Cantonese words starting with J
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野調無腔野调无腔
je5 diu6 mou4 hong1coarse in speech and manner
冶蕩冶荡
je5 dong6lewd
野花
je5 faa1wildflower
惹火
je5 fo2to stir up the fire; to ruffle feathers
野火
je5 fo2wildfire; bush fire
野火春風野火春风
je5 fo2 ceon1 fung1abbr. for 野火燒不盡，春風吹又生|野火烧不尽，春风吹又生[ye3 huo3 shao1 bu4 jin4 , chun1 feng1 chui1 you4 sheng1]
野火燒不盡，春風吹又生野火烧不尽，春风吹又生
je5 fo2 siu1 bat1 zeon6 ，ceon1 fung1 ceoi1 jau6 sang1lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb); abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1]
惹火燒身惹火烧身
je5 fo2 siu1 san1stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
野雞野鸡
je5 gai1pheasant; (slang) prostitute
野雞大學野鸡大学
je5 gai1 daai6 hok6diploma mill
野雞學校野鸡学校
je5 gai1 hok6 haau6a diploma mill [written and colloquial]
冶金
je5 gam1metallurgy
冶金工業冶金工业
je5 gam1 gung1 jip6Metallurgy Industry
冶金學冶金学
je5 gam1 hok6metallurgy
野甘藍野甘蓝
je5 gam1 laam4European wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
野狗
je5 gau2wild dog; stray dog
野徑野径
je5 ging3country path
野菊
je5 guk1Chrysanthemum indicum
野孩子
je5 haai4 zi2feral child
野合
je5 hap6to commit adultery
惹起
je5 hei2provoke, incite; arouse (attention)
惹氣惹气
je5 hei3to get angry
嘢可以亂食，說話唔可以亂講嘢可以乱食，说话唔可以乱讲
je5 ho2 ji5 lyun6 sik6, syut3 waa6 m4 ho2 ji5 lyun6 gong2one must watch what comes out of their mouth (what they say) more so than what they put into their mouth (what they eat) [colloquial]
野漢子野汉子
je5 hon3 zi2woman's lover
嘢飲嘢饮
je5 jam2drinks, beverages
惹人
je5 jan4to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc); to attract (attention)
野人
je5 jan4a savage; (old) commoner
惹人厭惹人厌
je5 jan4 jim3annoying
惹人心煩惹人心烦
je5 jan4 sam1 faan4to annoy people
惹人注意
je5 jan4 zyu3 ji3to attract attention
惹人注目
je5 jan4 zyu3 muk6to attract attention
冶遊冶游
je5 jau4to go courting; related to 野遊|野游[ye3 you2]
野遊野游
je5 jau4outing in the country; to go courting
野鼬瓣花
je5 jau6 baan6 faa1wild hemp
冶艷冶艳
je5 jim6bewitching
野營野营
je5 jing4to camp
冶容
je5 jung4to mold (into seductive shape); to sex up
野禽
je5 kam4fowl
野菌
je5 kwan2wild mushrooms
惹嘍子惹喽子
je5 lau4 zi2variant of 惹婁子|惹娄子[re3 lou2 zi5]
惹婁子惹娄子
je5 lau4 zi2to stir up trouble
惹樓子惹楼子
je5 lau4 zi2variant of 惹婁子|惹娄子[re3 lou2 zi5]
野驢野驴
je5 leoi4onager (Equus onager)
冶煉冶炼
je5 lin6to smelt metal
冶煉爐冶炼炉
je5 lin6 lou4a furnace for smelting metal
野路子
je5 lou6 zi2(coll.) unorthodox (method etc)
惹亂子惹乱子
je5 lyun6 zi2to stir up trouble
惹麻煩惹麻烦
je5 maa4 faan4to create difficulties; to be troublesome; to invite trouble
惹埋
je5 maai4to get infected; to attract
野蠻野蛮
je5 maan4unreasonable
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