Cantonese words starting with B

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Originally, initially, or inherently.

bun2 loi4 min6 muk6

本來面目本来面目

Original appearance; true colors or true features.

This text, or the main body of a book.

bun2 ming6 nin4

The year in the twelve-year Chinese zodiac cycle that matches one's birth sign.

The whole course of an event from beginning to end, or the fundamental and the incidental.

bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3

To put the cart before the horse; to confuse the essential with the incidental.

Burnaby, a city in British Columbia, Canada.

bun2 naa5 bei2 si5

Burnaby; a city in British Columbia, Canada.

Benactyzine, an anticholinergic drug.

Instinct; an innate and unlearned ability or reaction.

Benedict; Benedictus.

Principal; capital or the original sum of money invested or lent.

The id; the primitive and instinctive component of personality in psychoanalysis.

This year, especially referring to the current fiscal, school, or administrative year.

本內特本内特

Bennett (surname)

Aniline; aminobenzene.

Promissory note or cashier's order; a written promise to pay a specified amount unconditionally.

bun2 saang2 jan4

People of this province; a native or long-term resident of a province, especially Taiwan's pre-1949 Chinese population.

One's conscience, or one's original intention and true nature.

Originally; at the beginning; in a prior state.

bun2 sang1 dang1

本生燈本生灯

This city; local city.

Ability, skill, or capability.

Principal and interest on a loan.

One's true qualities or true colors.

bun2 sing1 kei4

One's original nature, character, or natural disposition.

bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4

本性難移本性难移

It is hard to change one's essential nature; a leopard cannot change its spots.

One's original form, true colors, or true appearance.

The thing itself; an object in its own right, as opposed to its representations or attributes.

bun2 tai2 leon6

本體論本体论

Ontology; the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being.

The subject under discussion; the main topic.

Honda, the Japanese brand or surname.

This radio or television station; our station.

Local, native, or localist, centering on the place with which one identifies.

To localize; to adapt to local conditions, culture, or needs.

bun2 tou2 paai3

Localists; a political faction in Hong Kong that prioritizes local interests and advocates for localism.

bun2 tou2 zyu2 ji6

本土主義本土主义

Nativism; localism.

bun2 tung4 niu6 zing3

Phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare inherited metabolic disorder.

Benzene ring, a hexagonal ring of six carbon atoms in organic chemistry.

bun2 waan4 lei6 ding6

苯環利定苯环利定

Phencyclidine (PCP).

A standard, base, or core; the most crucial unit upon which everything else depends.

bun2 wai6 fo3 bai6

本位貨幣本位货币

Standard money; primary currency of a monetary system.

本位號本位号

The natural sign (♮) in music notation.

Natural note in music.

Monetary standard

bun2 wai6 zyu2 ji6

本位主義本位主义

Departmentalism; placing the interests of one's own section or department above those of the larger organization.

The intrinsic quality, nature, or essence of a person or thing.

bun2 zat1 soeng6

本質上本质上

Essentially; in essence; fundamentally.

Honshu, the largest and most populous main island of Japan.