Cantonese words starting with B

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bat1 ho2 hoi1 gaau1

不可開交不可开交

Irreparably tangled up in or unable to escape from a busy, chaotic, or unfavorable situation.

bat1 ho2 jat1 sai3

Extremely arrogant and self-important; acting as if nobody else in the world is as good as oneself.

bat1 ho2 lei5 jyu6

Unreasonable, obstinate, or refuse to listen to reason; also used to describe something completely absurd and unfathomable.

bat1 ho2 si1 ji5

不可思議不可思议

Inconceivable, unimaginable, or incredibly amazing.

bat1 ho2 sing1 sou2

不可勝數不可胜数

Innumerable; too numerous to count.

bat1 ho2 soeng2 zoeng6

不可想像不可想象

Unimaginable; inconceivable; cannot be imagined.

bat1 ho2 sou2 dik1

不可數的不可数的

Uncountable; not able to be counted.

bat1 ho2 tung4 jat6 ji4 jyu5

不可同日而語不可同日而语

Not to be compared or mentioned in the same breath.

bat1 ho2 waak6 kyut3

Essential, indispensable, and cannot be absent or replaced.

bat1 hok6 mou4 seot6

不學無術不学无术

Ignorant and incompetent; having neither learning nor skills.

bat1 hon4 ji4 leot6

不寒而慄不寒而栗

To tremble with fear; to shudder or shiver from extreme terror despite not being cold.

Cannot bear to; unable to endure seeing or doing something.

Merciless, unkind, or lacking in benevolence.

Inhumane; cruel or lacking humanity.

Infertile; barren; unable to conceive or get pregnant.

bat1 jap6 fu2 jyut6

No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Varying, different, or not all the same.

bat1 jat1 ding6

Not necessarily; not certain, indicating that two things might not have a logical relationship.

bat1 jat1 ji4 zuk1

Too numerous to be fully enumerated or listed; countless.

不一會不一会

Soon; after a very short time.

Soon; in the near future; after a few days.

bat1 jat6 fong3 jing2

Coming soon; showing soon at a cinema.

To not be allowed to, or to not be able to help doing something.

bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2

To be unable to control or restrain oneself, or to feel an irresistible urge to do something.

Pen pal; a friend with whom one communicates primarily through letters.

Inappropriate, unsuitable, or inadvisable; should not.

How about; what if.

Endlessly; incessantly; continuing without stopping.

bat1 ji5 wai6 jin4

不以為然不以为然

To disagree, disapprove, or not accept as correct.

bat1 ji6 faat3 mun4

不二法門不二法门

The only correct approach to a subject; the best or unique way to achieve a goal.

不二價不二价

Fixed price; a non-negotiable price that does not allow for bargaining.

bat1 ji6 zi1 coi4

不義之財不义之财

Ill-gotten gains; wealth acquired through dishonest or unjust means.

bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1

不翼而飛不翼而飞

To disappear without a trace; to vanish into thin air.

bat1 jim3 kei4 coeng4

不厭其詳不厌其详

To go into great detail without minding the trouble; not to spare any details.

bat1 jim3 kei4 faan4

不厭其煩不厌其烦

To not mind taking trouble; to be patient and untiring.

Otherwise; if not; or else.

bat1 jin4 dik1 waa6

不然的話不然的话

Otherwise; if not so.

bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6

Self-evident; understood without saying; goes without saying.

To graduate, finish school, or complete a course; also used figuratively to mean moving on from a stage.

畢業禮毕业礼

Graduation ceremony; a ceremony celebrating and marking the graduation of a group of students.

bat1 jip6 sang1

畢業生毕业生

Graduate or school-leaver; someone who has completed a course of study and received a passing grade and certificate.

bat1 jip6 soeng2

畢業相毕业相

Graduation photo.

Do not; used to express prohibition or advice against an action.

不要緊不要紧

It does not matter; it is not important; never mind; no problem.

Shameless; having no sense of shame.

bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4

不約而同不约而同

To do or think the same thing by coincidence without prior agreement.

Infertile; sterile; unable to produce children.

To not allow or permit; not tolerated.

bat1 jung4 zi3 ji4

Beyond doubt; unquestionable; absolutely certain.

Need not; no need to.