Cantonese words starting with J

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人頭熟人头熟

to know a lot of people

jan4 tau4 zyu1 nou5

人頭豬腦人头猪脑

dumb; stupid; literally 'pig-brained'

see 仁懷市|仁怀市[Ren2 huai2 Shi4]

jan4 waai4 jyun6

仁懷縣仁怀县

Renhuai county in Zunyi prefecture 遵義|遵义, Guizhou

仁懷市仁怀市

Renhuai, a county-level city in Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1 yi4 Shi4], Guizhou

artificial; having human cause or origin

jan4 wai4 dou1 zo2 ，ngo5 wai4 jyu4 juk6

人為刀俎，我為魚肉人为刀俎，我为鱼肉

lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)

人為土人为土

anthrosol (soil taxonomy)

benevolent; humane

jan4 wai6 coi4 sei2 ，niu5 wai6 sik6 mong4

人為財死，鳥為食亡人为财死，鸟为食亡

lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)

jan4 wai6 soeng1 ji4

to be the right person for the job (idiom)

jan4 wan4 jik6 wan4

to say what everyone says (idiom); to follow the herd

to win the hearts of general public

see 仁和區|仁和区[Ren2 he2 Qu1]

仁和縣仁和县

Renhe county in Zhejiang

仁和區仁和区

Renhe, a district of Panzhihua City 攀枝花市[Pan1 zhi1 hua1 Shi4], Sichuan

Renhe Station- a place in Guangzhou, China

man-made disaster

jan4 wong5 gou1 cyu3 paa4, seoi2 wong5 dai1 cyu3 lau4

人往高處爬，水往低處流人往高处爬，水往低处流

see 人往高處走，水往低處流|人往高处走，水往低处流[ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2]

jan4 wong5 gou1 cyu3 zau2 ，seoi2 wong5 dai1 cyu3 lau4

人往高處走，水往低處流人往高处走，水往低处流

man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)

dregs of society

nickname for Renminbi, the official currency of the People's Republic of China

jan4 zai2 sai3 sai3

人仔細細人仔细细

one who is still very young, but behaving like adults or teenagers

human relationships

jan4 zai3 gwaan1 hai6

人際關係人际关系

inter-personal relationships

jan4 zai3 ji1 jyun2

仁濟醫院仁济医院

Yan Chai Hospital

jan4 ze2 gin3 jan4 ，zi3 ze2 gin3 zi3

仁者見仁，智者見智仁者见仁，智者见智

The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.

jan4 ze2 mou4 dik6

仁者無敵仁者无敌

being kind to the world brings no enemy

jan4 zeon6 gaai1 zi1

人盡皆知人尽皆知

see 盡人皆知|尽人皆知[jin4 ren2 jie1 zhi1]

jan4 zeon6 ho2 fu1

人盡可夫人尽可夫

a promiscuous female who can sleep with any men she met

jan4 zeon6 kei4 coi4

人盡其才人尽其才

employ one's talent to the fullest

jan4 zeon6 kei4 coi4

人盡其材人尽其材

employ one's talent to the fullest; also written 人盡其才|人尽其才

abbr. of 人力資源|人力资源[ren2 li4 zi1 yuan2]

jan4 zi1 co1 ，sing3 bun2 sin6

人之初，性本善

man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 Jing1])

jan4 zi1 maau5 loeng4

寅支卯糧寅支卯粮

see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2]

jan4 zi1 soeng4 cing4

human nature (idiom)

jan4 zi1 zoeng1 sei2 ，kei4 jin4 jaa5 sin6

人之將死，其言也善人之将死，其言也善

words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)

jan4 zi3 ji6 zeon6

仁至義盡仁至义尽

extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty

Renzidong palaeolithic archaeological site at Fanchang 繁昌[Fan2 chang1], Anhui

flip-flops (abbr. for 人字拖鞋[ren2 zi4 tuo1 xie2])

jan4 zi6 to1 haai2

flip-flops; thongs

jan4 zik1 hon2 zi3

人跡罕至人迹罕至

lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom); lonely

人尖兒人尖儿

outstanding individual

sophisticate; child prodigy; spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣|血气 of TCM)

witness testimony

benevolent policy