Cantonese words starting with J

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An ugly face, an angry facial expression, or a bad situation.

An ugly or unpleasant facial expression, or an awkward and embarrassing situation.

joeng2 seoi1 seoi1

樣衰衰样衰衰

Looking ugly, unsightly, embarrassed, or dejected.

To walk back and forth.

Obvious, high-profile, or flashy; doing something in a way that easily attracts attention.

To reject, exclude, or boycott.

A common Chinese surname, usually transliterated as Yeung or Yeoh.

To melt or dissolve.

Ulcers, sores, or infection; to fester.

Abundant; rich or plentiful.

Sheep, goats, or any other caprid animals.

Yang, a Chinese philosophical concept associated with light, the sun, masculinity, and activity.

Mild spring weather; also used to describe basic or bare-bones items like plain noodles.

joeng4 ceon1 baak6 syut3

陽春白雪阳春白雪

Highbrow art and literature that is refined and sophisticated.

joeng4 ceon1 min6

陽春麵阳春面

Yangchun noodles; plain noodles in a simple clear broth or sauce.

joeng4 cin1 waa4

楊千嬅杨千嬅

Miriam Yeung, a Hong Kong actress and singer.

To falsely claim, pretend, or impersonate.

joeng4 cing4 wu4

陽澄湖阳澄湖

Yangcheng Lake, a freshwater lake northeast of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, China.

joeng4 coeng4 ji4 heoi3

揚長而去扬长而去

To swagger off; to stride away callously or without a care.

Wealth acquired unexpectedly or through foreign, unusual, or illicit means.

joeng4 cung1 hyun1

洋蔥圈洋葱圈

Onion rings; a deep-fried snack made from cross-sections of onion.

Epilepsy; a neurological disorder characterized by seizures.

A Western-style house or villa, typically detached.

Western-style clothing, now specifically referring to a suit.

joeng4 fung6 jam1 wai4

陽奉陰違阳奉阴违

To pretend to obey outwardly while secretly defying orders.

The world of the living; the mortal world.

Male genitalia; penis.

Anode; the electrode where oxidation occurs.

joeng4 gok3 dau2

Okra or ladies' fingers; a long green vegetable with distinct ridges that becomes slimy when cooked.

A gullible person or fool; literally, a male goat.

To feint; to make a false or deceptive attack.

A ram; a male sheep.

joeng4 gung1 jyu4

楊恭如杨恭如

Kristy Yang, a Canadian actress based in Hong Kong.

joeng4 gwai2 zi2

Foreign devil; a derogatory term for a white person or Caucasian.

Sunlight or sunshine.

To discard what is useless and develop what is useful, or to sublate in a philosophical sense.

Hong; a trading company that deals with trade between China and Western countries.

Westerner; a white person of Western origin.

To overflow with; to be permeated with or full of.

Tavia Yeung Yi, a Hong Kong actress.

To threaten, intimidate, or declare intentions by public announcement.

To be pleased, self-satisfied, or triumphant.

joeng4 joeng4 zi6 dak1

To look immensely proud of oneself; to be smugly self-satisfied.

Mutton or lamb; the meat of sheep or goats used for food.

Cashmere; a soft and elastic animal fiber from the undercoat of goats, used to make fabric.

joeng4 kwan4 sam1 lei5

Herd mentality or bandwagon effect; following the majority instead of making one's own decisions.

joeng4 kwan4 sam1 taai3

羊群心態羊群心态

Herd mentality; the tendency of people to follow the crowd blindly.

Western-style residential building, typically multi-story, with modern layouts as opposed to traditional tenement houses.

Ocean current; a continuous, directed movement of seawater at a relatively stable speed and direction.