Cantonese words starting with B
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薄技
bok6 gei6meager skill
薄烤餅薄烤饼
bok6 haau1 beng2pancake
薄幸
bok6 hang6fickle
薄厚
bok6 hau5meanness and generosity
薄熙來薄熙来
bok6 hei1 loi4Bo Xilai (1949-), PRC politician, appointed to the Politburo in 2007, sentenced in 2013 to life imprisonment for corruption and misconduct
薄曉薄晓
bok6 hiu2at dawn
薄荷
bok6 ho4(noun) Mint
薄荷油
bok6 ho4 jau4peppermint oil
薄荷糖
bok6 ho4 tong2peppermint (sweet)
薄海
bok6 hoi2vast area
薄一波
bok6 jat1 bo1Bo Yibo (1908-2007), ranking PRC politician, served on State Council from 1950s to 1980s as colleague of Deng Xiaoping
薄油層薄油层
bok6 jau4 cang4oil sheet
薄英英
bok6 jing1 jing1thinly
薄弱
bok6 joek6weak; frail
薄弱環節薄弱环节
bok6 joek6 waan4 zit3weak link
薄養厚葬薄养厚葬
bok6 joeng5 hau5 zong3to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral
薄絨薄绒
bok6 jung2light fleece
薄禮薄礼
bok6 lai5my meager gift (humble)
薄利
bok6 lei6small profits
薄利多銷薄利多销
bok6 lei6 do1 siu1small profit but rapid turnover
舶來品舶来品
bok6 loi4 ban2(old) imported goods
薄落
bok6 lok1a road block [colloquial]
薄面
bok6 min2my meager sensibilities; please do it for my sake (i.e. to save my face)(humble)
薄明
bok6 ming4dim light
薄命
bok6 ming6to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women)
薄膜
bok6 mok2membrane; CL:層|层[ceng2]
薄暮
bok6 mou6dusk
薄霧薄雾
bok6 mou6mist
薄皮
bok6 pei2a very sensitive person who gets upset easily when teased or commented on by others; to describe something (usually food such as fruits ; pastries
薄片
bok6 pin3thin slice; flake
薄紗薄纱
bok6 saa1gauze (cloth)
薄瑞光
bok6 seoi6 gwong1Raymond Burghard (1945-), US diplomat and ambassador to Vietnam 2001-2004, chairman of American Institute in Taiwan from 2006
薄削
bok6 soek3thin fabric
薄透鏡薄透镜
bok6 tau3 geng3thin lens (optics)
泊頭市泊头市
bok6 tau4 si5Botou, a county-level city in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市[Cang1 zhou1 Shi4], Hebei
薄田
bok6 tin4barren field
薄胎瓷器
bok6 toi1 ci4 hei3eggshell china
薄酒
bok6 zau2(my inferior) wine (humble term used by a host)
薄紙薄纸
bok6 zi2thin paper (tissue paper, onionskin etc)
雹子
bok6 zi2hail
雹災雹灾
bok6 zoi1disaster caused by hail
幫帮
bong1to help; to support; hired (as worker); outer layer; group; clique; secret society
梆
bong1watchman's rattle; percussion instrument
浜
bong1stream
邦
bong1(bound form) country; nation; state
幫辦仔帮办仔
bong1 baan2 zai2probational inspector in the police force
幫辦帮办
bong1 baan6assist in managing
幫幫帮帮
bong1 bong1please help [written and colloquial]
幫補帮补
bong1 bou2to earn a small amount of money to support the financing of the family
幫寶適帮宝适
bong1 bou2 sik1(brand) Pampers
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