Cantonese words starting with J
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以夷制夷
ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
擬議拟议
ji5 ji5proposal; to draft
以耳代目
ji5 ji5 doi6 muk6Relay on[upon] hearsay instead of seeing for oneself
以億計以亿计
ji5 jik1 gai3to number in the thousands
已然
ji5 jin4already
以言代法
ji5 jin4 doi6 faat3to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法，以權壓法以言代法，以权压法
ji5 jin4 doi6 faat3 ，ji5 kyun4 aat3 faat3to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
以藥養醫以药养医
ji5 joek6 joeng5 ji1"drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice
以弱勝強以弱胜强
ji5 joek6 sing3 koeng4using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
擬於不倫拟于不伦
ji5 jyu1 bat1 leon4to draw an impossible comparison
耳濡目染
ji5 jyu4 muk6 jim5to be influenced
爾虞我詐尔虞我诈
ji5 jyu4 ngo5 zaa3lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); deceit and treachery
耳語耳语
ji5 jyu5to whisper in sb's ear
議院议院
ji5 jyun2parliament; legislative assembly
以怨報德以怨报德
ji5 jyun3 bou3 dak1Requite love with hate; requite kindness with ingratitude
洱源
ji5 jyun4see 洱源縣|洱源县[Er3 yuan2 Xian4]
議員议员
ji5 jyun4member (of a legislative body)
洱源縣洱源县
ji5 jyun4 jyun6Eryuan, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
耳源性
ji5 jyun4 sing3otogenic
以遠以远
ji5 jyun5beyond [transport]
耳軟耳软
ji5 jyun5credulous
以近
ji5 kan5according to recently
以及
ji5 kap6and; as well as
以求
ji5 kau4in order to
擬球拟球
ji5 kau4(math.) pseudosphere, a surface in ordinary space of constant negative curvature
以期
ji5 kei4in order to; attempting to
以其人之道，還治其人之身以其人之道，还治其人之身
ji5 kei4 jan4 zi1 dou6 ，waan4 zi6 kei4 jan4 zi1 san1to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1])
以強凌弱以强凌弱
ji5 koeng4 ling4 joek6to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
耳廓狐
ji5 kwok3 wu4fennec
以權壓法以权压法
ji5 kyun4 aat3 faat3to abuse power to crush the law
以權謀私以权谋私
ji5 kyun4 mau4 si1to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
議決议决
ji5 kyut3to decide (in a meeting)
耳蠟耳蜡
ji5 laap6earwax
以禮相待以礼相待
ji5 lai5 soeng1 doi6to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
迤邐迤逦
ji5 lei5meandering
以理服人
ji5 lei5 fuk6 jan4to convince people with logic and reasoning
以利亞以利亚
ji5 lei6 aa3Elijah (Old Testament prophet)
以利亞敬以利亚敬
ji5 lei6 aa3 ging3Eliakim (name, Hebrew: God will raise up); Eliakim, son of Abiud and father of Azor in Matthew 1:13
以利亞撒以利亚撒
ji5 lei6 aa3 saat3Eleazar (son of Eluid)
以利於以利于
ji5 lei6 jyu1for the sake of
以卵擊石以卵击石
ji5 leon2 gik1 sek6lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
以鄰為壑以邻为壑
ji5 leon4 wai4 kok3to use one's neighbor as a drain
議論议论
ji5 leon6to comment; to discuss; CL:個|个[ge4]
以律
ji5 leot6Eluid (son of Achim)
耳力
ji5 lik6hearing ability
以來以来
ji5 loi4(adverb) 1. So far; 2. By far
爾來尔来
ji5 loi4(literary) recently; lately; hitherto
邇來迩来
ji5 loi4recently; up to the present; also written 爾來|尔来
以老大自居
ji5 lou5 daai6 zi6 geoi1regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status
擬鹵素拟卤素
ji5 lou5 sou3pseudohalogen, e.g. cyanogen (CN)2
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