Cantonese words starting with J

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To immigrate or emigrate; to move to and settle in another country.

移民監移民监

To be restricted to remaining in a country for a minimum period in order to obtain permanent residency or citizenship.

Immigration department or office; a general, unofficial term for a government immigration authority.

Migrant or immigrant.

A question, query, or point of doubt.

ji4 man6 doi6 ci4

疑問代詞疑问代词

Interrogative pronoun.

疑問句疑问句

An interrogative sentence; a question in grammar.

To massacre, exterminate, or wipe out completely.

Emu; a large, fast-running, flightless bird native to Australia.

Mother's sister; maternal aunt.

A wife's younger sister.

The Yi gate of Daliang, the capital of the State of Wei during the Warring States period.

ji4 naai4 naai2

Great-aunt; specifically, one's father's mother's sister.

Yinan County, a county in Linyi, Shandong Province, China.

ji4 naam4 jyun6

沂南縣沂南县

Yinan County, a county in Linyi City, Shandong Province.

A difficult, doubtful, or complicated situation that is hard to judge or handle.

ji4 naan4 gaai2 daap3

疑難解答疑难解答

Troubleshooting; resolving difficult problems.

ji4 naan4 man6 tai4

疑難問題疑难问题

A knotty problem or difficult question.

ji4 naan4 zaap6 zing3

疑難雜症疑难杂症

Exotic, complex, and difficult-to-treat diseases; also used figuratively for highly complex and stubborn problems.

Children; sons and daughters.

ji4 neoi5 jing1 hung4 zyun6

兒女英雄傳儿女英雄传

The Gallant Maid, a Qing dynasty novel by the Manchu-born writer Wenkang.

To affect adversely, or to waste an opportunity.

ji4 ngaan4 jyut6 sik1

怡顏悅色怡颜悦色

A cheerful, happy countenance or expression.

Doubt, suspicion, or misgivings.

An informal term for a concubine, or a maternal aunt.

An unsolved case or mystery that remains unresolved after a long time.

To level or raze to the ground.

Grand-aunt; the maternal or paternal aunt of one's parents.

ji4 saan1 dou2 hoi2

To move mountains and drain seas; to possess immense, earth-shaking power.

The will to move mountains.

Suspicion; a state of mind characterized by distrust or doubt.

ji4 sam1 saang1 am3 gwai2

疑心生暗鬼

Suspicions create imaginary fear; a paranoid mind plays tricks on itself, leading to unfounded worry or fear.

ji4 san4 ji4 gwai2

Extremely suspicious; overly paranoid and doubting everything.

A woman's sister's child; a nephew or niece from a female perspective.

ji4 sang1 neoi5

Niece; a woman's sister's daughter.

Yixiu, a district in Anqing, Anhui province.

宜秀區宜秀区

Yixiu, a district of Anqing City, Anhui.

Yishui, a county in Linyi, Shandong province.

ji4 seoi2 jyun6

沂水縣沂水县

Yishui County, a county in Linyi, Shandong, China.

To move or relocate people or an activity from one place to another.

Childhood; the period of time when one was a child.

For a while; after some time.

But rather; but instead.

Ceremony, rite, or ritual; a symbolic activity held according to a set procedure on special occasions.

Daughter-in-law.

兒媳婦儿媳妇

Daughter-in-law; the wife of one's son.

ji4 sik1 fu5 ji4

兒媳婦兒儿媳妇儿

Daughter-in-law.