Cantonese words starting with B

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bun3 zi6 gaang1 nung4

半自耕農半自耕农

Semi-tenant peasant.

Part-time job or part-time work.

bun3 zik6 man4 dei6

Semi-colonial; a country or region that is politically and economically dominated by foreign powers but remains nominally independent.

Half of something, or a cut-off half.

bun3 zit6 kwan4

Skirt; a garment worn from the waist down.

bun3 zit6 saam1

Upper jacket; a short jacket or cropped top.

Semiaxis, in mathematics or engineering.

bun3 zung1 jiu1

Middle; halfway; the midpoint of a physical object or a process.

To accompany; to keep someone company.

To betray, rebel, or turn against an established authority or organization.

Muck, mud, or mire.

Side, edge, bank, or boundary.

To trip, entangle, or bind.

Fat, chubby, or obese; having a body with a lot of flesh and fat.

To defect, rebel, or mutiny against one's country or organization and join an opposing side.

Traitor, rebel, or renegade.

To accompany or go along with.

Vocal accompaniment, or to provide backing vocals.

bun6 daai6 hoi2

Malva nut; the seed of the boat sterculia tree used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat sore throats and coughs.

bun6 deon1 deon1

Short and stout; chubby and stocky.

To betray one's political party, or a renegade faction that has done so.

Servant, companion, or attendant.

Plump, chubby, or fleshy, often used to describe a cute child or animal.

To trip, stumble, or cause someone to fall.

To mix rice with sauce and other ingredients, or bibimbap (Korean mixed rice).

Rebel bandits or insurgents.

Chubby; plump and round in a cute or pleasing way.

To trip; to stumble.

To apostatize; to abandon or renounce one's religious faith.

bun6 geoi2 zan6

伴矩陣伴矩阵

Adjoint matrix; the transpose of the cofactor matrix in linear algebra.

To trip or stumble over something.

bun6 goek3 sek6

絆腳石绊脚石

Stumbling block; an obstacle that prevents someone from succeeding.

Rebel army; rebel forces; insurgent troops.

bun6 gwan1 jyu4 bun6 fu2

伴君如伴虎

Accompanying a ruler is like accompanying a tiger; being close to those in power is perilous.

To commit treason; to betray one's own country.

bun6 gwok3 zeoi6

叛國罪叛国罪

The crime of treason.

An overweight or fat person.

To be accompanied by; to come with.

To rebel, revolt, or be disobedient; can also refer to a rebel or traitor.

Traitor; rebel; insurgent.

Heat tracing, such as electric or steam tracing, used to maintain the temperature of pipes and vessels.

To betray; to desert or defect from.

Companion, partner, or lover; particularly a romantic, sexual, or life partner.

bun6 leoi5 hou6

伴侶號伴侣号

HMS Consort, a Royal Navy destroyer involved in the 1949 Amethyst Incident on the Yangtze River.

Best man or groomsman at a wedding.

A rebellion or armed uprising against a ruler or government.

bun6 lyun6 zeoi6

叛亂罪叛乱罪

The crime of armed rebellion.

To betray or sell out one's country, friends, or cause.