Cantonese words starting with J

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Quiet, peaceful, and elegant; used to describe a tasteful or scenic place.

An advantage, superiority, edge, or strong point.

To worry; to feel anxious, concerned, or uneasy.

jau1 sam1 cung1 cung1

憂心忡忡忧心忡忡

Deeply worried; weighed down with anxieties.

jau1 sam1 jyu4 fan4

憂心如焚忧心如焚

To be dreadfully worried and anxious; consuming anxiety as if one's heart is on fire.

Honor roll student; a student with excellent grades and conduct.

jau1 sang1 hok6

優生學优生学

Eugenics; the study or practice of improving the genetic quality of a human population.

Outstanding; excellent; of a high standard and performing exceptionally well.

Sad, sorrowful, or worried.

To meditate over things remote, or to reflect deeply on past memories.

To rest or take a break in order to recover physically and mentally.

jau1 sik1 si4 gaan3

休息時間休息时间

Break time, recess, or rest period.

Priority; to have precedence or be first in importance or time.

jau1 sin1 faat3 zin2

優先發展优先发展

Highest priority in development

jau1 sin1 kyun4

優先權优先权

Priority; the right to highest priority or preference.

Superior, outstanding, or better than others.

優勝者优胜者

Winner, champion, or victor of a competition.

Sad, sorrowful, or distressed.

Don't even think about it; not to imagine something is possible.

To adjourn a court session; to temporarily suspend or end a court hearing.

Suffering, misery, and hardship.

Favourable; preferential; offering a special benefit or discount.

jau1 wai6 doi6 jyu6

優惠待遇优惠待遇

Preferential treatment

優惠價优惠价

Discounted price; special offer price.

Ghost; phantom; the spirit of a person after death.

Depressed, heavy-hearted, or melancholy for a prolonged period.

To adjourn, recess, or temporarily suspend a meeting.

To meet with a lover secretly; to have a secret tryst.

Of high or premium quality.

To stop, cease, or pause.

Rest; a musical notation mark indicating a temporary pause or silence.

To temporarily stop a war or a competition; to call a truce or an armistice.

Tranquil and secluded; used to describe a quiet, beautiful, and peaceful environment.

To decay, rot, degenerate, or corrode.

Pomelo or grapefruit; a citrus fruit traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

To shape, bend, or mold something using heat or pressure.

The Kangxi radical 禸, typically used as a bottom component of a character.

To mix or blend.

Black or dark in color.

Dark; tanned, usually describing skin.

Pomelo peel, often used as an ingredient in Chinese cooking.

Guy, fellow, or dude; a somewhat informal or impolite way to refer to a person.

Pomelo or grapefruit; a type of citrus fruit similar to mandarins and oranges.

Young, underage, or not yet fully grown.

An inexperienced novice or rookie in a trade or industry.

Larva; a newly hatched insect or animal in its early development stage.

Early childhood education.

A toddler or young child between one and six years old, before they start primary school.

幼兒園幼儿园

A kindergarten, nursery school, or preschool providing early childhood education and daycare services.