Cantonese words starting with J

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人证物证
jan4 zing3 mat6 zing3human testimony and material evidence
jan4 zoeng6Portrait
jan4 zoi6 gong1 wu4 ,san1 bat1 jau4 gei2(proverb) you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world
人赃俱获
jan4 zong1 keoi1 wok6(of a thief, smuggler etc) to be caught with stolen or illegal goods
jan4 zou6man-made; synthetic
人造纤维
jan4 zou6 cim1 wai4man-made fiber
人造语言
jan4 zou6 jyu5 jin4artificial language; conlang
jan4 zou6 naai5 jau4margarine
jan4 zou6 ngau4 jau4margarine
jan4 zou6 pei4Leatherette; Artificial leather
人造丝
jan4 zou6 si1rayon
人造天体
jan4 zou6 tin1 tai2artificial satellite
人造卫星
jan4 zou6 wai6 sing1artificial satellite
人造卫星
jan4 zou6 wai6 sing1Man-made satellite; Artificial satellite
人造黄油
jan4 zou6 wong4 jau4margarine
jan4 zuk6Hominini
jan4 zung1philtrum; the "human center" acupuncture point
人中龙凤
jan4 zung1 lung4 fung6a giant among men (idiom)
人种
jan4 zung2race (of people)
jan5to seduce or tempt
jan5fun
jan5used in 蚯蚓[qiu1 yin3]
jan5 baau3to ignite; to detonate
引爆点
jan5 baau3 dim2tipping point
引爆装置
jan5 baau3 zong1 zi3detonator
引别
jan5 bit6to leave
jan5 caai4kindling (to light a fire)
引产
jan5 caan2to induce labor (childbirth)
jan5 ceot1to extract
jan5 dak1index (loanword)
jan5 dau6to tantalize; to tease
jan5 do2indole C8H7N (heterocyclic organic compound) (loanword)
瘾到
jan5 dou3to feel the urge to take drugs inorder to satisfy an addiction [colloquial]
引导
jan5 dou6(verb) (of legal procedure) Bring back (a criminal from to a country)
jan5 dou6to extradite
引导员
jan5 dou6 jyun4usher
引导扇区
jan5 dou6 sin3 keoi1boot sector
引发
jan5 faat3to lead to; to initiate; to evoke (emotions)
jan5 fo2to kindle
jan5 fo2 caai4kindling
引火烧身
jan5 fo2 siu1 san1to invite trouble
jan5 gau2 jap6 zaai6lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom)
jan5 gau3to take the blame
引咎辞职
jan5 gau3 ci4 zik1to admit responsibility and resign
引颈
jan5 geng2to crane one's neck
引颈就戮
jan5 geng2 zau6 luk6to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)
引见
jan5 gin3to introduce, especially for the government officials to bring in guests; pr...
引经据典
jan5 ging1 geoi3 din2lit. to quote the classics
引脚
jan5 goek3lead
引鬼上门
jan5 gwai2 soeng5 mun4lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)

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