Cantonese words starting with J
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已婚
ji5 fan1married
以弗所
ji5 fat1 so2Ephesus, city of ancient Greece
以弗所書以弗所书
ji5 fat1 so2 syu1Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians
以防
ji5 fong4(so as) to avoid; (just) in case
以防萬一以防万一
ji5 fong4 maan6 jat1to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
議付议付
ji5 fu6negotiation (finance)
以假亂真以假乱真
ji5 gaa2 lyun6 zan1using fake things to pretend to be authentic ones, to deceive
議價议价
ji5 gaa3to bargain
爾格尔格
ji5 gaak3erg (physics) (loanword)
耳根清淨耳根清净
ji5 gan1 cing1 zing6lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
耳根軟耳根软
ji5 gan1 jyun5credulous
耳根子
ji5 gan1 zi2ear
耳根子軟耳根子软
ji5 gan1 zi2 jyun5credulous
已久
ji5 gau2already a long time
耳垢
ji5 gau3earwax
耳機耳机
ji5 gei1headphones; telephone receiver
以己度人
ji5 gei2 dok6 jan4judging others by oneself
已見分曉已见分晓
ji5 gin3 fan1 hiu2the result becomes apparent
已經已经
ji5 ging1already
已經進行已经进行
ji5 ging1 zeon3 hang4already underway; already in progress [written and colloquial]
以儆效尤
ji5 ging2 haau6 jau4(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others
以降
ji5 gong3since (some point in the past)
擬稿拟稿
ji5 gou2to draft (a statement)
擬古拟古
ji5 gu2to emulate a classic
耳鼓
ji5 gu2eardrum; tympanic membrane
擬古之作拟古之作
ji5 gu2 zi1 zok3a work in a classic style
已故
ji5 gu3the late
以工代賑以工代赈
ji5 gung1 doi6 zan3to provide work to relieve poverty
以攻為守以攻为守
ji5 gung1 wai4 sau2using attack as a means of defence
耳摑子耳掴子
ji5 gwaak3 zi2slap
耳刮子
ji5 gwaat3 zi2(coll.) a slap on the side of the head
以軍以军
ji5 gwan1Israeli soldiers
耳光
ji5 gwong1a slap on the face
以下
ji5 haa6(adverb, preposition) (of age, height etc.) below
耳下腺
ji5 haa6 sin3subauricular gland
擬合拟合
ji5 hap6to fit (data to a model)
以後以后
ji5 hau6from now on
爾後尔后
ji5 hau6henceforth; subsequently
以虛帶實以虚带实
ji5 heoi1 daai3 sat6to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom)
以饗讀者以飨读者
ji5 hoeng2 duk6 ze2for the benefit of the reader
洱海
ji5 hoi2Erhai Lake
擬音拟音
ji5 jam1to make a sound effect; (historical linguistics) to reconstruct the sound system of an archaic language
擬人拟人
ji5 jan4personification
以人廢言以人废言
ji5 jan4 fai3 jin4to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
以人名命名
ji5 jan4 meng2 ming6 ming4to name sth after a person; eponymous
以人為本以人为本
ji5 jan4 wai4 bun2people-oriented
以一馭萬以一驭万
ji5 jat1 jyu6 maan6to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
以逸待勞以逸待劳
ji5 jat6 doi6 lou4to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
以柔克剛以柔克刚
ji5 jau4 hak1 gong1to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
擬游隼拟游隼
ji5 jau4 zeon2(bird species of China) Barbary falcon (Falco pelegrinoides)
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