Cantonese words starting with B

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baau3 wok6 git6 je5

爆鑊杰嘢爆镬杰嘢

To expose a major scandal.

Explosion; a rapid release of energy and expansion of air, often caused by high-speed combustion.

To smash a glass bottle, typically over someone's head in a fight.

To burst with a liquid or creamy filling when bitten or cut.

Firecracker; small festive explosives typically wrapped in red paper.

To work overtime; to exceed the maximum allowed working hours.

Projecting or protruding teeth.

Buck teeth; protruding teeth.

Lame or crippled; unable to walk due to illness or injury.

bai1 goek3 aap3

跛腳鴨跛脚鸭

Lame duck; an official, administration, or person who has lost influence or financial standing.

bai1 goek3 liu5 go1

跛腳了哥跛脚了哥

An incompetent or useless person.

bai1 goek3 lou2

跛腳佬跛脚佬

A lame man; a man with a limp.

bai1 goek3 neoi2

跛腳女跛脚女

A disabled or lame girl or woman; a female cripple.

跛腳婆跛脚婆

A lame woman or a female cripple.

To have a disabled, paralyzed, or crippled hand or arm due to illness or injury.

To cover, block, or shield from view.

Bixi, a mythical creature shaped like a giant tortoise and one of the nine sons of the dragon.

To close or shut, isolating the inside from the outside.

Worried, anxious, troubled, or weighed down by worries.

bai3 gwaan1 zi6 sau2

閉關自守闭关自守

To close the borders and defend oneself; to be conservative, self-isolated, or unwilling to engage with the outside world.

bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1

閉月羞花闭月羞花

Exceedingly beautiful; describing a woman so lovely that she outshines the moon and flowers.

bai3 lou6 din6 si6

閉路電視闭路电视

Closed-circuit television (CCTV); a surveillance camera system used for monitoring specific areas.

To lower or draw the curtain at the end of a performance; to close or bring an event to an end.

bai3 mok6 din2 lai5

閉幕典禮闭幕典礼

Closing ceremony.

bai3 mun4 gang1

閉門羹闭门羹

To be shut out, turned away, or refused entry when visiting someone.

bai3 mun4 si1 gwo3

閉門思過闭门思过

To reflect on one's own mistakes behind closed doors; to self-reflect in private.

bai3 mun4 zou6 ce1

閉門造車闭门造车

To engage in wishful thinking or make plans behind closed doors that ignore reality.

Blocked or obstructed; also used to describe someone who is narrow-minded or ill-informed.

To block or obstruct, preventing something from flowing freely.

To close or shut an opening, separating the inside from the outside.

An exclamation of dismay, frustration, or realization that something bad has happened; equivalent to "damn!" or "oh no!".

Currency; money; a medium of exchange.

Bad, disadvantageous, or harmful.

My or our; a humble prefix used to refer to oneself or things related to oneself.

To die; to perish.

Steps of an imperial palace; by extension, used to refer to things related to the emperor.

A defect, malady, or drawback; a serious problem that affects the progress or outcome of something.

Disadvantage, shortcoming, or bad consequence of a policy or practice.

A disadvantage, drawback, or harm that a matter might cause.

弊傢伙弊家伙

An exclamation of alarm or dismay, equivalent to "oh no", "damn", or "uh-oh".

Oh no!; an exclamation used when something goes wrong or a mistake is made.

Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty; an honorific title of respect used for a monarch.

Uh-oh; oh no; an exclamation used when realizing something has gone wrong.

Oh no; damn it; an exclamation used when realizing something has gone wrong.

To lose one's life in an accident; to die in an incident.

A prison or jail; a legendary dragon-like beast that guards prison gates.

bai6 zau2 zi6 zan1

To cherish one's own humble possessions, or to treat insignificant things as treasures.

The value of a particular currency.

North; the cardinal direction opposite to south.