bak1 gik6 hung4北極熊北极熊

Jyutpingbak1 gik6 hung4

Yalebāk gihk hùhng

名詞

Definition

Polar bear.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to the species Ursus maritimus. While the term is a direct translation, it is frequently used in discussions about climate change and melting ice caps in the Arctic region.

Measure word

zek3隻jek

Examples

bak1北gik6極hung4熊zyu6住喺hai2好hou2凍dung3嘅ge3地dei6方。

Polar bears live in very cold places.

nei5你gin3見gwo3過bak1北gik6極hung4熊mei6未aa4呀？

Have you ever seen a polar bear?

Common phrases

je5野sang1生bak1北gik6極hung4熊

wild polar bear

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biu2 lou6 mou4 wai4

表露無遺表露无遗

To reveal everything without any reserve; to be on full display.

bei2 mou5

比武

To duel or have a contest in martial arts to see who is more skilled.

bat1 ho2 hoi1 gaau1

不可開交不可开交

Irreparably tangled up in or unable to escape from a busy, chaotic, or unfavorable situation.

bok3 ji4 bat1 zing1

博而不精

To have wide but shallow knowledge; to be a jack of all trades but master of none.

bong1 baan6

幫辦帮办

An inspector-level civil servant, most commonly referring to a police inspector.

but6

撥拨

To move something aside with one's hand or fingers, or to dial a telephone.

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