Cantonese words starting with B

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Not fierce, or not bad.

Uneasy, disturbed, or uncomfortable; socially unstable or unsafe.

Unsafe; insecure; lacking safety.

Pencil sharpener.

bat1 pin1 bat1 ji2

Unbiased, impartial, and neutral; not favoring any side.

bat1 ping4 zak1 ming4

不平則鳴不平则鸣

To speak out against injustice.

bat1 saam1 bat1 sei3

Nondescript, dubious, or highly eccentric in appearance or character.

bat1 saang1 sing3

Immature, irresponsible, or thoughtless.

Not small; of considerable size, amount, or degree.

筆芯電笔芯电

AA or AAA battery cells.

Carelessly, accidentally, or inadvertently.

One's entire life; lifelong; for a lifetime.

不失為不失为

Can still be considered as; not the absolute best, but still an acceptable option or solution.

bat1 sau1 bin1 fuk1

不修邊幅不修边幅

Slovenly and untidy; not caring about one's personal appearance.

bat1 sau3 gong3

不鏽鋼不锈钢

Stainless steel; an alloy usually made by adding chromium to steel to prevent rusting.

不鏽鐵不锈铁

Ferritic stainless steel; a nickel-free, hard alloy of iron and chromium with lower corrosion resistance.

不捨得不舍得

To hate to part with, use, or leave someone or something; reluctant to let go.

To have no need of; unnecessary.

Failed to achieve or do something; without success.

Stroke order; the standard sequence of strokes used to write a Chinese character.

Frequently, often, or from time to time.

Written examination; a test that assesses abilities or levels with written questions.

No; that is not the case.

bat1 si6 sang1 caan2

不事生產不事生产

To not work for a living; to lead an idle life without doing anything productive.

To not hesitate to; to be willing to pay any cost or make any sacrifice to achieve a goal.

To not know, recognize, or understand.

Unwell, indisposed, or physically uncomfortable, typically referring to minor ailments like nausea or stomach ache.

bat1 sik1 hou2 daai2

不識好歹不识好歹

Unable to tell good from bad, right from wrong, or to appreciate someone's good intentions.

Poor, bad, or not good at something.

A brush pot used to hold writing brushes.

bat1 sing1 kei4 faan4

不勝其煩不胜其烦

To be unable to bear a nuisance, or to be thoroughly fed up with endless menial tasks.

bat1 sing1 mui4 geoi2

不勝枚舉不胜枚举

Too numerous to mention individually; too many to count or enumerate one by one.

bat1 sing2 jan4 si6

Unconscious; having lost consciousness.

To be unable to bear, stand, or cope with.

Could it be; is it possible that; used to add emphasis to a rhetorical question.

bat1 sing4 hei3 hau6

不成氣候不成气候

To not amount to anything; to be unlikely to succeed or become a major force; to have yet to master a skill.

bat1 sing4 man4

Unwritten, informal, or tacitly accepted but not officially documented.

bat1 sing4 man6 tai4

不成問題不成问题

To not be a problem; to present no difficulty.

To disdain, despise, or feel that doing something is beneath one's dignity.

bat1 sit3 jat1 gu3

不屑一顧不屑一顾

To dismiss with disdain, regarding something as not even worth a single glance or unworthy of attention.

Quite a few; many; a good number of.

Careless, or accidentally; without paying attention.

bat1 siu2 sam1 gaa3 sai2

不小心駕駛不小心驾驶

Careless driving.

bat1 soeng1 soeng6 haa6

Equally matched; about the same in ability, level, or status, making it difficult to distinguish who is better.

Seldom; rarely; not often.

bat1 syut3 bat1 zi1

不說不知不说不知

To not know something until someone else mentions or points it out.

The lid, cover, or cap of a pen or ballpoint pen.

The cap of a pen.

Without stopping; continuously; non-stop.

Well-pressed, sharp, and straight, usually describing a suit or uniform.