Cantonese words starting with J
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人頭熟人头熟
jan4 tau4 suk6to know a lot of people
人頭豬腦人头猪脑
jan4 tau4 zyu1 nou5dumb; stupid; literally 'pig-brained'
仁懷仁怀
jan4 waai4see 仁懷市|仁怀市[Ren2 huai2 Shi4]
仁懷縣仁怀县
jan4 waai4 jyun6Renhuai county in Zunyi prefecture 遵義|遵义, Guizhou
仁懷市仁怀市
jan4 waai4 si5Renhuai, a county-level city in Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1 yi4 Shi4], Guizhou
人寰
jan4 waan4world
人為人为
jan4 wai4artificial; having human cause or origin
人為刀俎，我為魚肉人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
jan4 wai4 dou1 zo2 ，ngo5 wai4 jyu4 juk6lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
人為土人为土
jan4 wai4 tou2anthrosol (soil taxonomy)
仁惠
jan4 wai6benevolent; humane
人為財死，鳥為食亡人为财死，鸟为食亡
jan4 wai6 coi4 sei2 ，niu5 wai6 sik6 mong4lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
人位相宜
jan4 wai6 soeng1 ji4to be the right person for the job (idiom)
人云亦云
jan4 wan4 jik6 wan4to say what everyone says (idiom); to follow the herd
人和
jan4 wo4to win the hearts of general public
仁和
jan4 wo4see 仁和區|仁和区[Ren2 he2 Qu1]
仁和縣仁和县
jan4 wo4 jyun6Renhe county in Zhejiang
仁和區仁和区
jan4 wo4 keoi1Renhe, a district of Panzhihua City 攀枝花市[Pan1 zhi1 hua1 Shi4], Sichuan
人和站
jan4 wo4 zaam6Renhe Station- a place in Guangzhou, China
人禍人祸
jan4 wo6man-made disaster
人往高處爬，水往低處流人往高处爬，水往低处流
jan4 wong5 gou1 cyu3 paa4, seoi2 wong5 dai1 cyu3 lau4see 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 ...
人往高處走，水往低處流人往高处走，水往低处流
jan4 wong5 gou1 cyu3 zau2 ，seoi2 wong5 dai1 cyu3 lau4man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
人渣
jan4 zaa1dregs of society
人仔
jan4 zai2nickname for Renminbi, the official currency of the People's Republic of China
人仔細細人仔细细
jan4 zai2 sai3 sai3one who is still very young, but behaving like adults or teenagers
人際人际
jan4 zai3human relationships
人際關係人际关系
jan4 zai3 gwaan1 hai6inter-personal relationships
仁濟醫院仁济医院
jan4 zai3 ji1 jyun2Yan Chai Hospital
仁者見仁，智者見智仁者见仁，智者见智
jan4 ze2 gin3 jan4 ，zi3 ze2 gin3 zi3The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.
仁者無敵仁者无敌
jan4 ze2 mou4 dik6being kind to the world brings no enemy
人盡皆知人尽皆知
jan4 zeon6 gaai1 zi1see 盡人皆知|尽人皆知[jin4 ren2 jie1 zhi1]
人盡可夫人尽可夫
jan4 zeon6 ho2 fu1a promiscuous female who can sleep with any men she met
人盡其才人尽其才
jan4 zeon6 kei4 coi4employ one's talent to the fullest
人盡其材人尽其材
jan4 zeon6 kei4 coi4employ one's talent to the fullest; also written 人盡其才|人尽其才
人資人资
jan4 zi1abbr. of 人力資源|人力资源[ren2 li4 zi1 yuan2]
人之初，性本善
jan4 zi1 co1 ，sing3 bun2 sin6man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Ch...
寅支卯糧寅支卯粮
jan4 zi1 maau5 loeng4see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2]
人之常情
jan4 zi1 soeng4 cing4human nature (idiom)
人之將死，其言也善人之将死，其言也善
jan4 zi1 zoeng1 sei2 ，kei4 jin4 jaa5 sin6words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
人子
jan4 zi2son of man
人質人质
jan4 zi3hostage
仁至義盡仁至义尽
jan4 zi3 ji6 zeon6extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to ...
人治
jan4 zi6rule of man
人字洞
jan4 zi6 dung6Renzidong palaeolithic archaeological site at Fanchang 繁昌[Fan2 chang1], Anhui
人字拖
jan4 zi6 to1flip-flops (abbr. for 人字拖鞋[ren2 zi4 tuo1 xie2])
人字拖鞋
jan4 zi6 to1 haai2flip-flops; thongs
人跡罕至人迹罕至
jan4 zik1 hon2 zi3lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom); lonely
人尖兒人尖儿
jan4 zim1 ji4outstanding individual
人精
jan4 zing1sophisticate; child prodigy; spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential...
人證人证
jan4 zing3witness testimony
仁政
jan4 zing3benevolent policy
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