Cantonese words starting with J

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jyut6 gwong1 sek6

jyut6 gwong1 zuk6

A person who lives paycheck to paycheck, spending all their income by the end of each month.

To grade exam papers.

jyut6 haa6 faa1 cin4

A romantic setting; literally, under the moonlight and in front of the flowers.

jyut6 haa6 lou5 jan4

The mythological old man under the moon, a deity in charge of matchmaking and marriage; a matchmaker or go-between.

jyut6 haam6 jyut6 sam1

To sink or fall deeper and deeper into a situation, such as debt, trouble, or love.

Lunar crater; a depression on the surface of the Moon.

Moonless, referring to a dark night with no moonlight.

jyut6 hak1 tin1

A pitch-black night with no moonlight; the dark.

Lunar mare; a large, dark impact crater on the surface of the moon.

Guangdong and Hainan; the region encompassing these two Chinese provinces.

Monthly publication, such as a magazine.

jyut6 hon3 tit3 lou6

粵漢鐵路粤汉铁路

Canton-Hankou Railway, a former railway linking Guangzhou and Wuchang, later incorporated into the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway.

Cantonese people; a Han Chinese subgroup, especially those whose native language is Cantonese.

Monthly income; income calculated on a monthly basis.

Cross-country; taking place in the wild or across open countryside.

越野車越野车

Off-road vehicle; an all-terrain vehicle designed with features like four-wheel drive and high ground clearance.

jyut6 je5 coi3 paau2

越野賽跑越野赛跑

Cross-country running.

jyut6 je5 paau2

Cross-country running.

Pleasing to the ear; sweet-sounding.

jyut6 jin5 jyut6 lit6

To grow more and more intense, or to start running rampant.

jyut6 jing1 zi6 din2

粵英字典粤英字典

A Cantonese-English dictionary.

An ancient Chinese punishment of cutting off one or both feet or kneecaps.

jyut6 jiu6 jat6

To escape from prison.

jyut6 juk6 faan2

越獄犯越狱犯

Escaped prisoner; jailbreaker.

Cantonese; the Yue language family or specifically Standard Cantonese.

The Vietnamese language.

jyut6 jyu5 baak6 waa2 man4

粵語白話文粤语白话文

Written Cantonese; the written form of the Cantonese language.

jyut6 jyu5 caan4 pin3

粵語殘片粤语残片

Derogatory term for old Cantonese black-and-white films, implying slow-moving plots and poor video quality.

jyut6 jyu5 coeng4 pin2

粵語長片粤语长片

Cantonese black-and-white feature films produced in Hong Kong from the 1950s to the 1970s.

jyut6 jyu5 lau4 hang4 kuk1

粵語流行曲粤语流行曲

Cantopop; Cantonese pop music.

jyut6 jyu5 pin2

粵語片粤语片

Cantonese films, particularly those produced from the 1930s to the 1970s.

jyut6 jyu5 ping3 jam1

粵語拼音粤语拼音

Cantonese romanization; schemes used to transcribe Cantonese pronunciation into the Latin alphabet.

jyut6 jyu5 zing3 jam1 wan6 dung6

粵語正音運動粤语正音运动

Cantonese Correct Pronunciation Movement; a linguistic movement promoting prescriptive Cantonese pronunciation.

Every month; monthly.

Yueqin, a traditional Chinese lute with an oval or octagonal sound box.

To do something beyond one's level, or to bypass intermediate ranks.

The Moon, Earth's natural satellite.

月球車月球车

Lunar rover; moon buggy.

Cantonese opera; a traditional performing art originating and developed in the Guangdong region.

Shaoxing opera, a traditional Chinese opera style from Zhejiang province.

Vietnamese emigrant, expatriate, or person of Vietnamese origin residing outside of Vietnam.

Cantonese opera songs; a traditional form of Chinese vocal art sung in the Cantonese language.

Waning moon; the phase of the moon when its visible surface is decreasing.

To exceed one's authority; to act beyond one's scope of power.

To read; to look over books, newspapers, or documents.