Cantonese words starting with J

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To irrigate or water; fertile and rich soil.

Brilliant or shining; primarily used in personal names.

To move, shake, or fidget.

juk1 bat1 dak1 kei4 zing3

喐不得其正

Completely unable to move or budge even a tiny bit.

To move slightly, or to get hurt while moving.

Easily, quickly, or at the slightest provocation.

To move; to budge.

To move, move around, or make changes.

At every turn, easily, or at the slightest provocation.

The rising morning sun.

juk1 juk1 gung3

喐喐貢喐喐贡

To constantly fidget, squirm, or shake one's body or limbs.

Moving constantly or continuously; shaking, wiggling, or shifting slightly.

juk1 lai4 (lei4) juk1 heoi3

Moving around continuously or shifting from side to side.

To encourage, advise, or motivate someone to work hard.

juk1 san1 juk1 sai3

喐身喐勢喐身喐势

To fidget, move around constantly, or gesture restlessly.

juk1 san1 juk1 sai3

郁身郁勢郁身郁势

To fidget, squirm, or be unable to sit still.

To start working on something, or to start a fight.

To start a physical fight, assault someone, or to take action and get to work.

juk1 sau2 juk1 goek3

喐手喐腳喐手喐脚

To start a physical fight or get physically aggressive; to start punching and kicking.

Desire; lust; appetite.

To bathe, wash oneself, or be immersed in something.

Prison; jail; a facility where criminals are confined.

Jade; a hard, lustrous, and translucent mineral used for jewelry and ornaments.

Ornate, adorned, or decorative.

To give birth to, or to raise, train, and educate.

Mattress or cushion; a soft pad.

To humiliate, insult, or disgrace someone by putting them down.

To sell, especially due to financial hardship; also used as a surname or to mean to usurp.

Jade and silk; traditionally used as gifts, often symbolising friendship, peace, or an alliance.

juk6 bat1 doek3 , bat1 sing4 hei3

玉不琢,不成器

People need to be educated, disciplined, or shaped through hard work and trials to reach their full potential.

Meat patty; minced meat shaped into a flat patty.

To fight hand-to-hand, or to have sex.

To feel pained or reluctant when losing something valuable, especially money; to feel hurt or distressed.

juk6 ceoi4 zam1 baan2 soeng6

肉隨砧板上肉随砧板上

To have no choice but to submit to being taken advantage of; to be at someone's mercy like meat on a chopping board.

Hangnail; a small, torn piece of skin next to a fingernail or toenail.

Public bath or bathing beach; a place where the public can bathe or swim.

To educate and foster talent.

juk6 cuk1 zak1 bat1 daat6

欲速則不達欲速则不达

Haste makes waste; trying to do things too quickly will prevent you from achieving your goal.

Nephrite, a type of jade used in traditional Chinese medicine.

A woman with a curvy, voluptuous, or hourglass figure.

The Jade Emperor, the supreme deity in Chinese traditional religion.

Butcher's shop; a shop that sells meat.

Diced meat; cubed meat.

A jade carving or jade sculpture.

Butcher stall; a market stall that sells meat.

Strong desire for sex; lustful passion.

juk6 gaa1 zi1 zeoi6 ，ho4 waan6 mou4 ci4

欲加之罪，何患無辭欲加之罪，何患无辞

If you want to accuse or blame someone, you can always find a pretext.

The money paid for, or earned by providing, sexual services.

Voluptuous or plump, describing an attractive, full-figured female body.