Cantonese Dictionary

育

juk1

Mandarin: yu4

to have children | to raise or bring up | to educate | education | # adapted from cc-cedict

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育兒

juk6 ji4

Mandarin: yu4 er2

parenting

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育兒室

juk6 ji4 sat1

Mandarin: yu4 er2 shi4

nursery — a room for a baby, usu. in a private residence or a maternity ward. For 'child-care centre' or 'crèche' see '託兒所' or '托兒所'

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育嬰室

juk6 jing1 sat1

Mandarin: yu4 ying1 shi4

nursery

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育才

juk6 coi4

Mandarin: yu4 cai2

To educate and foster talents

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胤禛

jan6 zan1

Mandarin: Yin4 zhen1

Yinzhen, name of the Yongzheng Emperor in Qing Dynasty

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胭

jin1

Mandarin: yan1

rouge

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胭脂

jin1 zi1

Mandarin: yan1zhi1

(noun) (of cosmetic) Blush

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胭脂紅

jin1 zi1 hung4

Mandarin: yan1 zhi5 hong2

Simplified: 胭脂红

Carmine; famille rose; a type of guava with pink outer skin

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胭脂腳

jin1 zi1 goek3

Mandarin: yan1 zhi1 jiao3

Simplified: 胭脂脚

a type of pomelo with pink flesh

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胭脂馬

jin1 zi1 maa5

Mandarin: yan1 zhi1 ma3

Simplified: 胭脂马

Yanqi horse; an untamed woman; someone who is unruly or intractable

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胰

ji4

Mandarin: yi2

pancreas

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胰島素

ji4 dou2 sou3

insulin

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胰液

ji4 jik6

Mandarin: yi2 yi4 (Taiwan), yi2 ye4 (PRC)

pancreatic juice

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胰腺

ji4 sin3

Mandarin: yi2 xian4

pancreas

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胰腺炎

ji4 sin3 jim4

Mandarin: yi2 xian4 yan2

pancreatitis

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胰臟

ji4 zong6

Mandarin: yi2 zang4

pancreas

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胰臟小島細胞

ji4 zong6 siu2 dou2 sai3 baau1

Mandarin: yi2 zang4 xiao3 dao3 xi4 bao1

pancreatic islet cells

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腋下

jik6 haa6

Mandarin: ye4 xia4

[1] armpit [2] [Syn.] 腋窩 , 夾肢窩 , 胳腋 , 胳肢窩 [3] [粵]: 胳肋底

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腋窩

jik6 wo1

Mandarin: ye4 wo1

[粵]胳肋底

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腌尖

jim1 zim1

Mandarin: yan1 jian1

(slang) (adjective) picky; fastidious; fussy; choosy

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腌尖腥悶

jim1 zim1 seng1 mun6

Mandarin: yan1 jian1 xing1 men4

Simplified: 腌尖腥闷

moaning and picky (spoken)

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腌悶

jim1 mun6

Mandarin: yan1 men4

Simplified: 腌闷

boring; dreary

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腌魚

jip3 jyu2

Mandarin: yan1 yu2

Simplified: 腌鱼

salted fish; kipper; pickled fish

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腰

jiu1

Mandarin: yao1

waist | lower back | pocket | middle | loins | kidney | # adapted from cc-cedict

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腰圍

jiu1 wai4

Mandarin: yao1 wei2

waistline; waist measurement; girth (of a body, trunk)

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腰子

jiu1 zi2

kidney (of body)

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腰帶

jiu1 daai3*2

Mandarin: yao1 dai4

waist-belt, waistband

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腰斬

jiu1 zaam2

Mandarin: yao1 zhan3

Simplified: 腰斩

(verb) Stop (e.g. Sport games are stopped due to the onset of rain)

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腰果

jiu1 gwo2

cashew nut

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