Cantonese Dictionary

譯音

jik6 jam1

transliteration

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議

ji6

Mandarin: yi4

Simplified: 议

to comment on | to discuss | to suggest | to consult | to talk over | opinion | view | suggestion | proposal | conference | legislative assembly | a form of compostion like editorial on current affairs | # adapted from cc-cedict

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議價

ji5 gaa3

Mandarin: yi4 jia4

to negotiate prices, negotiated price

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議和

ji5 wo4

to conduct peace talks

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議員

ji5 jyun4

Mandarin: yi4 yuan2

member of a legislative assembly; member of parliament (MP); congressman / congresswoman; senator

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議定書

ji5 ding6 syu1

Mandarin: yi4 ding4 shu1

protocol; treaty

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議席

ji5 zik6

Mandarin: yi4 xi2

seat in a parliament or legislative assembly

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議會

ji5 wui6*2

Mandarin: yi4 hui4

parliament; congress; legislative assembly; council

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議案

ji5 on3

Mandarin: yi4 an4

proposal; motion

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議程

ji5 cing4

Mandarin: yi4 cheng2

agenda

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議論

ji5 leon6

Mandarin: yi4 lun4

to discuss; to talk about; to comment; (n) discussion

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議長

ji5 zoeng2

Mandarin: yi4 zhang3

speaker (of a legislative assembly)

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議院

ji5 jyun6*2

Mandarin: yi4 yuan4

parliament; council

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議題

ji5 tai4

Mandarin: yi4 ti2

[1] topic of discussion, [2] issue (under discussion)

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讓

joeng6

Mandarin: rang4

Simplified: 让

to yield | to permit | to let sb do sth | to have sb do sth | to make sb (feel sad etc) | to allow | to concede | to convey | to transfer | to make way | to step aside | by | # adapted from cc-cedict

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讓出

joeng6 ceot1

Mandarin: rang4 chu1

concede; fall back

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讓步

joeng6 bou6

Mandarin: rang4 bu4

to give in; to make concessions; to yield

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讓球

joeng6 kau4

Mandarin: rang4 qiu2

to concede points (in a game) ; to handicap a bet

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讓路

joeng6 lou6

Mandarin: rang4 lu4

make way for (someone to pass); to give way

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讓開

joeng6 hoi1

Mandarin: rang4 kai1

to get out of the way; step aside; make way | [粵]: 借借, 借歪

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讔

jan2

Mandarin: yin3

riddle; mystery

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讞

jit6

Mandarin: yan4

Simplified: 谳

to decide judicially | verdict | decision | # adapted from cc-cedict

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豔

jim6

Mandarin: yan4

colorful | splendid | gaudy | amorous | romantic | to envy | beautiful | sexy | voluptuous | # adapted from cc-cedict

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豔麗

jim6 lai6

Mandarin: yan4 li4

Simplified: 艳丽

Bright-coloured and beautiful; gorgeous; radiantly beautiful

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豫

jyu6

Mandarin: yu4

to take part in | relaxed | comfortable | at ease | a surname | name of a place | happy | contented | carefree | delighted | prior | in advance | # adapted from cc-cedict

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豫劇

jyu6 kek6

Mandarin: yu4 ju4

Henan opera

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豫園

jyu6 jyun4

Mandarin: yu4 yuan2

Simplified: 豫园

Yuyuan | Yu Garden, name of a place in China

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貅

jau1

Mandarin: xiu1

mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail | also written 辟邪 | fig. valiant soldier | brave | fierce | courageous | # adapted from cc-cedict

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貳

ji6

Mandarin: er4

two; alternate and formal form of 二 used on checks, in accounting and banking

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貽

ji4

Mandarin: yi2

Simplified: 贻

to present | to bequeath | to give as a present | to hand down | # adapted from cc-cedict

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