Cantonese words starting with J
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jan5 gwan1
引軍引军
to lead the army
jan5 gwan1 zi2
癮君子瘾君子
opium eater; chain smoker
jan5 hei2
引起
to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
jan5 ho4
引河
irrigation channel
jan5 hoeng3
引向
to lead to; to steer towards
jan5 hong4 gou1 go1
引吭高歌
to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
jan5 hou6
引號引号
quotation mark (punct.)
jan5 jan4 jap6 sing3
引人入勝引人入胜
to enchant
jan5 jan4 zyu3 ji3
引人注意
to attract attention; conspicuous
jan5 jan4 zyu3 muk6
引人注目
to attract attention; conspicuous
jan5 jap6
引入
to draw into; to introduce
jan5 jap6 mai4 tou4
引入迷途
to mislead
jan5 jau5
引誘引诱
to attract
jan5 ji4 bat1 faat3
引而不發引而不发
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action; to practice
jan5 ji5 wai4 gaai3
引以為戒引以为戒
It refers to the lessons of past mistakes being used as an alert, to avoid repetition; take warning
jan5 ji5 wai4 ham6
引以為憾引以为憾
to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
jan5 ji5 wai4 ngou6
引以為傲引以为傲
to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
jan5 ji5 wai4 wing4
引以為榮引以为荣
to regard it as an honor (idiom)
jan5 jim4
引嫌
to avoid arousing suspicions
jan5 jin4
引言
foreword
jan5 juk6 zi1 zyun1
引玉之磚引玉之砖
lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)
jan5 jung6
引用
to quote; to cite; (computing) reference
jan5 jung6 geoi3
引用句
quotation
jan5 jyu5
引語引语
quotation
jan5 king4
引擎
engine (loanword)
jan5 king4 goi3
引擎蓋引擎盖
(car) hood
jan5 kyut3
引決引决
to commit suicide
jan5 lei4
癮嚟瘾嚟
to feel the urge to take drugs inorder to satisfy an addiction [colloquial]
jan5 lik6
引力
gravitation (force)
jan5 lik6 bo1
引力波
gravitational wave
jan5 lik6 coeng4
引力場引力场
gravitational field
jan5 ling5
引領引领
to crane one's neck; to lead
jan5 long4 jap6 sat1
引狼入室
lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
jan5 long4 jap6 uk1 laai1 gai1 zai2
引狼入屋拉雞仔引狼入屋拉鸡仔
to befriend bad; scammed
jan5 lou6
引路
to guide
jan5 man4
引文
quotation
jan5 san1
引申
to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc)
jan5 san1 ji6
引申義引申义
extended meaning (of an expression)
jan5 se4 ceot1 dung6
引蛇出洞
lit. to pull a snake from its hole
jan5 seoi2
引水
to pilot a ship; to draw water (for irrigation)
jan5 seoi2 gung1 cing4
引水工程
water-induction engineering
jan5 seoi2 jap6 coeng4
引水入牆引水入墙
lit. to lead the water through the wall
jan5 seon3
引信
fuze; detonator
jan5 seot6
引述
to quote
jan5 sin3
引線引线
fuse (for an explosive device); intermediary; (dialect) sewing needle
jan5 sin3 cyun1 zam1
引線穿針引线穿针
to thread a needle
jan5 tai2 hoeng3 soeng6
引體向上引体向上
chin-up (physical exercise)
jan5 tau4
癮頭瘾头
craving
jan5 tau4 ji4
癮頭兒瘾头儿
erhua variant of 癮頭|瘾头[yin3 tou2]
jan5 teoi3
引退
to retire from office