Cantonese words starting with J

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Abnormal; different from usual, often implying signs of trouble.

ji6 jung5 gwan1

義勇軍义勇军

The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers), a local volunteer militia active from 1854 to 1995.

ji6 jyu4 faan2 zoeng2

Extremely easy; as easy as turning over one's palm.

February, the second month of the year.

ji6 kuk1 tung4 gung1

異曲同工异曲同工

Different approaches leading to equally satisfactory results.

Pull-up banner; a roll-up banner stand used for advertising and promotion.

Easily broken, damaged, or spoiled; fragile or perishable.

Erlang Shen, a Chinese deity from mythology.

ji6 lou6 jyun4 seoi3

二路元帥二路元帅

Second-in-command; a second commander.

Charity sale; a sale where some or all proceeds are donated to public welfare.

Foreign body, object, or matter; something that does not belong in a particular place.

An unusual, strange, or unpleasant smell.

Adoptive, foster, or godmother; a mother recognized through formal social ceremony rather than blood relations.

Voluntary or obligatory; doing something without expecting a reward.

A kept mistress, especially the first one kept by a married man.

ji6 naai1 meng6

The fate of always being second best or second-in-line, like a concubine.

The son of a concubine or mistress; by extension, someone who is discriminated against or marginalized.

Superpower or superhuman ability, such as teleportation or telepathy seen in science fiction and fantasy.

A traitor, snitch, informant, or mole.

ji6 pei1 jung4 ci4

義丕容辭义丕容辞

Eager to help; willing to take on responsibility.

二撇雞二撇鸡

An eight-shaped mustache on the upper lip.

A spendthrift heir or spoiled rich kid who does not work or achieve anything.

Disloyalty, infidelity, or harboring thoughts of betrayal.

ji6 sap6 baat3 jat6

Twenty-eight days, or the twenty-eighth day of a month.

ji6 sap6 cat1 jat6

Twenty-seven days, or the twenty-seventh day of the month.

ji6 sap6 gau2 jat6

Twenty-nine days, or the twenty-ninth day of a month.

Twenty-one; the number 21.

ji6 sap6 jat1 jat6

Twenty-one days, or the twenty-first day of a month.

Twenty days, or the twentieth day of the month.

Twenty-two; the number 22.

ji6 sap6 ji6 jat6

Twenty-second day of the month, or twenty-two days.

ji6 sap6 luk6 jat6

The twenty-sixth day of the month, or a period of twenty-six days.

ji6 sap6 ng5 jat6

Twenty-five days, or the twenty-fifth day of the month.

ji6 sap6 saam1 jat6

Twenty-third day of the month, or a period of twenty-three days.

ji6 sap6 sei3 jat6

Twenty-four days, or the twenty-fourth day of the month.

ji6 sap6 sei3 zit3 hei3

二十四節氣二十四节气

The 24 solar terms, representing astronomical and agricultural milestones in the traditional Chinese calendar.

Second-hand; used or previously owned.

二手貨二手货

Second-hand goods or products that have been used by others.

二手煙二手烟

Secondhand smoke; environmental tobacco smoke released from a burning cigarette and a smoker.

ji6 sau2 si5 coeng4

二手市場二手市场

Second-hand goods market.

ji6 sau2 syu1 dim3

二手書店二手书店

A secondhand bookstore.

An army fighting a just war.

A righteous person; a person of integrity and justice.

The opposite sex.

ji6 sing3 lyun2

異性戀异性恋

Heterosexuality; the attraction or romantic inclination toward people of the opposite sex.

Odd, strange-looking, or ugly in a way that stands out from others.

Abnormal, unusual, or different from the ordinary state.

One's father's second younger brother.

Second elder uncle, specifically the second brother of one's paternal grandfather; pawnbroker.