Cantonese words starting with J

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有時候有时候

Sometimes; occasionally.

To be busy or occupied; to have an emergency or a mishap happen.

jau5 si6 maan4 maan5 gong2

有事慢慢講有事慢慢讲

To appeal for calm and suggest talking things over instead of taking drastic action.

jau5 si6 zung1 mou4 jim6, mou4 si6 haa6 jing4 ceon1

有事鐘無艷，無事夏迎春有事钟无艳，无事夏迎春

To seek help from capable but plain-looking people in times of trouble, but ignore them for attractive companions in peaceful times.

Interest-bearing; yielding interest.

Colored, tinted, or non-ferrous.

jau5 sik1 gam1 suk6

有色金屬有色金属

Non-ferrous metals; all metals and their alloys excluding iron, chromium, and manganese.

jau5 sik1 jan4 zung2

有色人種有色人种

People of color; non-white racial groups.

jau5 sik1 mou4 daam2

有色無膽有色无胆

To have lustful desires but lack the courage to act on them; to be all talk and no action.

jau5 sik1 zi1 si6

有識之士有识之士

People of insight, wisdom, and broad perspective.

Wired; describing an electronic device or network that uses cables or wires to transmit signals.

jau5 sin3 din6 si6

有線電視有线电视

Cable television.

jau5 sin3 san1 man4 mong5

有線新聞網有线新闻网

Cable News Network (CNN)

Friendly, kind, amicable, and nice; treating others well to make them feel welcome.

jau5 sing1 jau5 sik1

有聲有色有声有色

Vivid, dramatic, and impressive; full of life and color.

jau5 sing3 sang1 zik6

Sexual reproduction.

To achieve success or to have accomplished something.

jau5 siu2 heoi2

有少許有少许

To have a little; slightly; there is a small amount.

To have a little bit; slightly, a bit, or kind of.

To some extent; somewhat; having achieved a certain degree of a result.

jau5 so2 bat1 tung4

To differ to some extent; to be somewhat different.

jau5 so2 bat1 zi1

To not know something; there are some things that one is unaware of.

jau5 so2 dak1 bit1 jau5 so2 sat1

有所得必有所失

There is no gain without a loss.

jau5 so2 goi2 sin6

To have made some improvements; to have improved to some extent.

jau5 soeng1 fung1 faa3

有傷風化有伤风化

To outrage public decency or be detrimental to society's morals.

Requiring payment, compensation, or a fee; paid or compensatory.

To have a mutual agreement, a clear plan, or to have settled a bill.

有數為有数为

Profitable or beneficial; describing a transaction or business that makes money or brings advantages.

To damage, harm, or deteriorate.

jau5 syun2 aat3 suk1

有損壓縮有损压缩

Lossy compression; a data compression method that discards some data to reduce file size.

jau5 syut3 jau5 siu3

有說有笑有说有笑

Talking and laughing; cheerful and lively.

有睇頭有睇头

Eye-catching, striking, or visually appealing.

jau5 tai4 dung6 mat6

有蹄動物有蹄动物

Ungulates; animals with hooves.

jau5 tau4 faat3 bin1 go3 soeng2 zou6 laat3 lei1

有頭髮邊個想做癩痢有头发边个想做癞痢

Proverb describing a situation where someone is forced to do something undesirable because they have no other choice.

jau5 tau4 jau5 lou6

有頭有路有头有路

Methodical, orderly, and systematic.

jau5 tau4 jau5 mei5

有頭有尾有头有尾

To see things through; to finish what one has started.

jau5 tau4 jau5 min2

有頭有面有头有面

Prominent, influential, and well-known in society.

jau5 tau4 mou4 mei5

有頭無尾有头无尾

To start something but fail to finish it; to leave things half-done.

jau5 tau4 mou4 mou5 jan4 soeng2 saang1 laat6 lei1

有頭毛冇人想生鬎鬁有头毛冇人想生瘌痢

To do something in a certain way only because one has no other choice.

jau5 tau4 mou5 mei5

有頭冇尾有头冇尾

To start something but leave it unfinished; to have a beginning but no ending.

jau5 tau4 wai1 mou5 mei5 zan6

有頭威冇尾陣有头威冇尾阵

To start off with great momentum but fail to sustain it; to start strongly but finish weakly.

jau5 tau4 wai1 mou5 mei5 zan6

有頭威，冇尾陣有头威，冇尾阵

To start off strong but peter out and fail to finish well; to run out of steam after an impressive start.

jau5 tau4 wai1, mou5 tau4 zan6

有頭威，冇頭陣有头威，冇头阵

To start strong but have a weak finish.

有Ｔａｓｔｅ

To have good taste, especially in style, fashion, or lifestyle.

jau5 tiu4 bat1 man6

有條不紊有条不紊

Methodical, organized, and orderly; without any confusion.

jau5 tiu4 jau5 lei5

有條有理有条有理

Clear and orderly; systematic and well-organized.

有條紋有条纹

Striped; having stripes or streaks.

jau5 tung2 gai3 hok6 ji3 ji6

有統計學意義有统计学意义

Statistically significant; unlikely to have occurred by chance.

jau5 waa6 faai3 syut3

有話快說有话快说

jau5 waa6 jiu3 syut3

有話要說有话要说

To have something to say, or to speak one's mind.