Cantonese words starting with J
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jam6 fu5
妊婦妊妇
expecting mother
jam6 gaau3
任教
to hold a teaching position
jam6 gau3
任咎
to take the blame
jam6 hap6
任俠任侠
chivalrous
jam6 hei3
任氣任气
to act on impulse
jam6 ho4
任何
any; whatever; whichever
jam6 ho4 jan4
任何人
anybody; anyone
jam6 jan4
任人
to appoint (sb to a post)
jam6 jan4 wai4 can1
任人唯親任人唯亲
(idiom) to appoint people by favoritism; to practice cronyism (or nepotism)
jam6 jan4 wai4 jin4
任人唯賢任人唯贤
to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
jam6 jan4 zoi2 got3
任人宰割
to get trampled on (idiom)
jam6 jat1 go3
任一個任一个
any one of (a list of possibilities)
jam6 jau1 si5
任丘市
Renqiu, a county-level city in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市[Cang1 zhou1 Shi4], Hebei
jam6 jau4
任由
to let (sb do sth); regardless of
jam6 ji3
任意
any; at will
jam6 ji3 kau4
任意球
free kick
jam6 jin4 si2 nang4
任賢使能任贤使能
to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
jam6 jung6
任用
to appoint
jam6 kei4
任期
term of office; tenure (entire period in office)
jam6 kei4 zi6 jin4
任其自然
to let things take their course (idiom); laissez-faire
jam6 ling6
任令
to allow (sth to happen)
jam6 lou4 jam6 jyun3
任勞任怨任劳任怨
to work hard without complaint (idiom)
jam6 min5
任免
to appoint and dismiss
jam6 ming6
任命
to appoint; CL:紙|纸[zhi3]
jam6 mo1
恁麼恁么
(old) this way
jam6 mou6
任務任务
mission; assignment; task; duty; role
jam6 mou6 laan4
任務欄任务栏
taskbar (computing)
jam6 noi6
任內任内
period in office
jam6 on1
任安
Ren An (-c. 90 BC), Han Dynasty general, also called Ren Shaoqing 任少卿
jam6 pang4
任憑任凭
no matter what; to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
jam6 pang4 fung1 long6 hei2 ，wan2 co5 diu3 jyu4 toi4
任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)
jam6 san1
妊娠
pregnancy
jam6 san1 kei4
妊娠期
Pregnancy
jam6 san1 man4
妊娠紋妊娠纹
stretch marks due to pregnancy
jam6 san1 si3 jim6
妊娠試驗妊娠试验
pregnancy test
jam6 si6
任事
appointment to an important post
jam6 sik6
任食
All-you-can-eat; Eat whatever you like
jam6 sing3
任性
willful; unruly
jam6 sing4
任城
see 任城區|任城区[Ren4 cheng2 Qu1]
jam6 sing4 keoi1
任城區任城区
Rencheng, a district of Jining City 濟寧市|济宁市[Ji3 ning2 Shi4], Shandong
jam6 so2
任所
one's office; place where one holds a post
jam6 syun2
任選任选
to choose freely; to pick whichever one fancies
jam6 tin1 tong4
任天堂
Nintendo
jam6 ting1
任聽任听
to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
jam6 zik1
任職任职
to hold a post; to take office
jam6 zik1 kei4 gaan1
任職期間任职期间
term of office
jam6 zung6 dou6 jyun5
任重道遠任重道远
a heavy load and a long road
jan1
因
cause; because; as a result of
jan1
姻
marriage connections
jan1
忻
used as a name; enlighten