Cantonese words starting with J
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妊婦妊妇
jam6 fu5expecting mother
任教
jam6 gaau3to hold a teaching position
任咎
jam6 gau3to take the blame
任俠任侠
jam6 hap6chivalrous
任氣任气
jam6 hei3to act on impulse
任何
jam6 ho4any; whatever; whichever
任何人
jam6 ho4 jan4anybody; anyone
任人
jam6 jan4to appoint (sb to a post)
任人唯親任人唯亲
jam6 jan4 wai4 can1(idiom) to appoint people by favoritism; to practice cronyism (or nepotism)
任人唯賢任人唯贤
jam6 jan4 wai4 jin4to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis...
任人宰割
jam6 jan4 zoi2 got3to get trampled on (idiom)
任一個任一个
jam6 jat1 go3any one of (a list of possibilities)
任丘市
jam6 jau1 si5Renqiu, a county-level city in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市[Cang1 zhou1 Shi4], Hebei
任由
jam6 jau4to let (sb do sth); regardless of
任意
jam6 ji3any; at will
任意球
jam6 ji3 kau4free kick
任賢使能任贤使能
jam6 jin4 si2 nang4to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of...
任用
jam6 jung6to appoint
任期
jam6 kei4term of office; tenure (entire period in office)
任其自然
jam6 kei4 zi6 jin4to let things take their course (idiom); laissez-faire
任令
jam6 ling6to allow (sth to happen)
任勞任怨任劳任怨
jam6 lou4 jam6 jyun3to work hard without complaint (idiom)
任免
jam6 min5to appoint and dismiss
任命
jam6 ming6to appoint; CL:紙|纸[zhi3]
恁麼恁么
jam6 mo1(old) this way
任務任务
jam6 mou6mission; assignment; task; duty; role
任務欄任务栏
jam6 mou6 laan4taskbar (computing)
任內任内
jam6 noi6period in office
任安
jam6 on1Ren An (-c. 90 BC), Han Dynasty general, also called Ren Shaoqing 任少卿
任憑任凭
jam6 pang4no matter what; to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
jam6 pang4 fung1 long6 hei2 ，wan2 co5 diu3 jyu4 toi4lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)
妊娠
jam6 san1pregnancy
妊娠期
jam6 san1 kei4Pregnancy
妊娠紋妊娠纹
jam6 san1 man4stretch marks due to pregnancy
妊娠試驗妊娠试验
jam6 san1 si3 jim6pregnancy test
任事
jam6 si6appointment to an important post
任食
jam6 sik6All-you-can-eat; Eat whatever you like
任性
jam6 sing3willful; unruly
任城
jam6 sing4see 任城區|任城区[Ren4 cheng2 Qu1]
任城區任城区
jam6 sing4 keoi1Rencheng, a district of Jining City 濟寧市|济宁市[Ji3 ning2 Shi4], Shandong
任所
jam6 so2one's office; place where one holds a post
任選任选
jam6 syun2to choose freely; to pick whichever one fancies
任天堂
jam6 tin1 tong4Nintendo
任聽任听
jam6 ting1to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
任職任职
jam6 zik1to hold a post; to take office
任職期間任职期间
jam6 zik1 kei4 gaan1term of office
任重道遠任重道远
jam6 zung6 dou6 jyun5a heavy load and a long road
因
jan1cause; because; as a result of
姻
jan1marriage connections
忻
jan1used as a name; enlighten
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