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惹 (je5) — to infect; to contaminate in Cantonese

jeˏ₅惹
Mandarin Pinyin: re3

Meaning of 惹

nounto infect; to contaminate
nouncause; attract; incur; court
nounoffend; provoke; tease; irritate
noun(verb) 1. to pass (cold/flu to someone); 2. to be infected

Example Sentences with 惹

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好jeˏ₅惹heiˊ²起ngoˏ₅我baaˊ²把foˊ²火aa˗₃呀！
Don't aggravate me !
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好jeˏ₅惹keoiˏ₅佢
Don't provoke him.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好jeˏ₅惹noˏ₅惱janˎ₄人
He is very annoying.
maiˉ¹咪jeˏ₅惹noˏ₅惱ngoˏ₅我
Don't annoy me.
gamˊ²咁joengˍ₆樣houˊ²好jeˏ₅惹noˏ₅惱
This is very annoying.
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Words Containing 惹

娘惹noeng3 ja1
Nonya, Nyonya; Female Peranakan (of mixed Chinese and Malay origin) {Malaysia and Singapore usage}
惹起je5 hei2
provoke, incite, stir up, arouse (attention)
惹埋je5 maai4
to infect ; to contaminate [華]: 傳染給
不好惹bat1 hou2 je5
not to be trifled with; not to be pushed around; stand no nonsense
惹禍je5 wo6
stir up trouble
惹味je5 mei6
appetizing; add flavour to food
惹屎上身je5 si2 soeng6 san1
to get oneself in trouble
惹人je5 jan4
to offend
招惹ziu1 je5
to have contact with (bad people)
惹笑je5 siu3
comic
惹惱je5 nou5
to offend
惹事je5 si6
to cause trouble (needlessly)

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