Cantonese words starting with J

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Again; used to describe the repetition of an event, usually one with negative connotations.

Once again; also is; another instance of.

Upper right; top right.

Mustela, a genus of carnivorous mammals including weasels, ferrets, and minks.

Right-hand drive, where the steering wheel is on the right and traffic keeps to the left.

右軚車右軚车

Right-hand drive vehicle; cars with the steering wheel on the right side.

To take sides with or be biased toward someone.

Right-hand drive, or right rudder.

Glazed pottery.

To question someone for not doing what they previously said they would do.

To bless, protect, and safeguard.

右箭頭右箭头

Right-pointing arrow.

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右箭頭鍵右箭头键

The right arrow key on a computer keyboard.

To tease, mock, or make fun of someone.

Coconut; something related to coconuts.

Grandfather; one's paternal grandfather.

Used in terms relating to Christianity, referring to Jesus.

Young coconut; a green, unripe coconut before it turns brown.

Cabbage; a round vegetable with tightly wrapped layers of pale green and yellowish-white leaves.

Cauliflower, or a slang term for genital warts.

耶誕節耶诞节

Jephthah; a biblical judge of Israel in the Book of Judges.

耶加達爷加达

Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia.

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Jeconiah or Jechoniah, a biblical king of Judah and son of Josiah.

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椰殼纖維椰壳纤维

Paternal grandfather; father's father.

Coconut husk; the fibrous outer layer of a coconut fruit.

Coconut meat; the white flesh of a coconut.

Desiccated coconut; shredded coconut.

To tease, mock, or make fun of someone verbally.

je4 lam4 piu1 hoeng1

椰林飄香椰林飘香

Piña colada; a cocktail made with rum, cream of coconut, and pineapple juice.

Jeremiah or Jeremy

je4 lei6 mai5 oi1 go1

耶利米哀歌

The Lamentations of Jeremiah

je4 lei6 mai5 syu1

耶利米書耶利米书

Book of Jeremiah, a book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament.

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Yelü Chucai (1190–1244), a Khitan statesman and advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögödei Khan.

je4 leot6 daai6 sek6

Yelü Dashi (1087-1143), Khitan leader and founder of the Western Liao dynasty in Central Asia.

耶烈萬耶烈万

Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia.

Yale; referring to Yale University or its associated Romanization system.

je4 lou5 daai6 hok6

耶魯大學耶鲁大学

Yale University

je4 lou5 jyut6 jyu5 ping3 jam1

耶魯粵語拼音耶鲁粤语拼音

Yale Cantonese romanization; the Yale system of writing Cantonese phonetically.

je4 lou5 ping3 jam1

耶魯拼音耶鲁拼音

Yale Romanization; the Yale system of romanizing Mandarin or Cantonese.

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Jerusalem; a holy city in the Middle East for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Menfolk; a collective term for men of different generations.

爺們兒爷们儿

Men; a group of men of the same family or social circle.