Cantonese words starting with B

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Riot; insurrection; a violent and disorderly public uprising.

Constable, detective, or police officer in ancient China.

To break out suddenly, such as a disease, epidemic, or war.

Footwork in sports, martial arts, or dance.

暴發戶暴发户

Newly rich; an upstart.

A part, section, or portion of a whole.

A part, portion, or section of a whole.

Pace or step; the speed of progress.

To capture enemy personnel, especially for intelligence purposes.

bou6 fu2 fung4 ho4

暴虎馮河暴虎冯河

To act with foolhardy courage; to take desperate, reckless risks without planning.

To become rich suddenly.

bou6 fu3 naan4 tai2

暴富難睇暴富难睇

To describe an outrageous, ostentatious, or vulgar display of sudden wealth.

Storm wind; violent wind.

bou6 fung1 jyu5

暴風雨暴风雨

Storm, tempest, or rainstorm; sudden and violent wind and rain.

bou6 fung1 syut3

暴風雪暴风雪

Blizzard; a severe snowstorm with strong winds.

bou6 fung1 zau6 jyu5

暴風驟雨暴风骤雨

A violent wind and rainstorm; a sudden tempest or hurricane.

bou6 fung1 zuk3 jing2

捕風捉影捕风捉影

To make groundless accusations; to chase wind and clutch at shadows; to speculate without evidence.

Bookkeeping; the recording of financial transactions.

A component, part, or element of a machine, object, or Chinese character.

bou6 gong1 daap6 dau2

To pace the Big Dipper constellation, a ritual walking pattern performed by Daoist priests.

A tyrant; an autocratic and cruel ruler.

To expose; to bring to light, or to expose film or a sensor to light.

bou6 gwong1 biu2

Subordinate; a person of lower rank in a department, organization, or military unit.

To walk; to go on foot by stepping forward alternately at a normal pace.

bou6 hang4 cung4

步行蟲步行虫

bou6 hang4 gaai1

Pedestrian street; a car-free shopping street or zone.

bou6 hang4 keoi1

步行區步行区

Pedestrian zone; car-free area.

bou6 hang4 tin1 kiu4

步行天橋步行天桥

A footbridge or pedestrian overpass.

Pedestrian; a person who is walking.

An atrocity; a savage, cruel, or violent act.

Violent and terrorist; of or relating to violent terrorism.

A flash flood; a sudden, violent flood.

bou6 jam2 bou6 sik6

暴飲暴食暴饮暴食

To overeat and overdrink without restraint; to binge eat and drink.

bou6 jan4 hau6 can4

步人後塵步人后尘

To follow in other people's footsteps.

To walk into; to enter on foot.

捕蠅紙捕蝇纸

Flypaper; a sticky strip used to catch flies.

To experience a sudden heatwave, or to become extremely popular and trend online.

An ancient Chinese dangling hair ornament worn by women.

Cruel, brutal, and atrocious.

To feed, nurture, or bring up a child or animal.

To nurture, rear, or feed, especially by nursing a baby or caring for offspring.

To breastfeed or nurse an infant.

Rainstorm; torrential rain; an extremely heavy downpour of rain over a short period of time.

bou6 jyu5 dung6 mat6

哺乳動物哺乳动物

bou6 jyu5 gong1

哺乳綱哺乳纲

Mammalia; the class of mammals.

bou6 jyu5 leoi6

哺乳類哺乳类

Mammal; a class of warm-blooded vertebrate animals characterized by having hair, mammary glands, and live births.

bou6 jyu5 leoi6 dung6 mat6

哺乳類動物哺乳类动物

Mammals; any of the warm-blooded vertebrates of the class Mammalia.

To stroll beneath the moon.