Cantonese words starting with J

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Grandfather's second younger brother's wife.

Variant form; a different form from the standard or official one.

異體字异体字

Variant Chinese characters with the exact same meaning and pronunciation but different written forms.

二頭肌二头肌

Biceps; the muscles of the upper arm.

A poorhouse or charity house.

Similarities and differences; points of agreement and disagreement.

易話為易话为

Easy to resolve or get along with.

二維碼二维码

Two-dimensional barcode, particularly a QR code.

二鍋頭二锅头

Erguotou, a Chinese liquor distilled from sorghum.

Erhu; a traditional two-stringed Chinese bowed musical instrument.

二進位二进位

Binary; the base-two numeral system.

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二進位制二进位制

二進制二进制

Binary; the base-two number system used widely in computing and digital electronics.

Prosthesis; an artificial limb used to replace a missing part of the body.

Having a weak foundation or being dealt a bad hand in life, leading one to only follow others rather than lead.

World War II (1939-1945).

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義正詞嚴义正词严

To speak sternly and forcefully out of a strong sense of justice and righteousness.

Coffin home; a place for temporary storage of coffins before burial.

Abnormal situations, signs, or activities, usually indicating a problem.

One hundred million; the number 100,000,000.

To recall, reminisce, or bring back memories.

To restrain, curb, or suppress.

Benefit, advantage, or good; used with verbs meaning to have or not have.

The breast or chest; also feelings or thoughts.

Rancid; having the smell or taste of spoiled oils and greasy food.

The chest or breast; also feelings or thoughts.

To argue, quarrel, or feud.

To speculate or make a subjective guess.

Benefit, advantage, or good.

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抑揚頓挫抑扬顿挫

Cadence, modulation, and variation in pitch, volume, and pauses in verbal expression or speech.

Yakult, a brand of probiotic dairy drink; also used generically for similar probiotic beverages.

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鬩神星阋神星

Eris, a dwarf planet in the solar system.

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益壽延年益寿延年

To promote longevity and prolong life.

To recall and recount; to narrate from memory.

Or; used to present a choice, usually exclusive, between alternatives.

Depressed, gloomy, or suffering from a low and despondent mood.

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抑鬱症抑郁症

Clinical depression; a mental health disorder characterized by persistent low mood and a loss of interest.

To control, restrain, or suppress; to inhibit.

抑制劑抑制剂

Inhibitor; a chemical substance used to restrain, block, or slow down a reaction or process.

To restrain, control, curb, or repress.

Beneficial to intellectual development, typically describing educational or puzzle games for children.

To fabricate, invent, or make up groundlessly.

Also, too, as well; expressing that two things coexist or are parallel.

A character commonly used in personal names.

Yixian, a name of hills in Shandong Province, China.

To play Chinese chess or Go; ancient name for the board game Go.

To shoot with a bow and arrow that has a string attached; Kangxi radical 56.

War or battle; also refers to labor or service performed out of duty.

To exchange or trade.

Epidemic; infectious disease.