Cantonese words starting with J
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jat1 zuk1 zik1 faat3
一觸即發一触即发
On the verge of breaking out; ready to be triggered at the slightest touch.
jat1 zuk1 zik1 kui2
一觸即潰一触即溃
To collapse on the first encounter; to crumble at the first touch.
jat1 zuk6
一族
A suffix referring to a group of people who share a common characteristic or lifestyle.
jat1 zung1 jat1 toi4
一中一台
One China and one Taiwan; the political concept or policy that treats China and Taiwan as two separate countries.
jat1 zung1 jyun4 zak1
一中原則一中原则
One-China principle; the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China.
jat1 zung1 loeng5 gin6
一盅兩件一盅两件
To have dim sum and tea at a traditional Chinese teahouse.
jat1 zung2
一種一种
One kind of; one type of.
jat1 zung2
一總一总
Altogether; in total.
jat1 zung3
一眾一众
A crowd of; a group of people.
jat1 zyu6
一住
To live at or reside in a place permanently or continuously.
jat1 zyu6 gaap3 zung1
一箸夾中一箸夹中
To make an accurate guess on the very first attempt.
jat1 zyun1 dau6 2 fu6 soeng2 sing1 sin1
一磚豆腐想升仙一砖豆腐想升仙
An expression used to mock someone who is hopelessly punching above their weight or dreaming of the impossible.
jat1 zyun2 ngaan5
一轉眼一转眼
In the blink of an eye; in an instant.
jat1 檔:dong2
一檔一档
Classifier for stalls or business operations.
jat6
佾
A row of dancers performing at traditional ancestral sacrifices.
jat6
失
To lose; to miss; to fail to obtain.
jat6
掖
To support or grip someone by the upper arm or shoulder.
jat6
日
Day; a unit of time consisting of 24 hours.
jat6
昳
The declining sun in the afternoon as it moves towards the west.
jat6
液
Liquid; fluid.
jat6
溢
To overflow or spill over; liquid filling a container and running out.
jat6
逸
To escape, flee, or run away; to get away.
jat6 baan1
日班
Day shift; daytime work shift.
jat6 bat1 haa6 kap1
日不暇給日不暇给
Too busy with no spare time; fully occupied every day.
jat6 bei2 guk1 gung1 jyun2
日比谷公園日比谷公园
Hibiya Park in central Tokyo.
jat6 bok6 sai1 saan1
日薄西山
Nearing one's end; declining rapidly like the setting sun.
jat6 bou3
日報日报
Daily newspaper; a newspaper published every morning.
jat6 bun2
日本
Japan; an island nation in East Asia with its capital in Tokyo.
jat6 bun2 am1 ceon1
日本鵪鶉日本鹌鹑
Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica).
jat6 bun2 caa1 mei5 hoi2 jin3
日本叉尾海燕
Matsudaira's storm petrel (Hydrobates matsudairae).
jat6 bun2 cung4 zoek3 jing1
日本松雀鷹日本松雀鹰
Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)
jat6 bun2 din6 bou3 din6 waa2 gung1 si1
日本電報電話公司日本电报电话公司
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT).
jat6 bun2 dou1
日本刀
Japanese sword; katana
jat6 bun2 dung6 waa2
日本動畫日本动画
Japanese anime.
jat6 bun2 fong3 sung3 hip3 wui2
日本放送協會日本放送协会
NHK (Nihon Hoso Kyokai), the Japanese national public broadcasting organization.
jat6 bun2 ging1 zai3 san1 man4
日本經濟新聞日本经济新闻
The Nikkei Shimbun, a major Japanese economic newspaper.
jat6 bun2 go1 keoi4
日本歌鴝日本歌鸲
Japanese robin (Larvivora akahige).
jat6 bun2 gung6 tung4 se5
日本共同社
Kyodo News, a major Japanese news agency.
jat6 bun2 gwai2 zi2
日本鬼子
A derogatory term for Japanese people, especially during and after World War II.
jat6 bun2 gwok3
日本國日本国
Japan; a country in East Asia.
jat6 bun2 gwok3 zi3
日本國誌日本国志
A Record of Japan, an extended historical and political analysis of Meiji Japan written by Huang Zunxian.
jat6 bun2 hak1 dou6
日本黑道
Yakuza; the Japanese mafia.
jat6 bun2 hoi2
日本海
Sea of Japan
jat6 bun2 hok6
日本學日本学
Japanology; the study of Japanese language, culture, history, and society.
jat6 bun2 hong4 hung1
日本航空
Japan Airlines (JAL)
jat6 bun2 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1
日本航空公司
Japan Airlines; JAL.
jat6 bun2 jan4
日本人
A Japanese person.
jat6 bun2 jyu5
日本語日本语
The Japanese language.
jat6 bun2 jyun4 zi2 nang4 jin4 gau3 so2
日本原子能研究所
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
jat6 bun2 lau5 ang1
日本柳鶯日本柳莺
Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas).