Cantonese words starting with J

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有瘾
jau5 jan5getting addicted
jau5 jat1 ci3once
有一搭无一搭
jau5 jat1 daap3 mou4 jat1 daap3see 有一搭沒一搭|有一搭没一搭[you3 yi1 da1 mei2 yi1 da1]
有一搭没一搭
jau5 jat1 daap3 mut6 jat1 daap3unimportant; indifferent
有一点儿
jau5 jat1 dim2 ji4a bit
有一句没一句
jau5 jat1 geoi3 mut6 jat1 geoi3to speak one minute and be quiet the next
jau5 jat1 jat6one day
jau5 jat1 nin4one year [written and colloquial]
jau5 jat1 sau2to have a skill; to have an affair
jau5 jat1 se1somewhat; some
jau5 jat1 teoi2(coll.) to have an affair
jau5 jat1 tou3to have a skill; to be savvy; to know how to do sth
jau5 jat6some day; one day
有爷生冇乸教
jau5 je4 saang1 mou5 naa2 gaau3(curse language) to revile or insult someone without a mother
jau5 je5 dou3to get some progression; to gain some reward
有嘢就讲,有屁就放
jau5 je5 zau6 gong2, jau5 pei3 zau6 fong3if you have something to say just say it!; spit it out!; out with it! [colloquial]
jau5 ji3to intend; interested in
有意义
jau5 ji3 ji6to make sense; to have significance; significant; important
有意无意
jau5 ji3 mou4 ji3intentionally or otherwise
jau5 ji3 si1interesting; enjoyable
有意识
jau5 ji3 sik1conscious
有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴
jau5 ji3 zoi1 faa1 faa1 bat1 faat3 ,mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam1lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree; well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成荫
jau5 ji3 zoi1 faa1 faa1 bat1 faat3 mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3things do not always turn out as one would expect
友谊
jau5 ji4see 友誼縣|友谊县[You3 yi4 Xian4]
友谊比赛
jau5 ji4 bei2 coi3friendly match
友谊赛
jau5 ji4 coi3friendly match; friendly competition
友谊地久天长
jau5 ji4 dei6 gau2 tin1 coeng4Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns 羅伯特·伯恩斯|罗伯特·伯恩斯[Luo2 bo2 te4 · Bo2 en1 si1], sung to mark the start of a new year or as a farewell
友谊峰
jau5 ji4 fung1Friendship Peak or Khüiten Peak (4,356 m), the highest peak of the Altai mountains
友谊县
jau5 ji4 jyun6Youyi, a county in Shuangyashan City 雙鴨山市|双鸭山市[Shuang1 ya1 shan1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
友谊万岁
jau5 ji4 maan6 seoi3see 友誼地久天長|友谊地久天长[You3 yi4 di4 jiu3 tian1 chang2]
友谊商店
jau5 ji4 soeng1 dim3Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts
友谊天长地久
jau5 ji4 tin1 coeng4 dei6 gau2see 友誼地久天長|友谊地久天长[You3 yi4 di4 jiu3 tian1 chang2]
有异性冇人性
jau5 ji6 sing3 mou5 jan4 sing3to ignore one's friend for the opposite sex [colloquial]
jau5 jik1benificial
有益处
jau5 jik1 cyu3beneficial
诱掖
jau5 jik6to help and encourage
jau5 jim5to have an affair with sb
有烟煤
jau5 jin1 mui4smokey coal
jau5 jin4 zoi6 sin1made clear beforehand; forewarn
有影响
jau5 jing2 hoeng2influential
jau5 jing4stylish
jau5 jing4material; tangible; visible
jau5 jing4 jau5 fun2(adjective) stylish and chic
有约
jau5 joek3(noun) get-together; gathering or a date
有约在先
jau5 joek3 zoi6 sin1to have a prior engagement
有样学样
jau5 joeng2 hok6 joeng2the act of imitating or following the behaviour of another
酉阳
jau5 joeng4Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
酉阳县
jau5 joeng4 jyun6Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
酉阳土家族苗族自治县
jau5 joeng4 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 miu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
jau5 joeng5 cou1aerobics

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