Cantonese words starting with J

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阴魂不散
jam1 wan4 bat1 saan3lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom); the spirit (of som...
音韵
jam1 wan5music; initial, 音[yin1], and final and tone, 韻|韵[yun4], of a Chinese character
音韵学
jam1 wan5 hok6Chinese phonetics (concerned also with rhyme in poetry)
阴郁
jam1 wat1(of skies or one's mood) gloomy
阴核
jam1 wat6clitoris
jam1 wik6vocal range
阴户
jam1 wu6vulva
阴骘
jam1 zat1charitable acts performed in secret
音质
jam1 zat1tone; timbre
阴质嘢
jam1 zat1 je5immoral things that one has done against one's conscience [colloquial]
阴骘事
jam1 zat1 si6misdeed
钦州
jam1 zau1see 欽州市|钦州市[Qin1 zhou1 Shi4]
钦州市
jam1 zau1 si5Qinzhou, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西...
阴鸷
jam1 zi3malicious
jam1 zik6phonetic value
阴精
jam1 zing1sex fluids
音节
jam1 zit3syllable
音节体
jam1 zit3 tai2syllabic script
jam1 zoeng6audio and video
jam2to drink; to swallow
jam2(noun) wedding party or one-month baby shower
饮饱食醉
jam2 baau2 sik6 zeoi3feeling satisfied after eating and drinking one's fill
饮品
jam2 ban2drinks
饮杯
jam2 bui1"cheers!"; to have a drink; to go for a drink
饮茶
jam2 caa4(verb) drink tea
饮大
jam2 daai6to get drunk; to be drunk
饮大咗
jam2 daai6 zo2drunk (spoken)
饮弹
jam2 daan6to be hit by a bullet; to commit suicide by shooting oneself in the throat wi...
饮得
jam2 dak1can drink; drinkable; to describe someone who can drink a lot (with a high al...
饮得杯落
jam2 dak1 bui1 lok6an expression of relief after a difficult time is over; literally 'now I can ...
饮到啤啤乎
jam2 dou3 be4 be1 fu4to be very drunk; hammered [colloquial]
饮到大大哋
jam2 dou3 daai6 daai2 dei2to be drunk [colloquial]
饮到大大地
jam2 dou3 daai6 daai2 dei2to have gotten a little drunk
饮家
jam2 gaa1an oenophile; a wine lover who is a connoisseur of fine wines
饮咖啡
jam2 gaa3 fe1drink coffee
饮歌
jam2 go1favourite song for singing (spoken)
饮姜酒
jam2 goeng1 zau2baby's full month celebration (spoken)
饮管
jam2 gun2a drinking straw
饮恨
jam2 han6to nurse a grievance
饮恨吞声
jam2 han6 tan1 sing1to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)
饮饮食食
jam2 jam2 sik6 sik6drink and eat (spoken)
饮泣
jam2 jap1weep
饮嘢
jam2 je5drink something (spoken)
饮宴
jam2 jin3banquet; drinking party
饮用
jam2 jung6drink
饮用水
jam2 jung6 seoi2drinking water; potable water
饮流怀源
jam2 lau4 waai4 jyun4lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessin...
饮料
jam2 liu6drink
饮马投钱
jam2 maa5 tau4 cin4literally: 'to pay even for a horse's drink of water', to describe the extrem...
饮闷酒
jam2 mun6 zau2to drown one's sorrows; to drink to stop feeling sad

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