Cantonese words starting with B

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bun3 lou6halfway; on the way

bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)

bun3 maa4 zeoi3local anesthetic

bun3 man4 maang4semiliterate

半明不滅半明不灭

bun3 ming4 bat1 mit6dull (lamplight)

bun3 mok6 gei1semimembranosus (anatomy)

半無限半无限

bun3 mou4 haan6semi-infinite

bun3 nin4half a year

bun3 peng4 cou3dabbler

半瓶水響叮噹半瓶水响叮当

bun3 ping4 seoi2 hoeng2 ding1 dong1lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom); one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest

bun3 ping4 zi2 cou3see 半瓶醋[ban4 ping2 cu4]

bun3 piu3half-price ticket

半蹼鷸半蹼鹬

bun3 pok3 wat6(bird species of China) Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)

bun3 saan1Mid-levels, an area situated on the northern slopes of the mountain ranges on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong

半山區半山区

bun3 saan1 keoi1mid-levels (in Hong Kong)

bun3 saang1 bat1 suk6underripe; (fig.) not mastered (of a technique); halting

bun3 saang1 suk6half cooked

bun3 sai3half a lifetime

bun3 sai3 jan4Half of a lifetime

bun3 san1 bat1 seoi6paralysis of one side of the body

bun3 san1 zoeng6half-length photo or portrait

bun3 sang1half a lifetime

半失業半失业

bun3 sat1 jip6semi-employed; underemployed

bun3 sei2half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc); (terrified) out of one's wits; (knock) the daylights out of sb

bun3 seoi1 kei4(physics) half-life

bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4(idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical

半視野半视野

bun3 si6 je5half visual field

bun3 sing4 ban2semi-manufactured goods; semifinished products

半小時半小时

bun3 siu2 si4half an hour; 30 minutes

bun3 sou3half the number; half

半數以上半数以上

bun3 sou3 ji5 soeng6more than half

半熟練半熟练

bun3 suk6 lin6semiskilled

bun3 tan1 bun3 tou3mutter and mumble; indirectly spoken

bun3 tau3 ming4translucent

bun3 teoi1 bun3 zau6half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance

bun3 tin1half of the day; quite a while; CL:個|个[ge4]

bun3 tin1 diu3(adjective) hanging in midair; suspended up high; (slang) at an impasse

半條人命半条人命

bun3 tiu4 jan4 meng6lit. half a life, meaning one who worked flat out at work, and have exhausted half of one's life or energy

半條命半条命

bun3 tiu4 meng6half a life; barely alive

bun3 tok3day care

bun3 tong4 faan1(noun) a mixed-race person (half Chinese, half foreign) person; something that combines Chinese and Western elements

bun3 tong4 fu1 cai1weekend spouse

bun3 tou4halfway

半途而廢半途而废

bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3(verb) Drop out in half way

bun3 tung1 bat1 tung1to not fully understand (idiom)

bun3 tung2 seoi2(coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited; half-baked; dabbler

半脫產半脱产

bun3 tyut3 caan2partly released from productive labor

bun3 zan1 bun3 gaa2(idiom) half true and half false

bun3 zau3half day (slang)

半自動半自动

bun3 zi6 dung6semiautomatic

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