Cantonese words starting with J
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人命
jan4 meng6human life
人面
jan4 min6human face
人面廣人面广
jan4 min6 gwong2to have a well connected or influential contact network [written and colloquial]
人面廣闊人面广阔
jan4 min6 gwong2 fut3to have a well connected or influential contact network [written and colloquial]
人面獸心人面兽心
jan4 min6 sau3 sam1lit. human face, beastly heart (idiom)
人面桃花
jan4 min6 tou4 faa1the missing feeling one male feel as his partner leaves him
人命關天人命关天
jan4 ming6 gwaan1 tin1human life is beyond value (idiom)
人無千日好人无千日好
jan4 mou4 cin1 jat6 hou2friendships do not last forever
人無千日好，花無百日紅人无千日好，花无百日红
jan4 mou4 cin1 jat6 hou2, faa1 mou4 baak3 jat6 hung4all good things come to an end [written and colloquial]
人模狗樣人模狗样
jan4 mou4 gau2 joeng6(idiom) to pose; Taiwan pr. [ren2 mo2 gou3 yang4]
人無完人人无完人
jan4 mou4 jyun4 jan4nobody is perfect
人無遠慮，必有近憂人无远虑，必有近忧
jan4 mou4 jyun5 leoi6 ，bit1 jau5 gan6 jau1He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (id...
人武
jan4 mou5armed forces
人們人们
jan4 mun4people
人滿為患人满为患
jan4 mun5 wai4 waan6packed with people; overpopulation
人滿之患人满之患
jan4 mun5 zi1 waan6disasters or issues caused by overcrowding
人五人六
jan4 ng5 jan4 luk6(idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocr...
人偶戲人偶戏
jan4 ngau5 hei3puppet show
仁愛仁爱
jan4 oi3Ren'ai or Jenai District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan
仁愛鄉仁爱乡
jan4 oi3 hoeng1Ren'ai or Jenai Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central T...
仁愛區仁爱区
jan4 oi3 keoi1Ren'ai or Jenai District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan
人怕出名豬怕壯人怕出名猪怕壮
jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng2 zyu1 paa3 zong3lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
人山人海
jan4 saan1 jan4 hoi2(noun) (of metaphor) People are everywhere
人世
jan4 sai3the world; the world of the living
人勢人势
jan4 sai3(human) penis (TCM)
人世間人世间
jan4 sai3 gaan1the secular world
人細鬼大人细鬼大
jan4 sai3 gwai2 daai6(slang) someone who is young but mature and astute ; savvy
人參人参
jan4 sam1ginseng
人心
jan4 sam1popular feeling
仁心
jan4 sam1A kind heart
人心不足蛇吞象
jan4 sam1 bat1 zuk1 se4 tan1 zoeng6a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
人心隔肚皮
jan4 sam1 gaak3 tou5 pei4cannot judge one is a good person by its look (slang)
人心果
jan4 sam1 gwo2sapodilla, a tropical fruit bearing tree
仁心仁術仁心仁术
jan4 sam1 jan4 seot6benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in ...
人心肉做
jan4 sam1 juk6 zou6a heart is made out of meat, which means no matter how cruel a person is, he ...
人心肉造
jan4 sam1 juk6 zou6all human beings are capable of having emotions and sympathy afterall [writte...
人心難測人心难测
jan4 sam1 naan4 caak1hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
人心所向
jan4 sam1 so2 hoeng3that which is yearned for by the public
人心惶惶
jan4 sam1 wong4 wong4uneasiness or anxiety felt by general public
人身
jan4 san1person; human body
人身攻擊人身攻击
jan4 san1 gung1 gik1personal attack
人身權人身权
jan4 san1 kyun4one's personal rights
人身安全
jan4 san1 on1 cyun4personal safety
人身事故
jan4 san1 si6 gu3accident causing injury or death
人臣
jan4 san4an official (in former times)
人神共憤人神共愤
jan4 san4 gung6 fan5be hated by both men and god; incur the greatest popular indignation
人生
jan4 sang1one's lifetime
人生地不熟
jan4 sang1 dei6 bat1 suk6as a new arrival (to a place), one feeling insecure or unfamiliar with the su...
人生觀人生观
jan4 sang1 gun1philosophy of life
人生何處不相逢人生何处不相逢
jan4 sang1 ho4 cyu3 bat1 soeng1 fung4it's a small world (idiom)
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