Cantonese words starting with B

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bou1 nung1 zuk1

煲燶粥煲㶶粥

To burn congee, making it inedible; also used figuratively to describe talking on the phone for too long, or failing despite effort.

To boil water, or to exaggerate news and stories to attract attention.

bou1 seoi2 san1 man4

煲水新聞煲水新闻

Fake news or groundless gossip.

bou1 sim4 saan1

褒禪山褒禅山

Mt. Baochan, a mountain located in Anhui Province.

To make or prepare soup by slowly simmering ingredients in water.

逋逃藪逋逃薮

Refuge or sanctuary for fugitives, outlaws, or criminals.

bou1 zai2 faan6

煲仔飯煲仔饭

Clay pot rice; a dish of rice and ingredients cooked slowly in a small clay or metal pot.

To disinfect medical needles by boiling them in water.

Small clay pot used for cooking.

To praise and reward.

To cook congee, or to talk on the telephone for a long time.

Baozhong, a township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.

bou1 zung1 hoeng1

褒忠鄉褒忠乡

Baozhong township in Yunlin county, Taiwan.

To keep, preserve, or maintain; also to bail out.

Garden, orchard, or plantation; a plot of land for growing plants.

A fort, fortress, or small castle-like building built from earth and stone.

Bad, useless, or no good.

Treasure, jewel, or baby; also used as a polite honorific for "your" or in triad rituals.

Treasure; something of high value or importance.

Used in personal names.

Belatedly; after the proper time.

A cloth for carrying a baby on one's back, or referring to infancy.

A father of a young child; a young dad.

To fill a gap, such as a blank space in a print layout or a gap in knowledge; or filler material in publication.

To maintain an 8% annual GDP growth rate, a economic policy target of mainland China.

Tonic or highly nutritious food used to nourish and strengthen the body, such as ginseng.

保不齊保不齐

More likely than not; quite possible or highly probable.

bou2 bat1 ding6

Quite likely; more likely than not; on the cards.

Unable to keep or maintain; also likely or more likely than not.

Bodyguard; a person professionally employed to protect someone or something.

Baby; also used as an affectionate term of address between couples.

To make a report after the event, or to repay a kindness.

To treasure, cherish, or regard as highly important.

寶貝兒宝贝儿

Darling, baby, or treasure; a term of endearment for a child or loved one.

bou2 bui3 ngat6 daap3

寶貝疙瘩宝贝疙瘩

The apple of one's eye, especially referring to a beloved child.

To guarantee the principal of an investment.

bou2 caan4 sau2 kyut3

保殘守缺保残守缺

Conservative; cling to outmoded ways and be unwilling to accept new things.

To maintain, keep, or stay in a certain state or condition to prevent change or deterioration.

bou2 ci4 ping4 hang4

To maintain balance or keep one's balance.

A record holder or a keeper of something such as a title or state.

bou2 ci4 zung1 laap6

To maintain neutrality; to remain neutral.

Baoqing county in Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang province, China.

bou2 cing1 jyun6

寶清縣宝清县

Baoqing County, a county in Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang.

A document guaranteeing the words or actions of a third party.

The head of a "bao" in the historical baojia system of mutual surveillance and defense.

bou2 coeng4 deoi3 jing3

保長對應保长对应

Distance-preserving correspondence.

To keep in store; to preserve or keep safe.