Cantonese words starting with B

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Behind; in the back; also used figuratively to mean behind someone's back.

To desert, abandon, betray, or renounce.

Seashell; the hard outer shell of a mollusk found on beaches and used for decoration.

貝殼兒贝壳儿

Erhua variant of the word for seashell.

In the shade; out of the sun.

Shell mound; a prehistoric refuse heap consisting chiefly of shells.

To have one's back against, or to be backed up by something such as a mountain.

Generation or lifetime.

Bell, a Western surname.

bui3 ji5 faat3 si1 dak6

貝爾法斯特贝尔法斯特

Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland.

bui3 ji5 gaak3 lak6

貝爾格勒贝尔格勒

Belgrade, the capital city of Serbia.

bui3 ji5 gaak3 loi4 dak1

貝爾格萊德贝尔格莱德

Belgrade, the capital city of Serbia.

bui3 ji5 mak6 bong1

貝爾墨邦贝尔墨邦

Belmopan, the capital city of Belize.

bui3 ji5 mok6 pun1

貝爾莫潘贝尔莫潘

Belmopan, the capital city of Belize.

bui3 ji5 sat6 jim6 sat1

貝爾實驗室贝尔实验室

Bell Labs; Bell Telephone Laboratories.

貝爾湖贝尔湖

Lake Buir, a lake on the border between Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, China.

To violate, go against, or rebel against.

A view of the back of a person or an animal.

背影兒背影儿

The view of someone's back; a person's silhouette or back view seen from behind.

Pattra palm tree, whose leaves were historically used as a writing surface for Buddhist sutras.

bui3 jip6 ging1

貝葉經贝叶经

Sutras written on palm-leaf manuscripts made from the pattra tree.

貝葉斯贝叶斯

Bayes; referring to Thomas Bayes or Bayesian statistics.

bui3 jip6 zung1

貝葉棕贝叶棕

Pattra palm tree, whose leaves were historically used as a paper substitute for writing Buddhist sutras.

To break an agreement or fail to keep a promise.

bui3 kaa1 guk1 dei6

貝卡谷地贝卡谷地

Bekaa Valley, a fertile valley in eastern Lebanon.

bui3 kaau3 bui3

Beira, a port city in Mozambique.

bui3 laai1 mai5

貝拉米贝拉米

Bellamy; a surname or given name.

A basket carried on the back.

To depart from, deviate, or turn away from a path, principle, or direction.

貝里斯贝里斯

Belize, a country in Central America.

bui3 lei6 kaa1 dang1

貝利卡登贝利卡登

Ballycotton, a village near Cork, Ireland.

bui3 leoi4 mou2

貝雷帽贝雷帽

Beret; a flat, soft, round cap often worn as part of military or police uniforms.

Shellfish; shelled mollusks or crustaceans.

bui3 leot6 ming5

貝聿銘贝聿铭

I.M. Pei (1917–2019), a renowned Chinese-American architect.

bui3 lou4 si1 fo1 nei4

貝盧斯科尼贝卢斯科尼

Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023), Italian media magnate and right-wing politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy.

貝魯特贝鲁特

Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon.

To write out a passage from memory without any hints, used as a teaching method for students to practice characters.

Absurd, preposterous, or contrary to reason.

The back or reverse side of something.

The bulb of the fritillary plant, used in traditional Chinese medicine.

The upper back, especially around the spine.

Benin, a country in West Africa.

bui3 naap6 tung1

貝納通贝纳通

Benetton, the Italian clothing brand and retailer.

Benin; a country in West Africa with its capital at Porto-Novo.

貝內特贝内特

Bennett (surname).

Backpack or rucksack.

貝努力贝努力

Bernoulli, the Swiss mathematical family.

Pui O, an area on Lantau Island in Hong Kong.