Cantonese words starting with J

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A strip of lead, or lead for a mechanical pencil.

沿條兒沿条儿

Tape seam in dressmaking.

jyun4 tou3 gwan6

Xuantu Commandery, one of the four Han dynasty commanderies in northern Korea and parts of Manchuria.

Along the way; throughout the course of a journey.

Flexible, accommodating, and tactful in handling matters and dealing with people.

A circular cylinder.

jyun4 uk1 deng2

圓屋頂圆屋顶

Dome; a rounded vault forming the roof of a building.

Yuen Wah, a Hong Kong action actor and martial artist.

Ring; circular object; also used to refer to a traffic circle.

Smooth and round; tactful or smooth in dealing with people and avoiding conflict.

The whole story; the ins and outs, details, or origins of a matter.

Original position, normal position, or in situ.

jyun4 wang4 dou6

Yuan Hongdao, a Ming dynasty poet and travel writer.

jyun4 wing6 ji4

袁詠儀袁咏仪

Anita Yuen, a Hong Kong actress.

An arc; a segment of a circle.

Silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus).

jyun4 wu4 zai3 sai3

懸壺濟世悬壶济世

To practice medicine to save lives and help those in need.

To go with the stream; to flow along with the current.

Yuanhui, a district of Luohe in Henan, China.

jyun4 wui6 keoi1

源匯區源汇区

Yuanhui, a district of Luohe City in Henan province.

To carry on or inherit a traditional practice or way of doing things with very little change.

Principles; foundational boundaries or constraints that govern one's behavior and decisions.

jyun4 zak1 sing3

原則性原则性

Principled; having to do with principles.

jyun4 zak1 soeng6

原則上原则上

In principle; theoretically; as a matter of principle.

Undiluted juice extracted from fresh fruit or vegetables.

jyun4 zap1 jyun4 mei6

Authentic, original, and true to the source, without any modification or dilution.

Yuanzhou, a district in Guyuan, Ningxia, China.

Circumference; the boundary line or perimeter of a circle or similar shape.

Yuanzhou, a district in Yichun city, Jiangxi province, China.

jyun4 zau1 cyun1

元州邨元州村

Un Chau Estate, a public housing estate in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

jyun4 zau1 keoi1

原州區原州区

Yuanzhou, a district of Guyuan City in Ningxia.

jyun4 zau1 keoi1

袁州區袁州区

Yuanzhou, a district of Yichun City in Jiangxi province.

jyun4 zau1 leot2

圓周率圆周率

Pi (π); the mathematical constant representing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, approximately 3.14.

Cone; a solid or hollow object that tapers from a circular or roughly circular base to a point.

jyun4 zeoi1 jing4

圓錐形圆锥形

Cone-shaped; conical.

jyun4 zeoi1 kuk1 sin3

圓錐曲線圆锥曲线

Conic section; a curve obtained by intersecting a plane with a cone, including circles, ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas.

jyun4 zeoi1 tai2

圓錐體圆锥体

Cone; a solid shape with a circular base and a single apex point.

jyun4 zeoi1 zong6

圓錐狀圆锥状

Conical; cone-shaped.

Original sin; the Christian theological concept of inherited guilt from Adam and Eve.

jyun4 zi1 jau6 jyun4

Extremely mysterious and abstruse; a mystery within a mystery.

Original location or site.

Metaphorical term for new inventions and products, historically inspired by 'atomic'.

A garden, yard, or backyard.

A kind of dumpling, typically sweet and made of glutinous rice flour.

原子筆原子笔

jyun4 zi2 bun3 ging3

原子半徑原子半径

Atomic radius; the typical distance from the nucleus to the boundary of the surrounding cloud of electrons.

jyun4 zi2 daan2

原子彈原子弹

Atomic bomb; a highly destructive nuclear weapon powered by nuclear fission.

jyun4 zi2 deoi1

Atomic pile, the original form of a nuclear reactor.

jyun4 zi2 faan2 jing3 deoi1

原子反應堆原子反应堆

An atomic reactor or nuclear reactor.

jyun4 zi2 gwong1 pou2

原子光譜原子光谱

Atomic emission spectrum.