Cantonese words starting with J
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jam2 naai5
飲奶饮奶
drink milk
jam2 saam1
飲衫饮衫
(wedding) banquet outfit; clothes (spoken)
jam2 seoi2
飲水饮水
to drink water
jam2 seoi2 gei1
飲水機饮水机
water dispenser; drinking fountain
jam2 seoi2 hei3
飲水器饮水器
water dispenser
jam2 seoi2 mei5
飲水尾饮水尾
having left-overs or remains from others (spoken)
jam2 seoi2 si1 jyun4
飲水思源饮水思源
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring; Be grateful for all your blessings!
jam2 sik6
飲食饮食
eating and drinking
jam2 sik6 dim3
飲食店饮食店
an eatery
jam2 sik6 jip6
飲食業饮食业
food catering industry; catering trade
jam2 sik6 liu4 joeng5
飲食療養饮食疗养
diet
jam2 sing3
飲勝饮胜
(v.) to drink a toast to someone; to express good wishes before you drink to someone, similar to saying "cheers!"
jam2 sing3 keoi5
飲勝佢饮胜渠
toast;cheers;bottoms up
jam2 tau4 daam6 tong1
飲頭啖湯饮头啖汤
the early bird gets the worm (spoken)
jam2 tung2
飲筒饮筒
(noun) a drinking straw
jam2 zam6 zi2 hot3
飲鴆止渴饮鸩止渴
(literally: to quench one's thirst by drinking poison); to employ a quick and temporary solution regardless of the ramifications
jam2 zau2
飲酒饮酒
to drink wine
jam2 zau2 gaa3 ce1
飲酒駕車饮酒驾车
drink and drive (moderately high blood alcohol concentration)
jam2 zau2 zok3 lok6
飲酒作樂饮酒作乐
drinking party; to paint the town red
jam2 zeoi3
飲醉饮醉
drunk (spoken)
jam2 zeoi3 zau2
飲醉酒饮醉酒
drunk (spoken)
jam2 zeoi3 zo2
飲醉咗饮醉咗
to be drunk
jam2 zo2 mun4 gun1 caa4
飲咗門官茶饮咗门官茶
to be grinning all the time
jam2 zou2 caa4
飲早茶饮早茶
to have morning tea and breakfast
jam3 bai3
蔭蔽荫蔽
to be shaded or concealed by foliage; hidden; shade (of a tree)
jam3 bei3
蔭庇荫庇
protection; shelter
jam3 loeng4
蔭涼荫凉
shady and cool
jam3 zeng2
窨井
manhole; inspection chamber
jam4
任
a surname
jam4
吟
to chant; to moan; cry (of certain animals and insects)
jam4
妊
pregnant; to conceive
jam4
淫
excess; wanton; lascivious; depraved; steeped
jam4
霪
long and heavy rain
jam4 caak6
淫賊淫贼
a pervert
jam4 ci4 sit3 jyu5
淫詞褻語淫词亵语
dirty words
jam4 ci4 wai3 jyu5
淫詞穢語淫词秽语
(idiom) obscene words; dirty talk
jam4 coeng3
吟唱
to chant
jam4 cung4
淫蟲淫虫
sex maniac
jam4 dong6
淫蕩淫荡
loose in morals; licentious
jam4 fu5
淫婦淫妇
loose woman; Jezebel
jam4 fung1
淫風淫风
lascivious
jam4 fung1 lung6 jyut6
吟風弄月吟风弄月
lit. singing of the wind and the moon; fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art)
jam4 gim3 fai1
任劍輝任剑辉
Yam Kim-fai, a Cantonese opera actress
jam4 ging3
淫徑淫径
(old) see 邪路[xie2 lu4]
jam4 gwai2
淫鬼
lecherous devil
jam4 gwan3
淫棍
womanizer; lecher
jam4 hang6
淫行
wanton or lascivious behavior
jam4 jan4
壬寅
thirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022
jam4 jat6
淫逸
to indulge in; debauchery
jam4 jau1
任丘
Renqiu, a city in Hebei Province, China