Cantonese words starting with J

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Ear piercing; a hole pierced in the ear.

Deaf, hearing-impaired, or unable to hear well.

耳聾嘅耳聋嘅

Deaf; hard of hearing.

ji5 maa5 noi6 lei6

以馬內利以马内利

Emmanuel; a Christian salutation of Hebrew origin meaning "God is with us".

ji5 maau6 ceoi2 jan4

To judge people solely by their appearance.

Grains of Job's tears plant.

Headset; a combination of headphones and a microphone.

To hear of; to hear about something or hear with one's own ears.

ji5 man4 bat1 jyu4 muk6 gin3

耳聞不如目見耳闻不如目见

Hearing about something is not as good as seeing it for oneself; seeing is believing.

ji5 man4 muk6 dou2

耳聞目睹耳闻目睹

To witness personally; to hear with one's own ears and see with one's own eyes.

In order to avoid; so as not to.

Tinnitus; to experience a ringing or buzzing noise in one's ears that is not caused by an external sound.

Eardrum; tympanic membrane.

Eyes and ears; a person's attention or senses, or someone who gathers information for another.

ji5 muk6 jat1 san1

To feel fresh, new, or refreshing, especially after experiencing a pleasing change in scenery or sound.

To the south of.

ji5 ngaa4 waan4 ngaa4

以牙還牙以牙还牙

To take revenge; to do the exact same thing to someone that they did to hurt you; an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

Erya (or "The Ready Guide"), the first extant Chinese dictionary, dating around the 3rd century BC.

ji5 ngaan5 waan4 ngaan5

以眼還眼以眼还眼

An eye for an eye; to retaliate or use the opponent's methods against them.

ji5 ngaan5 waan4 ngaan5 ，ji5 ngaa4 waan4 ngaa4

以眼還眼，以牙還牙以眼还眼，以牙还牙

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; to retaliate with equal measure or give someone a taste of their own medicine.

ji5 ngo4 cyun4 ngo4

以訛傳訛以讹传讹

To spread falsehoods; to propagate errors and pass on misinformation.

Beyond, outside of, or other than a certain limit or scope.

Within a certain limit, scope, or range.

Israel and Egypt

A proposal, motion, or bill put forward for voting in a legislative or parliamentary assembly.

ji5 pin1 koi3 cyun4

Hasty generalization; a logical fallacy of drawing a general conclusion based on biased or insufficient evidence.

A tab in a web browser.

ji5 pong4 fung1

耳旁風耳旁风

Advice or remarks that go in one ear and out the other; unheeded words.

Isaac, the biblical figure and son of Abraham.

To the west of.

ji5 sai1 git3 syu1

以西結書以西结书

Book of Ezekiel, a book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

An earplug used to block out sound or water.

ji5 sam1 wai4 sam1

以心為心以心为心

To understand and feel for others by putting yourself in their shoes.

ji5 san1 bou3 gwok3

以身報國以身报国

To dedicate one's life to the service of one's country.

ji5 san1 dai2 zaai3

以身抵債以身抵债

To use one's own body or labor to repay a debt.

ji5 san1 heoi2 gwok3

以身許國以身许国

To dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country.

ji5 san1 si3 faat3

以身試法以身试法

To deliberately violate the law; to test or challenge the law.

ji5 san1 soeng1 heoi2

以身相許以身相许

To pledge to marry someone to show gratitude or to repay a major favor.

ji5 san1 zok3 zak1

以身作則以身作则

To set oneself as a good example to others; to lead by example.

ji5 san6 wai4 gin6

以慎為鍵以慎为键

To take caution as the key; to proceed very carefully.

ji5 sat1 baai6 ji4 gou3 zung1

以失敗而告終以失败而告终

To end in failure.

ji5 si1 laai1 gei3

以斯拉記以斯拉记

Book of Ezra, a book of the Bible.

Esther, a female given name.

ji5 si1 tip3 gei3

以斯帖記以斯帖记

Earwax; the brownish-yellow secretion found in the ear canal.

To discuss official business or public affairs.

ji5 si6 ging2 gaai3

To serve as a warning

Israel; a country in the Middle East on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.

ji5 sik1 lit6 jan4

An Israeli person.