Cantonese words starting with B

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baan6 daai6 doi2

To act like a big shot or a person of great importance.

baan6 doi6 biu2

To act like a representative, or pretend to be an authority when one actually knows very little.

To pretend to be, dress up as, or disguise oneself as.

Method, way, or solution to handle a matter or resolve a problem.

To purchase a batch of goods.

A provision store selling alcohol, tobacco, and imported goods, or a small grocery store or store.

To do office work or attend to official business.

baan6 gung1 cit3 bei6

辦公設備办公设备

Office equipment or office facilities.

baan6 gung1 coek3

辦公桌办公桌

An office desk or table used for work.

baan6 gung1 sat1

辦公室办公室

Office; a workplace, especially for clerical or administrative work.

baan6 gung1 si4 gaan3

辦公時間办公时间

Office hours; business hours.

baan6 gwai2 baan6 maa5

扮鬼扮馬扮鬼扮马

To masquerade, dress up, or play a role to trick or deceive others.

To run a school; to set up and maintain an educational institution.

baan6 hou2 jan4

To pretend to be a good person; to act nice or play the good guy.

To act as if one is wealthy or generous.

To pretend, put on an act, or behave pretentiously.

To feign, pretend, or show off.

To play the part of a character, or to act out a role with its associated responsibilities.

To handle, attend to, arrange, or process

To dress up or make oneself look pretty, such as by putting on makeup or wearing nice clothes.

baan6 leng3 leng3

扮靚靚扮靓靓

To dress up; to beautify oneself; to make oneself look pretty.

baan6 lou5 sing2

To act as if one is very smart and knows it all.

辦年貨办年货

To do Lunar New Year shopping, including buying festive food ingredients and gifts for relatives and friends.

To handle or investigate a criminal case.

baan6 saai3 haai5

To act pretentious or arrogant, or to play dumb.

baan6 saai3 je5

To show off, put on airs, or pretend to be significant and superior.

baan6 saai3 je5

扮曬嘢扮晒嘢

To show off, pretend, or act like a big shot.

baan6 saai3 jyu4 haa1 haai5

扮晒魚蝦蟹扮晒鱼虾蟹

To act as if one is very powerful, important, or influential; to behave pretentiously.

baan6 sei2 gau2

To feign ignorance or play dumb, especially to escape responsibility.

baan6 sei2 haai5

To play dead, pretend to be helpless, or act weak to escape responsibility or a difficult situation.

To handle affairs, work, or take care of matters.

辦事處办事处

An office or bureau; a place for handling specific matters and formalities.

baan6 si6 gei1 kau3

辦事機構办事机构

Administrative office; working organ or agency.

To disguise as, pretend to be, or impersonate.

baan6 zyu1 hek3 lou5 fu2

扮豬吃老虎扮猪吃老虎

To play dumb to catch a foe off guard; a wolf in sheep's clothing.

baan6 zyu1 sik6 lou5 fu2

扮豬食老虎扮猪食老虎

To pretend to be innocent and harmless to gain someone's trust, and then harm or take advantage of them.

To slam a door.

To hop or jump with both feet.

To gossip, pry, nose around, or sniff out information.

The banker's anti-fraud numeral eight, used on financial documents to prevent forgery.

baat3 bou2 faan6

八寶飯八宝饭

Eight-treasure rice; a traditional sweet steamed glutinous rice dish containing eight kinds of ingredients.

baat3 daat6 tung1

八達通八达通

Octopus card; the contactless smart card payment system used in Hong Kong.

An octave; a musical interval spanning eight notes.

baat3 dyun6 gam2

八段錦八段锦

Baduanjin; a traditional, simple Chinese qigong exercise consisting of eight physical movements.

Short for the year 1989, or the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.

baat3 gau2 man4 wan6

八九民運八九民运

The 1989 Democracy Movement in China.

Crested myna; a species of bird known for its ability to mimic other birds and human speech.

八個字八个字

Eight characters, or forty minutes in telling the time.

Star anise; the star-shaped, aromatic fruit of Illicium verum used in cooking and Chinese medicine.