Cantonese words starting with J

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软泥儿
jyun5 nai4 ji4erhua variant of 軟泥|软泥[ruan3 ni2]
软腍腍
jyun5 nam4 nam4soft (can be used to describe a person's character as well as objects)
软呢
jyun5 nei4soft, pliable wool fabric
软硬不吃
jyun5 ngaang6 bat1 hek3unmoved by force or persuasion
软硬兼施
jyun5 ngaang6 gim1 si1use both carrot and stick; an iron hand in a velvet glove
软硬件
jyun5 ngaang6 gin2software and hardware
软硬天师
jyun5 ngaang6 tin1 si1'Softhard', a rap duo in Hong Kong
软龈音
jyun5 ngan4 jam1velar sound (linguistics)
软卧
jyun5 ngo6soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk)
软腭
jyun5 ngok6soft palate
阮囊羞涩
jyun5 nong4 sau1 gip3poor; to have no money; to be in a financial crisis; to have financial difficulties
远安
jyun5 on1see 遠安縣|远安县[Yuan3 an1 Xian4]
jyun5 on1Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City
远安县
jyun5 on1 jyun6Yuan'an, a county in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei
软皮蛇
jyun5 pei4 se4(slang) someone who is apathetic and slack, who gives no regards to the criticism or advice o others; someone who has given up on themselves and just let themselves go; a lackadaisical person; to describe someone who is seemingly docile and obedient on the surface but who denies responsibilities in reality
软片
jyun5 pin2(photographic) film
软盘
jyun5 pun2floppy disk
远山
jyun5 saan1distant mountains
软实力
jyun5 sat6 lik6soft power (in international relations)
远水不解近渴
jyun5 seoi2 bat1 gaai2 gan6 hot3lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
远水不救近火
jyun5 seoi2 bat1 gau3 gan6 fo2see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]
远水救不了近火
jyun5 seoi2 gau3 bat1 liu5 gan6 fo2water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here
远视
jyun5 si6farsighted
远识
jyun5 sik1foresight
软性毒品
jyun5 sing3 duk6 ban2soft drugs
远涉
jyun5 sip3to cross (the wide ocean)
远销
jyun5 siu1to sell to faraway lands
软熟
jyun5 suk6soft and fluffy (spoken)
jyun5 sung4 mou5Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan
软梯
jyun5 tai1rope ladder
软体
jyun5 tai2(of an animal) soft-bodied
软体动物
jyun5 tai2 dung6 mat6mollusk
软体业
jyun5 tai2 jip6the software industry
远天
jyun5 tin1heaven
远眺
jyun5 tiu3to gaze into the distance
软糖
jyun5 tong2soft candy (gummi candy, gumdrop, jellybean etc)
远途
jyun5 tou4long-distance
远走高飞
jyun5 zau2 gou1 fei1to go far
远胄
jyun5 zau6distant descendants
阮晋勇
jyun5 zeon3 jung5Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016
软脂酸
jyun5 zi1 syun1palmitic acid (chemistry)
远志
jyun5 zi3far-reaching ambition; milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine
软席
jyun5 zik6soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
远征
jyun5 zing1an expedition, esp. military
远征军
jyun5 zing1 gwan1expeditionary force
软坐
jyun5 zo6soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
软座
jyun5 zo6soft seat (on trains or boats)
软着陆
jyun5 zoek6 luk6(aviation) soft landing
远祖
jyun5 zou2a remote ancestor
软组织
jyun5 zou2 zik1soft tissue

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