Cantonese words starting with J

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je5 diu6 mou4 hong1

野調無腔野调无腔

Coarse, crude, and lacking in manners or refinement in speech and behavior.

Lewd, flirtatious, or loose in behavior.

Wildflower; flowers that grow naturally in the wild.

Seductive and sexy, or highly controversial and provocative.

Wildfire or bushfire.

je5 fo2 ceon1 fung1

野火春風野火春风

Abbreviation for the resilience of a force, concept, or life that can never be fully eradicated.

je5 fo2 siu1 bat1 zeon6 ，ceon1 fung1 ceoi1 jau6 sang1

野火燒不盡，春風吹又生野火烧不尽，春风吹又生

Even a prairie fire cannot destroy all the grass; it grows again when the spring breeze blows.

je5 fo2 siu1 san1

惹火燒身惹火烧身

To bring trouble upon oneself; to get one's fingers burnt.

Unlicensed, unofficial, or unrecognized; of low status or quality.

je5 gai1 daai6 hok6

野雞大學野鸡大学

Diploma mill; an unaccredited higher education institution that offers illegitimate academic degrees for a fee.

je5 gai1 hok6 haau6

野雞學校野鸡学校

Diploma mill; an unaccredited, unlicensed, or low-quality school whose qualifications are not widely recognized.

Metallurgy; the science and technology of extracting metals from their ores and processing them.

je5 gam1 gung1 jip6

冶金工業冶金工业

The metallurgical industry.

冶金學冶金学

野甘藍野甘蓝

European wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea).

A stray dog or a wild dog.

A country path or trail.

Indian chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum indicum), a species of wild chrysanthemum.

Feral child; a child who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age.

To have sex outdoors, or to have a sexual union not formally recognized as legitimate.

To provoke, incite, or arouse a reaction or attention.

To provoke anger or get someone angry.

je5 ho2 ji5 lyun6 sik6, syut3 waa6 m4 ho2 ji5 lyun6 gong2

嘢可以亂食，說話唔可以亂講嘢可以乱食，说话唔可以乱讲

One must watch what they say more than what they eat; think before you speak.

野漢子野汉子

A woman's lover or a man with whom a woman has an extramarital affair.

Drinks; beverages.

To provoke or attract a reaction, such as annoyance, disgust, or attention.

A wild man or savage, or in historical contexts, a commoner.

惹人厭惹人厌

Annoying, disagreeable, or causing people to dislike one.

je5 jan4 sam1 faan4

惹人心煩惹人心烦

To annoy or vex people; to make someone feel annoyed or irritated.

je5 jan4 zyu3 ji3

To attract attention; to be eye-catching or conspicuous.

je5 jan4 zyu3 muk6

To attract attention; eye-catching or conspicuous.

To frequent brothels or go courting.

An outing in the country, or to go courting in the wilderness.

je5 jau6 baan6 faa1

Wild hemp nettle (Galeopsis bifida).

Bright and beautiful, or seductive and bewitching.

To camp; camping.

To dress up seductively or apply heavy, alluring makeup.

Fowl; wild birds.

惹嘍子惹喽子

To cause trouble or provoke a disaster.

惹婁子惹娄子

To stir up trouble.

惹樓子惹楼子

To stir up trouble or cause a mess.

Onager (Equus onager); a wild ass native to Asia.

To smelt, refine, or process metals.

冶煉爐冶炼炉

A smelting furnace used for melting or refining metal.

Unorthodox methods, wild ways, or unconventional approaches.

惹亂子惹乱子

To stir up trouble.

惹麻煩惹麻烦

To ask for trouble or provoke conflict.

To get infected as well, or to attract unwanted attention or trouble together.

Unreasonable, rude, or uncivilized.