Cantonese words starting with J
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引軍引军
jan5 gwan1to lead the army
癮君子瘾君子
jan5 gwan1 zi2opium eater; chain smoker
引起
jan5 hei2to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
引河
jan5 ho4irrigation channel
引向
jan5 hoeng3to lead to; to steer towards
引吭高歌
jan5 hong4 gou1 go1to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
引號引号
jan5 hou6quotation mark (punct.)
引人入勝引人入胜
jan5 jan4 jap6 sing3to enchant
引人注意
jan5 jan4 zyu3 ji3to attract attention; conspicuous
引人注目
jan5 jan4 zyu3 muk6to attract attention; conspicuous
引入
jan5 jap6to draw into; to introduce
引入迷途
jan5 jap6 mai4 tou4to mislead
引誘引诱
jan5 jau5to attract
引而不發引而不发
jan5 ji4 bat1 faat3to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for ...
引以為戒引以为戒
jan5 ji5 wai4 gaai3It refers to the lessons of past mistakes being used as an alert, to avoid re...
引以為憾引以为憾
jan5 ji5 wai4 ham6to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
引以為傲引以为傲
jan5 ji5 wai4 ngou6to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
引以為榮引以为荣
jan5 ji5 wai4 wing4to regard it as an honor (idiom)
引嫌
jan5 jim4to avoid arousing suspicions
引言
jan5 jin4foreword
引玉之磚引玉之砖
jan5 juk6 zi1 zyun1lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)
引用
jan5 jung6to quote; to cite; (computing) reference
引用句
jan5 jung6 geoi3quotation
引語引语
jan5 jyu5quotation
引擎
jan5 king4engine (loanword)
引擎蓋引擎盖
jan5 king4 goi3(car) hood
引決引决
jan5 kyut3to commit suicide
癮嚟瘾嚟
jan5 lei4to feel the urge to take drugs inorder to satisfy an addiction [colloquial]
引力
jan5 lik6gravitation (force)
引力波
jan5 lik6 bo1gravitational wave
引力場引力场
jan5 lik6 coeng4gravitational field
引領引领
jan5 ling5to crane one's neck; to lead
引狼入室
jan5 long4 jap6 sat1lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
引狼入屋拉雞仔引狼入屋拉鸡仔
jan5 long4 jap6 uk1 laai1 gai1 zai2to befriend bad; scammed
引路
jan5 lou6to guide
引文
jan5 man4quotation
引申
jan5 san1to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc)
引申義引申义
jan5 san1 ji6extended meaning (of an expression)
引蛇出洞
jan5 se4 ceot1 dung6lit. to pull a snake from its hole
引水
jan5 seoi2to pilot a ship; to draw water (for irrigation)
引水工程
jan5 seoi2 gung1 cing4water-induction engineering
引水入牆引水入墙
jan5 seoi2 jap6 coeng4lit. to lead the water through the wall
引信
jan5 seon3fuze; detonator
引述
jan5 seot6to quote
引線引线
jan5 sin3fuse (for an explosive device); intermediary; (dialect) sewing needle
引線穿針引线穿针
jan5 sin3 cyun1 zam1to thread a needle
引體向上引体向上
jan5 tai2 hoeng3 soeng6chin-up (physical exercise)
癮頭瘾头
jan5 tau4craving
癮頭兒瘾头儿
jan5 tau4 ji4erhua variant of 癮頭|瘾头[yin3 tou2]
引退
jan5 teoi3to retire from office
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