Cantonese words starting with J

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jyu5 saan3 wan6 dung6

雨傘運動雨伞运动

The Umbrella Movement; a political movement that took place in Hong Kong in late 2014.

jyu5 sai3 coeng4 ci4

與世長辭与世长辞

To pass away; to depart from this world forever.

jyu5 sai3 mou4 zang1

與世無爭与世无争

To stand aloof from worldly affairs, particularly conflicts and disputes.

jyu5 sang1 keoi1 loi4

與生俱來与生俱来

Innate; inborn; possessed since birth.

Rain, rainwater, or rainfall; also the second solar term of the year.

jyu5 seoi2 tin1

Rainy days; rainy weather.

jyu5 si4 keoi1 zeon3

與時俱進与时俱进

To advance with the times; to keep up with current trends.

Mammary gland; the milk-producing gland in female mammals, usually located on the chest.

Morpheme; the smallest meaningful unit of language.

Lactic acid; an organic compound with the formula C₃H₆O₃ found in yogurt and muscles.

jyu5 syun1 kwan2

Lactic acid bacteria; a type of probiotic beneficial to human health, especially the intestines.

Sleet; a mixture of rain and snow.

語體文语体文

Written vernacular Chinese; Chinese written in the style of modern spoken language rather than classical Chinese.

Rainy day; a day when it rains a lot or for a long time.

Lactose; the sugar present in milk and other dairy products.

jyu5 tong4 siu1 faa3 bat1 loeng4

乳糖消化不良

Lactose intolerance; the inability to fully digest lactose.

Rain clouds or nimbus.

Milk produced by female mammals, or latex secreted by certain plants.

The universe, comprising all of time, space, matter, and energy.

jyu5 zau6 hung1 gaan1

宇宙空間宇宙空间

Outer space; the cosmos.

An umbrella used for protection against rain or sun.

jyu5 ze1 gaak3 ming6

The Umbrella Revolution.

Word order; the arrangement of linguistic units in phrases or sentences.

Language branch; a group of closely related languages within a language family.

jyu5 zung3 bat1 tung4

與眾不同与众不同

Out of the ordinary, unique, or different from others.

jyu5 zung6 sam1 coeng4

語重心長语重心长

Sincere and earnest in one's words and intentions.

Suckling pig; an unweaned piglet.

To use a concrete thing with similar properties to explain an abstract or difficult concept; a metaphor.

Place of residence; dwelling.

Honorific referring to things associated with the emperor.

More or increasingly, often used in a correlative structure to show progression.

To recover from an illness; to be cured.

To resist, defend against, or protect.

Abundant, plentiful, and well-provided; to enrich.

An instruction, command, or decree.

Reputation; fame; honor.

Pleased, relaxed, or prepared in advance; also means to participate or serves as a surname.

To meet or encounter.

To predict, foresee, or expect beforehand.

To drive a carriage; to control, govern, or manage.

To prepare, make ready, or get ready for future needs.

To forecast or predict future events and make the information public.

To forecast or predict future events based on evidence and facts.

jyu6 caan2 kei4

預產期预产期

The expected date of delivery for a baby.

To be assassinated; to have an attempt made on one's life.

Preliminary round of a competition; a qualifying race or match.

To book, reserve, or pre-order goods or services for future use.

To pre-arrange, schedule, or reserve beforehand.

To encounter, run into, or come across.