Cantonese words starting with B

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Northern Europe, usually referring to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, or broadly all five Nordic countries.

The north side; the northern part, or a direction facing north.

The north; northern side; northwards.

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The Arctic Ocean; the ocean around the Earth's North Pole.

Northern Hemisphere; the half of the Earth north of the equator.

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北大西洋公約組織北大西洋公约组织

North Atlantic Treaty Organization; NATO, a military alliance of Western countries formed after World War II.

Pak Tai, the Northern Emperor; a Taoist deity who rules the north and protects fishermen.

The Big Dipper constellation, or figuratively, a highly respected leading authority.

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The Big Dipper; an asterism consisting of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major.

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The Big Dipper, or figuratively, a social worker.

North Africa; the northern region of the African continent.

The north; northern direction or northern part of a country or region.

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北方話北方话

Northern Dialect; Mandarin and other related northern Chinese dialects.

Kitakyushu, a city in Japan.

The North Pole or the Arctic; the northernmost point on Earth and its surrounding region.

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北極光北极光

Northern lights; the aurora borealis seen around the Arctic Circle.

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北極熊北极熊

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北極圈北极圈

The Arctic Circle; the region north of 66°34′ N latitude, characterized by polar day and polar night.

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北極洋北极洋

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北極星北极星

Polaris (the North Star); the star aligned with Earth's northern rotational axis used for navigation.

Beijing, the capital city of the People's Republic of China.

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北京鴨北京鸭

Peking duck; a famous duck dish from Beijing.

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北京軍區北京军区

Beijing Military Region

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Beijing Road, a common name used for streets in China.

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北京奧運北京奥运

Beijing Olympics; the Olympic Games held in Beijing.

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Beijing West Railway Station

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北京填鴨北京填鸭

Peking duck, a famous Beijing dish of roast duck wrapped in thin pancakes with scallions, cucumber, and sweet sauce.

Northern frontier; specifically referring to northern Xinjiang.

North Point; a district on the northern coast of Hong Kong Island, within the Eastern District.

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北角碼頭北角码头

North Point Ferry Pier.

Girls from northern or mainland China, usually referring to prostitutes.

Shiitake mushroom; a type of edible black fungus.

北姑雞北姑鸡

A prostitute from mainland China working in Hong Kong.

North Sea; a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between Great Britain and northern Europe.

Hokkaido; the second largest island of Japan and its largest prefecture, with its capital in Sapporo.

North Korea; Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

NATO; the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance established after World War II.

North Vietnam; the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–1976).

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北卡羅萊納北卡罗莱纳

North Carolina, a state of the United States.

Radix Astragali; a Chinese medicinal herb used to replenish qi, stop sweating, and promote urination.

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Starting from now; a Cantonese phonetic rendering of the Vietnamese phrase "bắt đầu từ nay", widely known from a 1980s refugee radio announcement.

A northerner; a person from Northern China or mainland China.

North America; one of the seven continents of the world.

A derogatory term for a mainland Chinese woman in Hong Kong, often implying one working in the sex industry.

Northern Ireland; short for 北愛爾蘭.

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北愛爾蘭北爱尔兰

Northern Ireland; a country in the northeast of the island of Ireland that is part of the United Kingdom.

To go north; also refers to going to mainland China from Hong Kong.

A wife or middle-aged woman from Mainland China.

North latitude; the degree of latitude above the equator.

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北回歸線北回归线

Tropic of Cancer; the northernmost latitude where the Sun can be directly overhead.