Cantonese words starting with B

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Actual sin, as opposed to original sin in Christian theology.

A notebook or book; or a Japanese-style self-published comic (doujinshi), especially an erotic one.

The original form of a Chinese character.

One's job, duty, or proper occupation.

bun2 zing1 hoeng3 loeng6

本徵向量本征向量

Eigenvector; a characteristic vector in linear algebra.

bun2 zing1 zik6

本徵值本征值

Eigenvalue in mathematics.

Based on; taking as one's main principle.

本族語本族语

Native language; mother tongue.

Half, semi-, or in an intermediate or transitional state.

To mix or blend ingredients together, typically using a tool such as chopsticks or a spoon.

Fifty years of age.

bun3 bik1 gong1 saan1

Half of a territory, country, or sphere of influence.

bun3 bik1 ho4 saan1

Half of the country; a large part of the homeland lost to an enemy or invader.

One half; one side of something.

半邊天半边天

Half the sky, representing women and their vital role in society.

bun3 biu2 bun3 leoi5

半表半裡半表半里

Half outside and half inside; on the boundary between the exterior and interior of the body.

Banpo, a Neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an.

Banpocun, an archaeological site near Xi'an.

bun3 bo1 wai4 zi2

半坡遺址半坡遗址

Banpo, a Neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an.

bun3 bou2 lau4 fuk1 zai3

半保留複製半保留复制

Semiconservative replication, a mechanism of DNA replication.

半輩子半辈子

Half of a lifetime; half one's life.

bun3 bun3 laai1 laai1

Incomplete; unfinished.

Hemiptera; a large order of insects, often called true bugs, including cicadas and aphids.

Halftime of a sports match, or one half of a playing court.

bun3 coeng4 zuk6

半長軸半长轴

Semimajor axis; half of the major axis of an ellipse or hyperbola.

Half squat; a physical exercise or posture where the knees are partially bent.

The least bit; a tiny amount; a speck.

An amateur, dabbler, or someone with half-baked knowledge; or a tactless and impulsive person.

The Peninsula Hotel, specifically the luxury hotel located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.

bun3 dou2 din6 si6 toi4

半島電視台半岛电视台

Al Jazeera, the Arabic news network.

bun3 dou2 gwok3 zai3 hok6 haau6

半島國際學校半岛国际学校

International School of the Peninsula

bun3 dou2 zau2 dim3

半島酒店半岛酒店

The Peninsula Hong Kong, a historic luxury hotel located on the waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.

半導瓷半导瓷

Semiconducting ceramic used in electronics.

半導體半导体

Semiconductor; a material with electrical conductivity between a conductor and an insulator.

A little bit; a tiny amount.

半分兒半分儿

The slightest bit; a tiny amount.

Half-fatty and half-lean; describing meat that consists of equal parts fat and lean meat.

半復賽半复赛

Eighth-finals; the round of sixteen in a tournament.

bun3 fung1 gin3

bun3 fung1 gin3 bun3 zik6 man4 dei6

半封建半殖民地

Semifeudal and semicolonial.

Sitting with one leg crossed, a posture commonly associated with Bodhisattvas.

bun3 gaan1 bat1 gaai3

半間不界半间不界

Shallow, superficial, or half-baked.

bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng5

半斤八両半斤八两

Six of one and half a dozen of the other; neck and neck; equally matched.

bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng5

半斤八兩半斤八两

Six of one, half a dozen of the other; equally matched with no significant difference between two parties.

Semitendinosus, one of the hamstring muscles in the thigh.

Radius; any straight line from the center to the circumference of a circle, or half of the diameter.

Half of something.

半個人半个人

Used in the negative to mean not a single person, or not a soul.