Cantonese words starting with J
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jat6 gaan1
日間日间
Daytime; the period of time between sunrise and sunset.
jat6 gang1
日更
Day shift; a daytime work period.
jat6 gau2 gin3 jan4 sam1
日久見人心日久见人心
Time reveals a person's true character.
jat6 gei3
日記日记
Diary; a daily record of personal activities, thoughts, and feelings.
jat6 gei3 bou2
日記簿日记簿
A diary; a notebook used for keeping a daily record of events or thoughts.
jat6 gin3
日見日见
Himi-shuku, a former post station on the Nagasaki Kaido in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
jat6 gwai2
日晷
Sundial; a timekeeping device that uses the position of the sun to cast a shadow.
jat6 gwong1
日光
Daylight or sunlight.
jat6 gwong1 jat6 baak6
日光日白
In broad daylight; during the daytime, especially when referring to something done in secret or usually done at night.
jat6 gwong1 juk6
日光浴
Sunbathing; intentionally exposing oneself to the sun, usually to get a tan or for health benefits.
jat6 hang4 jat1 sin6
日行一善
To do a good deed every day to help others.
jat6 hau6
日後日后
In the future; in the days to come.
jat6 jat6
日日
Every day; daily.
jat6 jat6 jyu4 si6
日日如是
Day in and day out; the same every day.
jat6 je6
日夜
Day and night; both daytime and nighttime.
jat6 ji5 gai3 je6
日以繼夜日以继夜
To work or do something day and night without stopping.
jat6 jik1
日益
Increasingly; day by day; more and more with each passing day.
jat6 jung6
日用
Of daily use; used every day or during the daytime.
jat6 jung6 ban2
日用品
Daily necessities; everyday household products such as toiletries, towels, and toilet paper.
jat6 jyu5
日語日语
The Japanese language.
jat6 jyun4
日圓日圆
Japanese yen; the official currency of Japan.
jat6 jyut6 sing1 san4
日月星辰
Heavenly bodies; the sun, moon, and stars.
jat6 kei4
日期
A date; a specific day expressed as a number.
jat6 kek6
日劇日剧
Japanese drama; a Japanese television drama series.
jat6 lik6
日曆日历
Calendar; a printed publication used to check the date.
jat6 lok6
日落
Sunset; the scene of the sun disappearing below the horizon at dusk.
jat6 lok6 daai6 dou6
日落大道
Sunset Boulevard, referring to the famous street in Los Angeles or the classic film.
jat6 lok6 sai1 saan1
日落西山
To be past one's prime; to be in decline or nearing one's end.
jat6 man2
日文
The Japanese language, the primary language of Japan written in Kanji and Kana.
jat6 mei5
溢美
To praise excessively or give undeserved compliments.
jat6 ming4
佚名
Anonymous; of unknown or undisclosed authorship.
jat6 ngaai4 je6 ngaai4
日捱夜捱日挨夜挨
To toil day and night; to work tirelessly under tough conditions.
jat6 ngo4 je6 ngo4
日哦夜哦
To nag constantly; to repeat the same thing day and night, causing annoyance.
jat6 ngo4 je6 ngo4
日鵝夜鵝日鹅夜鹅
To nag day and night; to nag someone constantly.
jat6 noi6
日內日内
Within the same day; today.
jat6 noi6 ngaa5 gung1 joek3
日內瓦公約日內瓦公约
The Geneva Conventions.
jat6 san1
日薪
Daily wage or salary; pay calculated on a daily basis.
jat6 san1 jyut6 ji6
日新月異日新月异
Changing or improving rapidly day by day, especially of fashion or technology.
jat6 si6
軼事轶事
Anecdote; an interesting, lesser-known incident or story, typically about a famous person.
jat6 sik6
日蝕日蚀
Solar eclipse; an astronomical phenomenon where the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.
jat6 soeng4
日常
Everyday, daily, or day-to-day.
jat6 soeng4 jung6 ban2
日常用品
Daily necessities; everyday items used in daily life.
jat6 soeng4 sang1 wut6
日常生活
Daily life; day-to-day existence.
jat6 soeng5 saam1 gon1
日上三竿
Late in the morning; a state where the sun is already high up in the sky.
jat6 tau2 m4 hou2 gong2 jan4, je6 maan5 m4 hou2 gong2 gwai2
日頭唔好講人，夜晚唔好講鬼日头唔好讲人，夜晚唔好讲鬼
Speak of the devil; used when the person one is gossiping about suddenly appears.
jat6 tau4
日頭日头
Daytime; the period of time after sunrise and before sunset.
jat6 wan6
日暈日晕
Solar halo; an optical phenomenon produced by light interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere.
jat6 zi2
日子
A specific date, or a period of time.
jat6 zik1 jyut6 leoi5
日積月累日积月累
To accumulate over a long period of time, day by day and month by month.
jat6 zim6
日漸日渐
Day by day; gradually; more and more with each passing day.