Cantonese words starting with J

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To start studying at a school; to be admitted to school.

jap6 hok6 leot2

入學率入学率

School enrollment rate; the percentage of children who enter school.

To enter an industry; to start working in a particular profession or field.

To refuel a vehicle or machine; to fill up with gas.

At nightfall; the arrival of night.

Pleasing to the ear, or agreeable to hear.

To be used as medicine.

To go to prison; to be imprisoned as punishment.

Moving or emotionally powerful; describing a performance that is deeply engaging and evokes strong emotion.

To be admitted to the hospital; to be hospitalized.

To begin a menstrual cycle or period.

An enemy invading one's territory.

To score a goal, or a goal that is scored.

Come in; an invitation for someone to enter.

To meet a certain standard, or to follow the current trend.

To come in or enter, indicating movement from the outside to where the speaker is.

To put a corpse into a coffin.

To come in or enter toward the speaker.

To go to prison.

To join an alliance; specifically, to join the United Nations.

To be fascinated, captivated, or engrossed in something.

To join an alliance, union, treaty, or league.

Down to the smallest detail; fine, detailed, and thorough.

Tasty and flavorful, having thoroughly absorbed the seasonings during cooking.

To fall asleep.

Inside; the interior of something.

To be possessed by a demon, or to become deeply obsessed and infatuated with something.

jap6 muk6 saam1 fan1

Written in a forceful, penetrating hand; profound, insightful, or acute.

Elementary, basic, or introductory.

jap6 mun4 fo3 cing4

入門課程入门课程

Introductory course.

To join the ranks of a crush's "观音兵" (friend-zoned suitors who serve her unconditionally).

A newly enlisted military officer student or recruit in training.

To enter nirvana; to achieve spiritual liberation in Buddhism.

To go inside; to enter.

To enter or integrate into society, or to be worldly.

To enter one's heart or mind deeply; to touch someone profoundly.

jap6 sam1 jap6 fai3

To feel something deeply; to take something to heart.

Enthralled, spellbound, or deeply absorbed and focused.

To start; to get started with something; to begin.

To take in water, leak, or get flooded.

To fall asleep.

Fashionable, trendy, or modish.

Income; earnings or revenue.

The entering or checked tone category in Chinese languages, referring to syllables ending in a stop consonant.

To reach holiness or become a saint; to become an arhat in Buddhism.

To enter a city; to go into an urban area.

To deposit money into a bank account, or to log a transaction under a specific account.

To be selected or chosen, typically for a competition, squad, or shortlist with multiple open slots.

To be buried underground after death.

jap6 tou2 wai4 on1

入土為安入土为安

To bury a deceased person in the ground so they may rest in peace.