Cantonese words starting with J

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Whether or not; expressing the positive and negative possibilities of an action or state.

Breast; the milk-producing and storing organ of female mammals.

jyu5 fong4 sip3 jing2

乳房攝影乳房摄影

Mammography; a mammogram.

jyu5 fu2 mau4 pei4

與虎謀皮与虎谋皮

To ask a wrongdoer to act against their own interests; to make an unrealistic request that courts disaster.

Fermented bean curd; fermented tofu.

The force, sharpness, or tone of someone's speech or argument.

Dative case; the grammatical case that identifies the indirect object.

Squab; a Chinese dish of a whole, roasted young pigeon with red, crispy skin and tender meat.

jyu5 gaap3 syut3

雨夾雪雨夹雪

Sleet; a mixture of rain and snow.

Mammary intercourse; titjob.

Latex; either the natural milky plant secretion or a synthetic emulsion.

jyu5 gaau1 cat1

乳膠漆乳胶漆

Emulsion paint; latex paint used for painting walls.

Sprachgefühl; an intuitive feel or grasp of a language's natural idiom.

A sentence; a grammatical unit of words expressing a complete proposition or opinion.

Rain gear; items used to keep dry in the rain, such as umbrellas and raincoats.

Context of speech or writing; the background information of an interaction.

Quill; the shaft of a feather.

Feathered crest on the head of a bird.

Together; with one another.

Windshield wiper

Rainy season or wet season.

Hugo, a given name or surname.

jyu5 gwo3 tin1 cing1

雨過天青雨过天青

The clearing of the sky after rain, symbolizing that every cloud has a silver lining.

jyu5 gwo3 tin1 cing4

雨過天晴雨过天晴

The sky clears up after a rain, or figuratively, things take a turn for the better after a crisis.

A Daoist priest; an immortal.

Boundary or limit.

Language family; a group of languages descended from a common ancestral language.

jyu5 hau6 ceon1 seon2

雨後春筍雨后春笋

To spring up like bamboo shoots after rain; describing a rapid and abundant emergence of new things.

Tone of voice; manner of speaking that reflects mood and meaning.

語氣詞语气词

Modal particle; a particle used to express mood, tone, or attitude.

jyu5 hei3 zo6 ci4

語氣助詞语气助词

Modal particle; a particle used to express mood, tone, or attitude.

Frankincense; an aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes.

Spaceflight; travel or navigation in outer space.

jyu5 hong4 fuk6

Spacesuit; protective suit worn by astronauts.

jyu5 hong4 guk6

jyu5 hong4 jyun4

宇航員宇航员

Speech sounds, or the verbal and spoken part of a language representing meaning.

jyu5 jam1 hap6 sing4

語音合成语音合成

Speech synthesis; the artificial production of human speech.

語音學语音学

Phonetics; the branch of linguistics that studies the sounds or signs of human language, including production and perception.

jyu5 jam1 ji3 sik1

語音意識语音意识

Phonetic awareness; phonological awareness.

jyu5 jam1 seon3 hou6

語音信號语音信号

jyu5 jam1 seon3 soeng1

語音信箱语音信箱

Voice mailbox; voicemail

jyu5 jam1 sik1 bit6

語音識別语音识别

Speech recognition; the process of enabling a computer to identify and process spoken language.

jyu5 jam1 zi2 ling6

語音指令语音指令

Voice command; a speech command used for computer speech recognition.

An ancient term for a horse breeder or groom.

Rain Man; an autistic savant.

jyu5 jan4 fong1 bin6 ，zi6 gei2 fong1 bin6

與人方便，自己方便与人方便，自己方便

Help others, and you will help yourself; showing convenience to others brings convenience to you.

jyu5 jan4 hau2 sat6

予人口實予人口实

To give others a pretext, cause, or excuse to criticize, blame, or gossip.

jyu5 jan4 wai4 sin6

與人為善与人为善

To be of service to others; to act with benevolence and helpfulness.