Cantonese words starting with J

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余怒
jyu4 nou6residual anger
余怒未息
jyu4 nou6 mei6 sik1to be still angry
鱼排
jyu4 paai4fish steak
鱼皮饺
jyu4 pei4 gaau2fish skin dumpling, where the dumpling skins
鱼片
jyu4 pin2fish fillet
鱼漂
jyu4 piu1fishing float
鱼鳔
jyu4 piu5swim bladder (of a fish)
𦢊鱼𦢊
jyu4 pok1fish maw
鱼生
jyu4 saang1(Japanese food) sashimi
鱼生粥
jyu4 saang1 zuk1porridge with thin slices of raw fish
jyu4 sai3 naam4Yu Shinan (558-638), politician of Sui and early Tang periods, poet and calligrapher, one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1]
jyu4 sang1Confucian scholar (old)
余生
jyu4 sang1the rest
鱼生火,肉生痰,青菜豆腐保平安
jyu4 sang1 fo2 ,juk6 sang1 taam4 ,cing1 coi3 dau6 fu6 bou2 ping4 on1fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy
濡湿
jyu4 sap1to moisten
如实
jyu4 sat6as things really are
jyu4 se5see 榆社縣|榆社县[Yu2 she4 Xian4]
榆社县
jyu4 se5 jyun6Yushe, a county in Jinzhong City 晉中市|晋中市[Jin4 zhong1 Shi4], Shanxi
鱼死网破
jyu4 sei2 mong5 po3lit. either the fish dies or the net splits
鱼腥草
jyu4 seng1 cou2chameleon plant; fish mint (Houttuynia cordata)
臾须
jyu4 seoi1short period of time
jyu4 seoi2old name of the Jialing River 嘉陵江[Jia1 ling2 Jiang1] in Sichuan and Chongqing
鱼水
jyu4 seoi2fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)
鱼水情
jyu4 seoi2 cing4close relationship as between fish and water
渝水区
jyu4 seoi2 keoi1Yushui, a district of Xinyu City 新余市[Xin1 yu2 Shi4], Jiangxi
鱼水之欢
jyu4 seoi2 zi1 fun1the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple (idiom)
余绪
jyu4 seoi5vestigial residue
渔汛
jyu4 seon3fishing season
jyu4 seon3Yu Shun, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4]
鱼汛
jyu4 seon3variant of 漁汛|渔汛[yu2 xun4]
渔汛期
jyu4 seon3 kei4fishing season
鱼汛期
jyu4 seon3 kei4variant of 漁汛期|渔汛期[yu2 xun4 qi1]
jyu4 si1(literary) in this way
鱼丝
jyu4 si1shredded fish; fishing line; nylon yarn
鱼丝袋
jyu4 si1 doi6nylon net
如诗如画
jyu4 si1 jyu4 waa2(of scenery) stunning; picturesque
jyu4 si6a Confucian scholar
jyu4 si6thus
如是我闻
jyu4 si6 ngo5 man4so I have heard (idiom)
如释重负
jyu4 sik1 cung5 fu6as if relieved from a burden (idiom)
jyu4 sing4see 虞城縣|虞城县[Yu2 cheng2 Xian4]
虞城县
jyu4 sing4 jyun6Yucheng, a county in Shangqiu City 商丘市[Shang1 qiu1 Shi4], Henan
余剩
jyu4 sing6surplus
jyu4 soeng4as usual
jyu4 soeng6as above
jyu4 soeng6 so2 seot6as stated above
鱼鳃
jyu4 soi1fish gill
如丧考妣
jyu4 song3 haau2 bei2it describes people are so anxious and upset that it is as if their parents just passed away
jyu4 sou3to eat a vegetarian diet
余数
jyu4 sou3remainder (in division)

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