Cantonese words starting with B
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寶馬宝马
bou2 maa5BMW (car company)
補碼补码
bou2 maa5complementary code
寶馬香車宝马香车
bou2 maa5 hoeng1 ce1precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
保密
bou2 mat6(verb) Keep something as a secret
寶物宝物
bou2 mat6treasure
寶物沉歸底宝物沉归底
bou2 mat6 cam4 gwai1 dai2good things come at the end
保密性
bou2 mat6 sing3secrecy
補眠补眠
bou2 min4to catch up on sleep
保命
bou2 ming6to preserve one's life; to ensure one's survival
保苗
bou2 miu4to protect young plants, ensuring that enough survive to produce a good crop
補苗补苗
bou2 miu4to fill gaps with seedlings
保姆
bou2 mou5nanny; babysitter
保母
bou2 mou5variant of 保姆[bao3 mu3]
褓姆
bou2 mou5variant of 保姆[bao3 mu3]
褓母
bou2 mou5variant of 保姆[bao3 mu3]
鴇母鸨母
bou2 mou5female brothel keeper
保姆車保姆车
bou2 mou5 ce1privately operated mini school bus or van
褓姆車褓姆车
bou2 mou5 ce1mini school van; celebrities' vans
保媒
bou2 mui4to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)
補滿补满
bou2 mun5to make up for what is lacking; to replenish
補𤶸补𤶸
bou2 naa1to put on a patch; to patch up
保你大
bou2 nei5 daai6"I give up ; I salute you
補牙补牙
bou2 ngaa4(dentistry) to fill a tooth; to have a tooth filled
保外就醫保外就医
bou2 ngoi6 zau6 ji1to release for medical treatment (of a prisoner)
保暖
bou2 nyun5to keep warm
保安
bou2 on1to ensure public security; public security
寶安宝安
bou2 on1see 寶安區|宝安区[Bao3 an1 Qu1]
保安部隊保安部队
bou2 on1 bou6 deoi2security forces
保安費保安费
bou2 on1 fai3security fee
保安局
bou2 on1 guk6Security Bureau of HKSAR
保安人員保安人员
bou2 on1 jan4 jyun4security personnel
保安員保安员
bou2 on1 jyun4a securi ty guard [written and colloquial]
寶安區宝安区
bou2 on1 keoi1Bao'an, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[Shen1 zhen4 Shi4], Guangdong
保安團保安团
bou2 on1 tyun4peace keeping group
保安族
bou2 on1 zuk6Bonan ethnic group
寶安中心站宝安中心站
bou2 on1 zung1 sam1 zaam6Bao'an Central Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
補偏救弊补偏救弊
bou2 pin1 gau3 bai6to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
寶瓶宝瓶
bou2 ping4Aquarius (star sign)
寶瓶座宝瓶座
bou2 ping4 zo6Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
補票补票
bou2 piu3to buy or upgrade a ticket after boarding a train, boat etc
補票處补票处
bou2 piu3 cyu3additional ticket desk
保山
bou2 saan1see 保山市[Bao3 shan1 Shi4]
寶山宝山
bou2 saan1Baoshang District of Shanghai; Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
寶山鄉宝山乡
bou2 saan1 hoeng1Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
寶山區宝山区
bou2 saan1 keoi1Baoshang district of Shanghai
保山市
bou2 saan1 si5Baoshan, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
寶剎宝刹
bou2 saat3Pagoda in a temple
補身补身
bou2 san1rejuvenate the body
寶生佛宝生佛
bou2 sang1 fat6Ratnasambhava Buddha
保濕保湿
bou2 sap1to moisturize
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