Cantonese words starting with J
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有礙有碍
jau5 ngoi6hindrance; to have an obstacle
有年
jau5 nin4for years
有年頭有年头
jau5 nin4 tau4for donkey's years
友愛友爱
jau5 oi3friendly affection
有案可查
jau5 on3 ho2 caa4well documented
有排
jau5 paai4(adverb.) a long time later; still a long time
有牌爛仔有牌烂仔
jau5 paai4 laan6 zai2literally: 'rascal with a license', a derogatory way to refer to police who abuse their authority [colloquial]
有排受
jau5 paai4 sau6to be in for a long prison sentence; to be in for a long suffering [colloquial]
酉牌時分酉牌时分
jau5 paai4 si4 fan65-7 pm
有屁快放
jau5 pei3 faai3 fong3spit it out!
有屁就放
jau5 pei3 zau6 fong3if you have anything to say, say it now
誘騙诱骗
jau5 pin3to entice; to scam; to decoy
有便宜唔使頸有便宜唔使颈
jau5 pin4 ji4 m4 sai2 geng2due to favorable situation, the original unhappy things are no longer a concern
有譜有谱
jau5 pou2to have a plan
有譜兒有谱儿
jau5 pou2 ji4erhua variant of 有譜|有谱[you3 pu3]
有殺錯，冇放過有杀错，冇放过
jau5 saat3 co3, mou5 fong3 gwo3to not let any thing be missed; to not let anything escape; ruthless, indiscriminate killing [colloquial]
有殺冇賠有杀冇赔
jau5 saat3 mou5 pui4(verb) presumption of guilt
有心
jau5 sam1to have a mind to; deliberately
有心人
jau5 sam1 jan4resolute person; people who feel
有心唔怕遲有心唔怕迟
jau5 sam1 m4 paa3 ci4It is never too late if you give it a try
有心無力有心无力
jau5 sam1 mou4 lik6strong in will but weak in power; it means one has the hear or momentum to getting something done, but without the required skills or abilities
有心眼
jau5 sam1 ngaan5clever
有身己
jau5 san1 gei2(adjective) pregnant
有身紀有身纪
jau5 san1 gei2to be pregnant
有新意
jau5 san1 ji3modern
有神論有神论
jau5 san4 leon6theism (the belief in the existence of God)
有神論者有神论者
jau5 san4 leon6 ze2theist (believer in one or more Deities)
有神冇氣有神冇气
jau5 san4 mou5 hei3(adjective) exhausted or dispirited
有生以來有生以来
jau5 sang1 ji5 loi4(idiom) since birth; for one's whole life
有生之年
jau5 sang1 zi1 nin4in someone's lifetime
有失
jau5 sat1to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions)
有失厚道
jau5 sat1 hau5 dou6to be ungenerous
有失遠迎有失远迎
jau5 sat1 jyun5 jing4(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you
有失身份
jau5 sat1 san1 fan2to be beneath one's dignity
有手有腳有手有脚
jau5 sau2 jau5 goek3lit. have hands have feet; to have the ability to work
有仇不報非君子有仇不报非君子
jau5 sau4 bat1 bou3 fei1 gwan1 zi2'vengeance will be mine'; it is only righteous to seek an eye for eye
有些
jau5 se1some
有些人
jau5 se1 jan4some people
有麝自然香
jau5 se6 zi6 jin4 hoeng1true talent or merit will always be recognised without the need to show it off [written and colloquial]
有聲讀物有声读物
jau5 seng1 duk6 mat6audiobook
有聲氣有声气
jau5 seng1 hei3some progress
有聲書有声书
jau5 seng1 syu1audiobook
有水
jau5 seoi2supplied with water (of a house)
有信心
jau5 seon3 sam1to have confidence
有術有术
jau5 seot6to have an effective means ; method of doing something
有絲分裂有丝分裂
jau5 si1 fan1 lit6mitosis
誘使诱使
jau5 si2to lure into; to trick into; to induce; to tempt
有史以來有史以来
jau5 si2 ji5 loi4since the beginning of history
有時有时
jau5 si4sometimes
酉時酉时
jau5 si45-7 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
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