Cantonese words starting with J

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Ethanoic acid; acetic acid, the substance that gives vinegar its sour taste, with the chemical formula CH₃COOH.

The moon, or things related to the moon.

A hole or cave, or an acupuncture point.

Short for Guangdong; used for things related to Guangdong and Cantonese culture.

An ancient writing brush, an introductory particle, or to be agile.

An alternative form of 悅, meaning pleased or delighted.

Abbreviation of Vietnam.

Lunula; the white, crescent-shaped area at the base of a fingernail.

jyut6 baak6 fung1 cing1

月白風清月白风清

A pleasant evening with a bright moon and a gentle breeze.

Mooncake, a festive baked pastry eaten to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

jyut6 bing1 sik1

閱兵式阅兵式

A military parade.

jyut6 bong1 jyut6 mong4

越幫越忙越帮越忙

To try to help but end up causing more trouble or being a hindrance.

To read the newspaper.

jyut6 bou3 sat1

閱報室阅报室

A newspaper reading room.

Moonrise; the rising of the moon.

jyut6 coeng4 sek6

月長石月长石

Moonstone; a sodium potassium aluminium silicate gemstone.

Cantonese cuisine; the traditional cooking style and dishes of the Cantonese people.

A month with 31 days in the solar calendar, or 30 days in the lunar calendar.

The end of a month; the last few days of a month.

An acupuncture point; key anatomical locations used in traditional Chinese medicine for acupuncture or moxibustion.

To read books, articles, newspapers, or other written materials.

jyut6 duk6 sat1

閱讀室阅读室

A reading room.

The eastern part of Guangdong Province.

Even more; increasingly.

Month; one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year.

jyut6 fan6 paai4

A monthly calendar.

A recurring topic that crops up periodically, like a monthly or regular occurrence.

jyut6 ging1 zau1 kei4

月經週期月经周期

The menstrual cycle.

jyut6 git3 daan1

月結單月结单

Monthly statement; a monthly written record provided to customers to show their account status.

To make monthly installment payments; to contribute to a monthly plan.

Viet Cong, or the abbreviation for the Communist Party of Vietnam.

To step out of line; to go beyond acceptable social boundaries or rules.

To cross over, surpass, or exceed.

Moonlight, or the moon itself as it appears in the sky.

jyut6 gwong1 zuk6

A person who lives paycheck to paycheck, spending all their income by the end of each month.

Lunar mare; a large, dark impact crater on the surface of the moon.

Monthly publication, such as a magazine.

Cantonese people; a Han Chinese subgroup, especially those whose native language is Cantonese.

Monthly income; income calculated on a monthly basis.

Cross-country; taking place in the wild or across open countryside.

越野車越野车

Off-road vehicle; an all-terrain vehicle designed with features like four-wheel drive and high ground clearance.

jyut6 jing1 zi6 din2

粵英字典粤英字典

A Cantonese-English dictionary.

An ancient Chinese punishment of cutting off one or both feet or kneecaps.

To escape from prison.

Cantonese; the Yue language family or specifically Standard Cantonese.

The Vietnamese language.

jyut6 jyu5 baak6 waa2 man4

粵語白話文粤语白话文

Written Cantonese; the written form of the Cantonese language.

jyut6 jyu5 caan4 pin3

粵語殘片粤语残片

Derogatory term for old Cantonese black-and-white films, implying slow-moving plots and poor video quality.

jyut6 jyu5 coeng4 pin2

粵語長片粤语长片

Cantonese black-and-white feature films produced in Hong Kong from the 1950s to the 1970s.

jyut6 jyu5 lau4 hang4 kuk1

粵語流行曲粤语流行曲

Cantopop; Cantonese pop music.