Cantonese words starting with J
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軟泥兒软泥儿
jyun5 nai4 ji4erhua variant of 軟泥|软泥[ruan3 ni2]
軟腍腍软腍腍
jyun5 nam4 nam4soft (can be used to describe a person's character as well as objects)
軟呢软呢
jyun5 nei4soft, pliable wool fabric
軟硬不吃软硬不吃
jyun5 ngaang6 bat1 hek3unmoved by force or persuasion
軟硬兼施软硬兼施
jyun5 ngaang6 gim1 si1use both carrot and stick; an iron hand in a velvet glove
軟硬件软硬件
jyun5 ngaang6 gin2software and hardware
軟硬天師软硬天师
jyun5 ngaang6 tin1 si1'Softhard', a rap duo in Hong Kong
軟齦音软龈音
jyun5 ngan4 jam1velar sound (linguistics)
軟臥软卧
jyun5 ngo6soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk)
軟齶软腭
jyun5 ngok6soft palate
阮囊羞澀阮囊羞涩
jyun5 nong4 sau1 gip3poor; to have no money; to be in a financial crisis; to have financial difficulties
遠安远安
jyun5 on1see 遠安縣|远安县[Yuan3 an1 Xian4]
阮安
jyun5 on1Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City
遠安縣远安县
jyun5 on1 jyun6Yuan'an, a county in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei
軟皮蛇软皮蛇
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
軟片软片
jyun5 pin2(photographic) film
軟盤软盘
jyun5 pun2floppy disk
遠山远山
jyun5 saan1distant mountains
軟實力软实力
jyun5 sat6 lik6soft power (in international relations)
遠水不解近渴远水不解近渴
jyun5 seoi2 bat1 gaai2 gan6 hot3lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
遠水不救近火远水不救近火
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]
遠水救不了近火远水救不了近火
jyun5 seoi2 gau3 bat1 liu5 gan6 fo2water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here
遠視远视
jyun5 si6farsighted
遠識远识
jyun5 sik1foresight
軟性毒品软性毒品
jyun5 sing3 duk6 ban2soft drugs
遠涉远涉
jyun5 sip3to cross (the wide ocean)
遠銷远销
jyun5 siu1to sell to faraway lands
軟熟软熟
jyun5 suk6soft and fluffy (spoken)
阮崇武
jyun5 sung4 mou5Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan
軟梯软梯
jyun5 tai1rope ladder
軟體软体
jyun5 tai2(of an animal) soft-bodied
軟體動物软体动物
jyun5 tai2 dung6 mat6mollusk
軟體業软体业
jyun5 tai2 jip6the software industry
遠天远天
jyun5 tin1heaven
遠眺远眺
jyun5 tiu3to gaze into the distance
軟糖软糖
jyun5 tong2soft candy (gummi candy, gumdrop, jellybean etc)
遠途远途
jyun5 tou4long-distance
遠走高飛远走高飞
jyun5 zau2 gou1 fei1to go far
遠胄远胄
jyun5 zau6distant descendants
阮晉勇阮晋勇
jyun5 zeon3 jung5Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016
軟脂酸软脂酸
jyun5 zi1 syun1palmitic acid (chemistry)
遠志远志
jyun5 zi3far-reaching ambition; milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine
軟席软席
jyun5 zik6soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
遠征远征
jyun5 zing1an expedition, esp. military
遠征軍远征军
jyun5 zing1 gwan1expeditionary force
軟坐软坐
jyun5 zo6soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
軟座软座
jyun5 zo6soft seat (on trains or boats)
軟著陸软着陆
jyun5 zoek6 luk6(aviation) soft landing
遠祖远祖
jyun5 zou2a remote ancestor
軟組織软组织
jyun5 zou2 zik1soft tissue
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