Cantonese words starting with J

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ji5 lung1ear hole

耳聾嘅耳聋嘅

ji5 lung4 ge3deaf [colloquial]

以馬內利以马内利

ji5 maa5 noi6 lei6Emanuel; Immanuel (name)

ji5 maau6 ceoi2 jan4to judge sb by appearances (idiom)

ji5 mai5grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡[yi4 yi3]

ji5 mak6headphones

ji5 man4to hear of

耳聞不如目見耳闻不如目见

ji5 man4 bat1 jyu4 muk6 gin3seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others

耳聞目睹耳闻目睹

ji5 man4 muk6 dou2to witness personally

ji5 min5in order to avoid

ji5 ming4tinnitus

ji5 mok2eardrum; tympanic membrane

ji5 muk6eyes and ears; information; spies

ji5 muk6 jat1 san1a pleasant change; refreshing

ji5 naam4to the south of (suffix)

以牙還牙以牙还牙

ji5 ngaa4 waan4 ngaa4a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)

ji5 ngaa5"Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts

以眼還眼以眼还眼

ji5 ngaan5 waan4 ngaan5an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him

以眼還眼，以牙還牙以眼还眼，以牙还牙

ji5 ngaan5 waan4 ngaan5 ，ji5 ngaa4 waan4 ngaa4an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom); to give sb a taste of his own medicine

以訛傳訛以讹传讹

ji5 ngo4 cyun4 ngo4to spread falsehoods; to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)

ji5 ngoi6apart from; except for; outside of; beyond

ji5 oi1Israel-Egypt

ji5 on3proposal

ji5 pin1 koi3 cyun4to conclude from a small sample or with bias

ji5 pin3tab (of a web browser)

耳旁風耳旁风

ji5 pong4 fung1lit. wind past your ear; in one ear and out the other

ji5 saat3Isaac (son of Abraham)

ji5 sai1to the west of (suffix)

以西結書以西结书

ji5 sai1 git3 syu1Book of Ezekiel

ji5 sak1earplug

以心為心以心为心

ji5 sam1 wai4 sam1Feel for others; judge others you would like be judged by others

以身報國以身报国

ji5 san1 bou3 gwok3to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country

以身抵債以身抵债

ji5 san1 dai2 zaai3forced labor to repay a debt

以身許國以身许国

ji5 san1 heoi2 gwok3to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)

以身試法以身试法

ji5 san1 si3 faat3to challenge the law (idiom)

以身相許以身相许

ji5 san1 soeng1 heoi2(of a woman) to give one's heart (to sb); (fig.) to devote oneself wholeheartedly to sb or sth

以身作則以身作则

ji5 san1 zok3 zak1(idiom) To set oneself as a role model

以慎為鍵以慎为键

ji5 san6 wai4 gin6to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully

以失敗而告終以失败而告终

ji5 sat1 baai6 ji4 gou3 zung1to succeed through failure

ji5 seoi4earlobe

以斯拉記以斯拉记

ji5 si1 laai1 gei3Book of Ezra

ji5 si1 tip3Esther (name)

以斯帖記以斯帖记

ji5 si1 tip3 gei3Book of Esther

ji5 si6to discuss official business

ji5 si6 ging2 gaai3to serve as a warning (idiom)

ji5 sik1 lit6Israel

ji5 sik1 lit6 jan4an Israeli

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