学

jan4 leoi6 hok6 gaa1

人類學家人类学家