Cantonese words starting with J
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偌
je6so; to such a degree; thus
夜
je6(slang) 1. late; 2. night shift
夜鶯夜莺
je6 ang1nightingale
夜班
je6 baan1night shift
夜不閉戶夜不闭户
je6 bat1 bai3 wu6lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
夜不歸宿夜不归宿
je6 bat1 gwai1 suk1to stay out all night (idiom)
夜不成眠
je6 bat1 sing4 min4to be unable to sleep at night
夜半
je6 bun3midnight
夜叉
je6 caa1yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword)
夜車夜车
je6 ce1Night trains; bike
夜吹
je6 ceoi1a late night chat [colloquial]
夜場夜场
je6 coeng4evening show (at a theater etc)
夜長夢多夜长梦多
je6 coeng4 mung6 do1delays may bring more unexpected changes or troubles (idiom)
偌大
je6 daai6so big
夜大學夜大学
je6 daai6 hok6evening college
夜店
je6 dim3nightclub
夜盜蟲夜盗虫
je6 dou6 cung4litura
夜間夜间
je6 gaan1nighttime
夜更
je6 gang1night shift
夜驚夜惊
je6 ging1night terror
夜景
je6 ging2nightscape
夜工
je6 gung1night job
夜鬼
je6 gwai2a night owl (a person who often stay up until very late at night)
夜光
je6 gwong1luminous
夜光表
je6 gwong1 biu1glow-in-the-dark watch; luminous watch
夜校
je6 haau6evening school
夜行
je6 hang4night walk; nocturnal
夜行軍夜行军
je6 hang4 gwan1a night march
夜行性
je6 hang4 sing3nocturnality; nocturnal
夜行晝伏夜行昼伏
je6 hang4 zau3 fuk6to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
夜梟夜枭
je6 hiu1owl
夜香
je6 hoeng1noun; night stool; night soil
夜香木
je6 hoeng1 muk6night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum)
夜學夜学
je6 hok6night school
夜空
je6 hung1night sky
夜游神
je6 jau4 san4Night Patrolling God in legendary superstition. Metaphor for people loitering outside late at night
夜遊神
je6 jau4 san4night-owl (slang)
夜夜
je6 je6every night
夜以繼日夜以继日
je6 ji5 gai3 jat6night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
夜鷹夜鹰
je6 jing1nightjar (nocturnal bird in the family Caprimulgidae)
夜曲
je6 kuk1nocturne (music)
夜闌夜阑
je6 laan4late at night
夜闌人靜夜阑人静
je6 laan4 jan4 zing6the still of the night (idiom)
夜闌珊夜阑珊
je6 laan4 saan1late at night
夜冷
je6 laang1yelling (a loanword); second hand goods
夜冷貨夜冷货
je6 laang1 fo3noun; Flea market, bargains, auction goods, secondary goods market
夜裏夜里
je6 lei5At night; during the night
夜裡夜里
je6 leoi5during the night; nighttime
夜來夜来
je6 loi4Night comes; in the night
夜來香夜来香
je6 loi4 hoeng1human excrement
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