Cantonese words starting with J

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诱惑
jau5 waak6to entice; to induce
有环境
jau5 waan4 ging2to have a customer (for a taxi driver) [colloquial]
有为
jau5 wai4promising
有为有守
jau5 wai4 jau5 sau2able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom)
有运
jau5 wan6to be in luck
有运行
jau5 wan6 haang4to be in luck; to be fortunate [colloquial]
有碗话碗,有碟话碟
jau5 wun2 waa6 wun2 jau5 dip6 waa6 dip6to speak frankly
jau5 wut6 lik6energetic
jau5 zaa1 naa4being confident of success; having something to hold onto
jau5 zaa1 sau2to have the mortgage or at least some security to 'hold in hand' as a guarantee for the mortgage
有责任
jau5 zaak3 jam6liable
jau5 zaau2with change (in terms of money) left over
有则改之,无则加勉
jau5 zak1 goi2 zi1 ,mou4 zak1 gaa1 min5correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
有阵时
jau5 zan6 si4sometimes (spoken)
有增无减
jau5 zang1 mou4 gaam2to increase without letup
有增无已
jau5 zang1 mou4 ji5constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions
有借有还,再借不难
jau5 ze3 jau5 waan4, zoi3 ze3 bat1 naan4return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
有嘴无心
jau5 zeoi2 mou4 sam1to talk without any intention of acting on it
有嘴没舌
jau5 zeoi2 mut6 sit3struck dumb
jau5 zeoi6regular; successive
jau5 zeoi6guilty
有罪不罚
jau5 zeoi6 bat1 fat6impunity
jau5 zeoi6 faa3ordering (of a list, encyclopedia etc)
jau5 zi1possible
有资格
jau5 zi1 gaak3to be entitled; to be qualified
有枝有叶
jau5 zi1 jau5 jip6to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
姿有姿势冇实际
jau5 zi1 sai3 mou5 sat6 zai3something
jau5 zi2 cyun4 jin1I still have sons, don't I?
jau5 zi3to be ambitious
jau5 zi3 ging2 sing4persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
有志气
jau5 zi3 hei3ambitious
jau5 zi3 ze2 si6 ging2 sing4a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
有征无战
jau5 zing1 mou4 zin3to win without a fight (idiom)
jau5 zing1 san4 beng6insane
有节
jau5 zit3segmented
有节制
jau5 zit3 zai3temperate; restrained
jau5 ziu1one day; sometime in the future
jau5 ziu1 jat1 jat6one day
jau5 ziu1 sik6to have a customer (for a taxi driver); to get a booking for a customer's hire for taxi [colloquial]
jau5 zo2(adjective) pregnant; (phrase) already have
jau5 zo2 tou5to be pregnant
jau5 zo6helpful; to help
有助于
jau5 zo6 jyu1to contribute to; to promote
有着
jau5 zoek6to have
有着数
jau5 zoek6 sou3(noun) freebies; perks
有着数
jau5 zoek6 sou3(noun) freebies; perks
jau5 zok3 jung6effective
有早知,冇乞儿
jau5 zou2 zi1 mou5 hat1 ji1had one been able to forecast the outcome in advance they would not have done something the same way
有种
jau5 zung2to have guts; to be brave
有主见
jau5 zyu2 gin3opinionated

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