Cantonese words starting with J

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jyut6 jyu5 pin2

粵語片粤语片

Cantonese films, particularly those produced from the 1930s to the 1970s.

jyut6 jyu5 zing3 jam1 wan6 dung6

粵語正音運動粤语正音运动

Cantonese Correct Pronunciation Movement; a linguistic movement promoting prescriptive Cantonese pronunciation.

To do something beyond one's level, or to bypass intermediate ranks.

The Moon, Earth's natural satellite.

Cantonese opera; a traditional performing art originating and developed in the Guangdong region.

Cantonese opera songs; a traditional form of Chinese vocal art sung in the Cantonese language.

To exceed one's authority; to act beyond one's scope of power.

jyut6 lai4 jyut6 do1

越來越多越来越多

More and more; a growing number; increasingly.

jyut6 lai4 jyut6 / jyut6 lei4 jyut6

More and more; increasingly; gradually changing in a certain direction.

A monthly calendar with pages divided by month.

The Moon, as viewed from Earth.

jyut6 loi4 jyut6

越來越越来越

More and more; increasingly; to get progressively more of a certain state.

Written Cantonese; the written form of the Cantonese language.

Written Cantonese; a written language developed with Cantonese as its foundation.

The end of a month.

Pleasing to the eye; beautiful or good-looking.

Vietnam; a country in Southeast Asia whose capital is Hanoi.

jyut6 naam4 gung6 wo4 gwok3

越南共和國越南共和国

Republic of Vietnam, also known as South Vietnam.

jyut6 naam4 gwok3 gaa1 hong4 hung1

越南國家航空越南国家航空

Vietnam Airlines; the national flag carrier of Vietnam.

jyut6 naam4 hong4 hung1

Vietnam Airlines; the national flag carrier of Vietnam.

jyut6 naam4 jan4

Vietnamese person or people.

jyut6 naam4 waa2

越南話越南话

Vietnamese; the Vietnamese language.

Jyutping; the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme.

Monthly ticket or pass, allowing unlimited admission or travel for a month.

Guangdong Province

Western part of Guangdong Province.

Western Guangdong; or an abbreviation for the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China.

Monthly salary; a wage calculated and paid on a monthly basis.

jyut6 sau3 gung1 jyun2

越秀公園越秀公园

Yuexiu Park, a large and popular public park in Guangzhou, China.

jyut6 sau3 gung1 jyun4 zaam6

越秀公園站越秀公园站

Yuexiu Park Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China.

jyut6 sau3 saan1

Yuexiu Hill, a famous landmark and hill in Guangzhou, China.

Menstruation; a polite or literary term for a woman's period.

Yuezhi, an ancient nomadic people of Central and East Asia during the 1st millennium BC.

Moonlight; the scenic view of the moon and its light.

A short month with 28, 29, or 30 days.

Lunar phase; the shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen from Earth.

The beginning of a month.

jyut6 toi4 mok6 mun4

月台幕門月台幕门

Platform screen doors.

Acupoint; acupuncture point in traditional Chinese medicine.

Offside; a football rule where a player is closer to the opponent's goal line than the ball and the second-to-last opponent.

月字邊月字边

The 'moon' radical on the left side of a Chinese character.

Vietnam War; the armed conflict in Vietnam from 1955 to 1975.

jyut6 zo2 doi6 paau4

To exceed one's authority or status and meddle in affairs that are not one's responsibility.