Cantonese words starting with B

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波波頭波波头

Bob hairstyle; a short haircut where the hair is typically cut straight around the head.

bo1 bun2 wai1 si6 gei2

波本威士忌

Bourbon whiskey.

Sports shoes, especially athletic shoes worn for playing sports.

Potsdam, a city in Germany near Berlin.

bo1 ci4 taan2 gung1 gou3

波茨坦公告

Potsdam Declaration; the statement defining terms for Japanese surrender in World War II.

bo1 ci4 taan2 wui6 ji5

波茨坦會議波茨坦会议

Potsdam Conference, the July to August 1945 meeting between Allied leaders Truman, Stalin, Churchill, and Attlee.

A court, pitch, or field where ball games are played.

Wavelength; the physical distance between consecutive peaks of a wave.

Spinach; a leafy green vegetable with a sweet taste and red roots.

bo1 coi3 dau6 fu6

Spinach and tofu dish, or figuratively, a major crisis or life-and-death situation.

A beam, such as a directional wave or stream of radiation.

Wave velocity; the speed at which a wave travels through a medium.

Porter; a type of dark beer.

波帶片波带片

Zone plate; a device used to focus light or other waves using diffraction.

Johann Elert Bode (1747-1826), German astronomer.

Port Dickson, a coastal town and holiday destination in Malaysia.

The surname Potter or Porter.

bo1 dak6 laan4 si5

波特蘭市波特兰市

Portland, a city in the United States.

Baud; baud rate.

A football pitch or basketball court; a ball-game playground.

bo1 do1 lai4 gok3

Puerto Rico; an island territory of the United States in the Caribbean.

bo1 do1 maa5 hak1 ho4

波多馬克河波多马克河

The Potomac River.

To heave, ripple, or undulate.

Slope, gradient, or slant.

A road on a slope, an inclined path, or a ramp.

Waveguide, used in electronics and telecommunications.

To fluctuate or be unstable over a short period, often referring to emotions.

bo1 dung6 lik6 hok6

波動力學波动力学

Wave mechanics; a branch of quantum mechanics.

bo1 dung6 sing3

波動性波动性

Fluctuation; volatility.

A gear range of a vehicle, or a radio band.

bo1 fat1 dak6 hoi2

Beaufort Sea, located off Alaska, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.

bo1 fong1 cing4

Wave equation; a second-order linear partial differential equation that describes waves.

Sports shorts; specifically basketball shorts.

The range of fluctuation, such as the scale of a rise or fall.

Wave crest; the highest point of a wave or curve.

Sports commentary or tactical discussion of ball games, especially football and basketball.

Bogota, the capital city of Colombia.

Eridanus constellation

Trough; the lowest point of a wave.

Poti, a port city in Georgia on the coast of the Black Sea.

Gear lever or gear shift in a vehicle.

Gleaming reflection of waves in sunlight.

Sneakers, trainers, or sports shoes.

bo1 haai4 gaai1

Sneaker Street; the nickname for Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok, famous for selling athletic shoes.

波函數波函数

Wave function; a mathematical function in quantum mechanics that describes the quantum state of a particle.

Bosnia and Herzegovina.

bo1 hei1 mai5 aa3

波希米亞波希米亚

Bohemia or Bohemian; referring to the historical region in central Europe, or the unconventional lifestyle.

Po River, the longest river in Italy.

Bochum, a city in Germany.