Cantonese words starting with J

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The human world; the mortal realm.

jan4 gaan1 zing1 faat3

人間蒸發人间蒸发

To disappear without a trace; to vanish completely like water evaporating.

jan4 gaap3 jan4 jyun4

人夾人緣人夹人缘

The idea that whether people get along or become friends depends entirely on the compatibility of their personalities.

jan4 gap1 zi3 sang1

To become quick-witted in an emergency; to find a way out of a sudden crisis.

jan4 gin3 jan4 oi3

人見人愛人见人爱

Loved by everyone; having universal appeal and being popular among all who see them.

jan4 git6 dei6 ling4

人傑地靈人杰地灵

An outstanding place that produces outstanding people.

jan4 gong2 nei5 jau6 gong2

人講你又講人讲你又讲

To parrot or mindlessly repeat what other people say without thinking for oneself.

Salary, wage, or pay earned from work.

jan4 gung1 dou2

人工島人工岛

An artificial, man-made island built through land reclamation.

jan4 gung1 fu1 kap1

Artificial respiration; CPR or mouth-to-mouth resuscitation as a first aid measure to blow air into the lungs.

jan4 gung1 lau4 caan2

人工流產人工流产

To have an abortion; to artificially terminate a pregnancy.

jan4 gung1 sau6 zing1

Artificial insemination.

jan4 gung1 zi3 nang4

Artificial intelligence; a human-made system that simulates human intelligence and decision-making.

Per capita; an average value per person within a population.

Guest, visitor, or customer.

jan4 hang4 dou6

Pedestrian walkway; sidewalk; pavement.

Population; the number of people living within a specific area.

The presence or activity of people, or popularity and fame.

jan4 hei3 gap1 sing1

人氣急升人气急升

To experience a sudden surge in popularity.

My dear friend; a respectful form of address for a male peer.

A huge crowd of people; a sea of people.

Everyone; everybody; every person.

First Star, a star in the Chinese constellation of the Girl.

jan4 jat1 sai3 mat6 jat1 sai3

人一世物一世

You only live once, so you should seize opportunities, try new things, and live life to the fullest.

jan4 jat1 sai3 mat6 jat1 sai3

人一世，物一世

To try everything once because we only live once; to live life to the fullest.

The seventh day of the first month of the lunar calendar, traditionally regarded as the birthday of humankind.

jan4 jau5 ngo5 jau5

Wanting or having something not out of actual need, but simply because everyone else has it.

jan4 jau5 saam1 gap1

To need to use the toilet urgently.

jan4 jau5 saam1 seoi1 luk6 wong6

人有三衰六旺

One's life has ups and downs; people experience alternating periods of bad luck and good fortune.

jan4 jau6 lou5, cin2 jau6 mou5

人又老，錢又冇人又老，钱又冇

Old and penniless; describing someone who is both aging and poor.

Benevolence and righteousness; kind and upright.

Sign of human activity, referring to the population or number of households in a particular area.

jan4 jin4 ho2 wai3

Public opinion and gossip can be terrifying; people's words are to be feared.

A person's silhouette or figure, or a trace of human presence.

A derogatory term for a transsexual person (typically male-to-female) or a feminine male.

jan4 joeng5 maa5 faan1

人仰馬翻人仰马翻

To be in utter chaos or complete confusion; describing a messy, chaotic situation where everything is turned upside down.

Human-powered; performed by humans instead of machines or animals.

jan4 juk6 daa2 zong1 gei1

人肉打樁機人肉打桩机

A slang term describing either a very fat person or a man with a powerful sex drive.

jan4 juk6 zaa3 daan2

人肉炸彈人肉炸弹

Suicide bomber; a person who straps a bomb to themselves.

Mermaid, merman, or a mythical half-human, half-fish creature.

Personnel; staff; people working for an organization or in a professional capacity.

One's relations with other people, or the degree of one's popularity and acceptance by others.

jan4 kung4 zi3 bat1 kung4

人窮志不窮人穷志不穷

To be poor but still hold great ambitions.

jan4 kung4 zi3 dyun2

人窮志短人穷志短

When in poverty or difficult times, one lacks the ambition to set grand or lofty goals.

A crowd or a group of people.

Crowd, masses; a gathering of people in a public place.

Human rights; the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled.

An expression used to summon or command subordinates to come and serve.

The flow of people or crowd size; foot traffic, visitors, or customers.

Humanity, the human race, or human beings as a species.