Cantonese words starting with J

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ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4

To use foreigners to subdue foreigners, or to let barbarians fight among themselves.

To propose or draft; a proposal or draft plan.

ji5 ji5 doi6 muk6

To rely on hearsay rather than seeing or investigating for oneself.

以億計以亿计

To number in the hundreds of millions.

ji5 jin4 doi6 faat3

To substitute one's words for the law; high-handedly putting one's personal orders above the law.

ji5 jin4 doi6 faat3 ，ji5 kyun4 aat3 faat3

以言代法，以權壓法以言代法，以权压法

To substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to override it; lawless behavior by those in power.

ji5 joek6 joeng5 ji1

以藥養醫以药养医

To fund hospitals and doctor salaries through the sale and mark-up of prescription drugs.

ji5 joek6 sing3 koeng4

以弱勝強以弱胜强

To use weakness to defeat strength; to win from a position of weakness.

ji5 jyu1 bat1 leon4

擬於不倫拟于不伦

To draw an inappropriate or impossible comparison

ji5 jyu4 muk6 jim5

To be gradually influenced or subconsciously affected by what one repeatedly sees and hears.

ji5 jyu4 ngo5 zaa3

爾虞我詐尔虞我诈

To deceive and outwit each other; mutual deception and rivalry for personal gain.

To whisper in someone's ear.

A legislative assembly, parliament, or congress, usually consisting of elected representatives.

ji5 jyun3 bou3 dak1

以怨報德以怨报德

To return evil for good; to be ungrateful and treat someone badly despite their kindness to you.

Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture, Yunnan.

Legislator; councillor; member of a legislative assembly.

ji5 jyun4 jyun6

洱源縣洱源县

Eryuan, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan.

ji5 jyun4 sing3

Otogenic; originating in or caused by the ear.

Beyond; further than a specified distance or location.

Easily swayed by others' words; gullible or credulous.

According to recently.

And; as well as; and also.

In order to; so as to seek or obtain.

Pseudosphere; a surface in ordinary space with constant negative curvature.

In order to; so as to; attempting or hoping to.

ji5 kei4 jan4 zi1 dou6 ，waan4 zi6 kei4 jan4 zi1 san1

以其人之道，還治其人之身以其人之道，还治其人之身

To pay someone back in their own coin; to use an opponent's own methods against them.

ji5 koeng4 ling4 joek6

以強凌弱以强凌弱

To use one's strength or power to bully the weak.

Fennec fox; a small crepuscular fox native to the deserts of North Africa.

ji5 kyun4 aat3 faat3

以權壓法以权压法

To abuse one's power to crush, bypass, or override the law.

ji5 kyun4 mau4 si1

以權謀私以权谋私

To abuse power for personal gain; to seek personal advantage by exploiting one's authority.

To resolve or pass a resolution after deliberation.

ji5 lai5 soeng1 doi6

以禮相待以礼相待

To treat someone with due respect and courtesy.

Winding, meandering, or extending continuously.

ji5 lei5 fuk6 jan4

To convince people with logic and reasoning.

以利亞以利亚

Elijah, the Old Testament prophet.

ji5 lei6 aa3 ging3

以利亞敬以利亚敬

Eliakim, a biblical name meaning "God will raise up", specifically referring to figures such as the son of Abiud.

ji5 lei6 aa3 saat3

以利亞撒以利亚撒

Eleazar, a male biblical name, notably the son of Eliud.

以利於以利于

To the benefit of, or for the sake of.

ji5 leon2 gik1 sek6

以卵擊石以卵击石

To fight a hopeless battle; to pit oneself against a far stronger enemy.

ji5 leon4 wai4 kok3

以鄰為壑以邻为壑

To shift one's problems or troubles onto others; to use one's neighbor as a drain.

To discuss, comment, or express opinions, especially by presenting one's arguments informally.

Eliud, a biblical figure mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus as the son of Achim.

Hearing ability or eyesight for hearing.

Since then, so far, or during the period from a specified time up to the present.

Recently, lately, or since that time.

Recently; up to the present.

ji5 lou5 daai6 zi6 geoi1

以老大自居

To regard oneself as the leader, senior, or boss; to behave in a self-important manner.

擬鹵素拟卤素

Pseudohalogen, a chemical analogue of a halogen such as cyanogen.