Cantonese words starting with B

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半個鐘半个钟

bun3 gun1 fong1

Semiofficial; having some official authority or recognition.

bun3 gung1 bun3 duk6

半工半讀半工半读

To work part-time while studying; part work, part study.

bun3 gung1 hoi1

半公開半公开

Semi-public; semi-overt; partially open to the public.

A semi-arch; a half-arch.

bun3 gwong1 on1 syun1

Cysteine, an amino acid.

Pinellia ternata; a species of plant used in traditional Chinese medicine.

bun3 haam4 bun3 taam5

Having poorly mastered a language or skill; speaking with a heavy accent or broken grammar.

bun3 haam4 taam5

半鹹淡半咸淡

Speaking with a non-standard, mixed accent from more than one language.

A long time, quite a while, or half of the day.

Quite a while; a long time.

Half-open or ajar.

bun3 hoi1 bun3 gwaan1

半開半關半开半关

Half-open and half-closed.

半開化半开化

Semicivilized; partially developed or modernized.

半開門半开门

Half-open door.

bun3 hoi1 mun4 ji4

半開門兒半开门儿

A prostitute who operates under the guise of an ordinary household.

Half empty; half of the space is empty.

bun3 hung1 zung1

In midair; in the air.

Semitone; a half step in music.

bun3 jam1 cing4

Semitone; a half step, the smallest musical interval commonly used in Western music.

半人馬半人马

Centaur; the mythological creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse.

bun3 jan4 maa5 zo6

半人馬座半人马座

Centaurus, a southern constellation.

Half a day, or a long period of time within a single day.

bun3 jat6 gung1 zok3

Part-time work in which one works a half-day each day, typically a morning or an afternoon.

bun3 jat6 zai3 hok6 haau6

半日制學校半日制学校

Half-day school; a school operating on a double-shift system.

Midnight, or the late-night period between midnight and dawn.

bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1

The middle of the night; very late at night or early hours of the morning.

bun3 je6 sik6 wong4 gwaa1

半夜食黃瓜半夜食黄瓜

To not know the beginning or the end of a story; to be unaware of the full situation.

Middle; halfway up a mountain, hill, or upright object.

bun3 jyu5 tong4

Galactose, a type of simple sugar.

bun3 jyu5 tong4 hyut3 zing3

半乳糖血症

Galactosemia; a rare genetic metabolic disorder that affects the body's ability to metabolize galactose.

Fifty cents; a half-dollar coin.

半圓儀半圆仪

Protractor; a semi-circular instrument used for measuring angles.

bun3 jyun4 jing4

半圓形半圆形

Semicircle; semicircular shape.

bun3 jyut6 baan2

Meniscus; the crescent-shaped cartilage in a joint such as the knee.

bun3 jyut6 baan6

Semilunar valve, a pocketlike structure in the heart and major vessels.

bun3 jyut6 hon2

Semimonthly; fortnightly publication.

Hemisphere; half of a sphere, particularly of the Earth or brain.

Half-mast; a flag flown at half-mast, usually as a sign of mourning or distress.

bun3 kwai1 gun2

半規管半规管

Semicircular canal; a fluid-filled channel in the inner ear that helps with balance.

bun3 kwai1 zak1

半規則半规则

bun3 kyut3 coi3

半決賽半决赛

Half; one half.

Halfway; somewhere in between; incomplete.

bun3 lang1 keng1

半ｌａｎｇｋａｎｇ

To be caught in a dilemma, stuck halfway, or left in an awkward position.

半流體半流体

Semifluid; a substance that has properties of both a liquid and a solid.

半裸體半裸体

Half-naked; semi-nude.

bun3 lou4 dung6 lik6

半勞動力半劳动力

An individual who is only able to perform light manual labor.

bun3 lou5 ceoi4 noeng4

A middle-aged woman who is still attractive.