Cantonese words starting with J

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jau5 hau2 naan4 jin4

有口難言有口难言

To find it difficult, awkward, or embarrassing to speak one's mind or bring up a matter.

To have a happy occasion, or to be pregnant.

jau5 hei3 mou5 deng6 tau2

有氣冇埞唞有气冇埞唞

To be extremely busy with no time to take a break or rest.

jau5 hei3 mou5 deng6 tau2

有氣冇訂透有气冇订透

Extremely busy, with barely any time to breathe.

jau5 hei3 mou5 lik6

有氣冇力有气冇力

Feeling weak, tired, and completely lacking energy.

Harmful, detrimental, or pernicious; having a bad influence or effect.

To have a high chance of success or being feasible.

Friendly; amicable; having a good relationship and being on friendly terms.

To have free time; to be available.

jau5 hyut3 sing3

To have moral courage, a sense of justice, and strong principles.

An incentive; a factor that motivates, encourages, or prompts an action.

Alluring, captivating, tempting, or enticing; able to attract people or arouse desire.

Amusing, fun, or enjoyable, typically describing an activity or experience.

One day; some day in the future, or a certain day in the past.

One year, referring to a specific but unspecified year in the past.

To have had a romantic or sexual relationship with someone.

jau5 jat1 teoi2

To have an affair; to have an undisclosed romantic relationship with someone.

One day; some day in the future.

jau5 je4 saang1 mou5 naa2 gaau3

有爺生冇乸教有爷生冇乸教

An insult describing someone as lacking manners or upbringing, literally meaning born of a father but not taught by a mother.

To get some progression or gain some reward.

jau5 je5 zau6 gong2, jau5 pei3 zau6 fong3

有嘢就講，有屁就放有嘢就讲，有屁就放

An impatient expression urging someone to get straight to the point.

Deliberately, intentionally, or on purpose.

jau5 ji3 mou4 ji3

有意無意有意无意

Whether intentionally or unintentionally; by accident or design.

Intriguing, interesting, or meaningful; worth appreciating or thinking about.

jau5 ji3 zoi1 faa1 faa1 bat1 faat3 mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3

有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成蔭有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫

Things do not always turn out as expected, often succeeding where least expected while failing despite effort.

Friendship; the deep bond of affection and trust between friends.

jau5 ji4 bei2 coi3

友誼比賽友谊比赛

Friendly match; an exhibition game played without competitive stakes.

友誼賽友谊赛

A friendly match; an exhibition game where the result is not important and is played for practice or entertainment.

jau5 ji6 sing3 mou5 jan4 sing3

有異性冇人性有异性冇人性

To ignore one's friends in favor of a romantic partner or love interest.

Beneficial; healthy; helpful.

To have an affair, or to have illicit sexual relations with someone.

jau5 jin4 zoi6 sin1

To make something clear beforehand or give a forewarning.

Cool, stylish, and attractive in appearance, actions, or manner.

Tangible; having a physical form that can be seen and touched.

jau5 jing4 jau5 fun2

Stylish; having an attractive personal style.

To have an appointment, date, or plans with someone.

jau5 joeng2 hok6 joeng2

有樣學樣有样学样

To copy or imitate someone else's behavior.

jau5 jung5 mou4 mau4

有勇無謀有勇无谋

Brave but lacking in strategic planning; foolhardy or foolishly bold.

Useful; having utility or value.

To be like; as if.

To have enough and to spare; to have a surplus or more than what is needed.

Destined by fate to meet or be together.

To have class or taste.

jau5 kau4 bit1 jing3

有求必應有求必应

To grant every request; to respond to and satisfy any plea or wish.

jau5 kei4 tou4 jing4

A determinate prison sentence with a fixed term of imprisonment.

jau5 king1 jau5 gong2

有傾有講有倾有讲

To have a flowing, friendly, and active conversation with one another.

有蹺蹊有跷蹊

Suspicious; fishy; something is not quite right.

jau5 kwik1 ho2 sing4

An opportunity or loophole that can be exploited.

jau5 kyun4 jau5 sai3

有權有勢有权有势

To have power and influence; powerful and influential.