Cantonese words starting with J

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休养
jau1 joeng5to recuperate; to convalesce
休养生息
jau1 joeng5 sang1 sik1to recover
jau1 joeng5 so2Sanatorium
休养所
jau1 joeng5 so2Sanatorium
优于
jau1 jyu1to surpass
优裕
jau1 jyu6plenty
jau1 jyun3hidden bitterness; secret grudge
丘县
jau1 jyun6Qiu county in Hebei
邱县
jau1 jyun6Qiu County or Qiuxian, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 Shi4], Hebei
优越
jau1 jyut6superior
优越感
jau1 jyut6 gam2feeling of superiority
jau1 kok3hills and valleys
鸺鹠
jau1 lau4collared owlet (Glaucidium brodiei)
休旅车
jau1 leoi5 ce1sport utility vehicle (SUV)
忧虑
jau1 leoi6to concern
懮虑
jau1 leoi6(feel) anxiety
休伦湖
jau1 leon4 wu4Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2]
jau1 ling4hills
优伶
jau1 ling4(old) performing artist; actress
jau1 ling4to keep in confinement
幽灵
jau1 ling4specter; ghost
优良
jau1 loeng4fine; first-rate
优酪乳
jau1 lok3 jyu5yogurt (loanword) (Tw)
幽绿
jau1 luk6moss green
优劣
jau1 lyut3good and bad
优孟
jau1 maang6You Meng, famous court jester during the reign of King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[...
jau1 mak6(loanword) humor
jau1 mak6 gam2sense of humor
jau1 mei4faint; profound; dim
优美
jau1 mei5graceful; elegant
jau1 mei5(of a location) beautiful and tranquil
jau1 min4dormancy, hibernate
jau1 min4 fo2 saan1dormant volcano
jau1 ming4the hidden and the visible; that which can be seen and that which cannot; dar...
jau1 ming5dark; netherworld
休谟
jau1 mou4David Hume (1711-1776), Scottish Enlightenment philosopher
幽门
jau1 mun4pylorus (anatomy)
幽门螺杆菌
jau1 mun4 lo4 gon1 kwan2Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
幽门螺旋杆菌
jau1 mun4 lo4 syun4 gon1 kwan2Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
幽门螺旋菌
jau1 mun4 lo4 syun4 kwan2Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
忧闷
jau1 mun6depressed; feeling down
优尼科
jau1 nei4 fo1Unocal (US oil company)
优雅
jau1 ngaa5grace
jau1 ngaa5serene and elegant (of a place)
休宁
jau1 ning4see 休寧縣|休宁县[Xiu1 ning2 Xian4]
休宁县
jau1 ning4 jyun6Xiuning, a county in Huangshan City 黃山市|黄山市[Huang2 shan1 Shi4], Anhui
优诺牌
jau1 nok6 paai2Uno (card game)
丘脑
jau1 nou5thalamus
丘脑损伤
jau1 nou5 syun2 soeng1thalamic lesions
jau1 pik1secluded; obscure and faraway

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