Cantonese words starting with J

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拟声
ji5 sing1onomatopoeia
拟声词
ji5 sing1 ci4onomatopoeia
拟声唱法
ji5 sing1 coeng3 faat3scat singing
ji5 sing3memory
ji5 sing4 jing4preformed
ji5 siu2 jan4 zi1 sam1 ,dok6 gwan1 zi2 zi1 fuk1to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以少胜多
ji5 siu2 sing3 do1using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
ji5 soeng6(adverb, preposition) (of age, height etc.) above
ji5 suk6to sound familiar
耳熟能详
ji5 suk6 nang4 coeng4what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
ji5 taai3(loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves)
拟态
ji5 taai3(biol.) mimicry; camouflage
以太网
ji5 taai3 mong5Ethernet
以太网络
ji5 taai3 mong5 lok6Ethernet
以太网络端口
ji5 taai3 mong5 lok6 dyun1 hau2Ethernet port
议题
ji5 tai4topic of discussion; subject; CL:項|项[xiang4]
ji5 tai4 min6 ming6to give sincere advice (idiom)
耳听为虚,眼见为实
ji5 ting1 wai4 heoi1 ,ngaan5 gin3 wai4 sat6(idiom) you cannot always trust what you hear, but seeing is believing
以汤沃沸
ji5 tong1 juk1 fai3to manage a situation badly (idiom)
ji5 tou3earmuff
ji5 tung2headphones; earphones; earpieces
ji5 tung3earache
以华制华
ji5 waa4 zai3 waa4use Chinese collaborators to subdue the Chinese (imperialist policy)
耳环
ji5 waan2earring
ji5 waat3earpick
ji5 waat3 zi2earpick
ji5 waat3 zoek3(dialect) earpick
以为
ji5 wai4to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
耳蜗
ji5 wo1(anatomy) cochlea
议和
ji5 wo4to negotiate peace
以和为贵
ji5 wo4 wai4 gwai3harmony is to be prized
ji5 wong5in the past; formerly
ji5 wong5the past
议会
ji5 wui2parliament
议会制
ji5 wui2 zai3parliamentary system
以债养债
ji5 zaai3 joeng5 zaai3debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
以眦睚杀人
ji5 zaai6 ngaai4 saat3 jan4to kill sb for a trifle
ji5 zaau3earmuffs
ji5 zai2ear(s)
耳仔边
ji5 zai2 bin1in one's ear; the Kangxi (radical 170) 阝part of a Chinese character
耳仔软
ji5 zai2 jyun5describes a person who easily gets persuaded or convinced by others; easily swayed; literally 'soft ears'
窿
ji5 zai2 lung1an ear hole
拟制
ji5 zai3to draft (a plan etc)
以叙
ji5 zeoi6Israel-Syria
耳坠子
ji5 zeoi6 zi2eardrops (pendant jewelry); CL:對|对[dui4],隻|只[zhi1]
以资
ji5 zi1Provide…
ji5 zi1known (to science)
以资证明
ji5 zi1 zing3 ming4in support or witness hereof (idiom)
ji5 zi2handle (on a pot)
ji5 zi2 zi1 maau4 ,gung1 zi2 zi1 teon5lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner; hoist with his own petard

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