Cantonese words starting with J

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To study abroad or travel to a distant place to study.

jau4 hong1 waat6 diu6

油腔滑調油腔滑调

Flippant, insincere, or glib in speech or writing; oily.

Fuel consumption.

jau4 jam4 si1 jan4

遊吟詩人游吟诗人

Troubadour; bard.

To mimeograph; to duplicate documents using a stencil and ink.

Tourist or visitor; a person traveling or visiting a place for pleasure.

jau4 jan4 jyu4 zik1

遊人如織游人如织

Crowded with visitors; packed with tourists.

jau4 jan6 jau5 jyu4

遊刃有餘游刃有余

To do something with ease and skill; to handle a task effortlessly.

Lasting for ages, remote in time or space, numerous, or lost in thought.

Oily, greasy, or shiny with oil.

jau4 jau4 dong6 dong6

悠悠蕩蕩悠悠荡荡

Swaying and drifting, or hanging around and loafing.

Moistened, sleek, and glossy; smooth and well-lubricated.

To waver, hesitate, or wander.

To hesitate, waver, or pause before making a decision.

jau4 ji4 bat1 ding6

To waver, hesitate, or oscillate without making a decision; to wander in thought.

jau4 ji4 gaa1 hei2

From now on; from this moment onwards.

Waxy ear; an ear that frequently produces wet or oily earwax.

jau4 ji5 jam1 fo1

尤爾欽科尤尔钦科

Yurchenko, as a surname or a specific type of vault in gymnastics.

jau4 jim4 zoeng3 cou3

油鹽醬醋油盐酱醋

The basic condiments of oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, representing the daily necessities or trivial details of life.

Soot, grease, and smoke generated during high-temperature cooking.

Carefree, leisurely, and unhurried.

Arising spontaneously or involuntarily, especially of a feeling.

To say as much as; can be compared to; is equivalent to saying.

House centipede

jau4 jin4 ji4 sang1

To arise or well up naturally; to be produced spontaneously.

A winding, narrow path like the tracks of a house centipede.

jau4 jin4 san4 wong5

To have one's thoughts wander far away in a carefree or leisurely manner.

jau4 jip6 ngaam4

油頁岩油页岩

Delicate, weak, or gentle; describing someone who is physically weak and soft-spoken.

Melodious, pleasant, and undulating sound or music.

Because of; due to; owing to.

Squid; a ten-armed marine invertebrate that is commonly used as food.

Just like; as if; similar to.

魷魚絲鱿鱼丝

Dried shredded squid.

To hesitate; to be undecided or reluctant.

jau4 jyu6 bat1 kyut3

猶豫不決犹豫不决

To hesitate or remain undecided; unable to make up one's mind.

Distant or far-reaching in time or space.

Soft, flexible, and pliable.

jau4 jyun5 zai1

柔軟劑柔软剂

Fabric softener

You County, a county in Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province.

jau4 kaa1 taan2

Yucatán, a state and peninsula in Mexico.

jau4 kaa1 taan2 bun3 dou2

尤卡坦半島尤卡坦半岛

Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Youxi, a county in Sanming, Fujian.

jau4 kai1 jyun6

尤溪縣尤溪县

Youxi County, a county in Sanming, Fujian, China.

Mail-order; to buy goods via mail or the internet and have them delivered by mail.

Especially; particularly.

Especially; particularly; to a greater extent than others.

Postal district.

To stroll around, wander, or go sightseeing.