Cantonese words starting with B

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baak6 sung4 hei1
Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, played important role in Chiang Kaishek's campaigns 1926-1949
baak6 syu4
sweet potato
baak6 syut1 syut1
(adjective) (of object) pure white; a perfect white; as white as snow
baak6 syut1 syut1 waat6 lyut1 lyut1
very white and smooth [colloquial]
baak6 syut3
snow
baak6 syut3 gung1 zyu2
Snow White
baak6 syut3 ngoi4 ngoi4
白雪皑皑
brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)
baak6 taap3 keoi1
白塔区
Baita, a district of Liaoyang City 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
baak6 taap3 zi2
Baita temple in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1]
baak6 tai2
白体
lean type
baak6 tai4 wu4
白鹈鹕
(bird species of China) great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
baak6 tau4
白头
hoary head
baak6 tau4 dou3 lou5
白头到老
see 白頭偕老|白头偕老[bai2 tou2 xie2 lao3]
baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5
白头偕老
(idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
baak6 tau4 hok6
白头鹤
(bird species of China) hooded crane (Grus monacha)
baak6 tau4 jing1
白头鹰
bald eagle
baak6 tau4 jiu6
白头鹞
(bird species of China) western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
baak6 tau4 jung1
白头翁
root of Chinese pulsatilla
baak6 tau4 lou2
白头佬
a traffic police officer [colloquial]
baak6 tau4 mou4
白头鹀
(bird species of China) pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos)
baak6 tau4 ngaang6 mei5 aap3
白头硬尾鸭
(bird species of China) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
baak6 tau4 pat1
白头鹎
(bird species of China) light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)
baak6 tau4 saan1
白头山
Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
baak6 teng1
白厅
Whitehall
baak6 teoi2 siu2 zeon2
(bird species of China) pied falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos)
baak6 tin1
daytime; day
baak6 tin1 ngo4
白天鹅
white swan [written and colloquial]; to nag all day long [colloquial]
baak6 tin4 cyun1
白田村
Pak Tin Estate, place in Hong Kong
baak6 tit3
白铁
galvanized iron
baak6 tiu4
白条
IOU
baak6 tok3
day care for the elderly (abbr. of 白天托管[bai2 tian1 tuo1 guan3]); swindler (homonym of 拜託|拜托[bai4 tuo1])
baak6 tong1
白汤
clear soup; decoction of chrysanthemum, liquorice and certain other herbs
baak6 tong4
(refined) white sugar
baak6 tong4 gou1
(food) Chinese Style white sugar steamed cake
baak6 tou4
white pottery (of Shang Dynastry 16-11th century BC)
baak6 tung4
白铜
copper-nickel alloy
baak6 tyut3
白脱
(loanword) butter
baak6 waa2
帛画
painting on silk
baak6 waa2
白话
spoken language
baak6 waa2 man4
白话文
writings in the vernacular
baak6 waa2 si1
白话诗
free verse in the vernacular
baak6 waa2 zi6
白话字
Vernacular Chinese
baak6 wan4
白云
see 白雲區|白云区[Bai2 yun2 Qu1]
baak6 wan4 daai6 dou6 bak1 zaam6
白云大道北站
Baiyun Avenue North Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
baak6 wan4 gei1 coeng4
白云机场
Baiyun Airport (Guangzhou)
baak6 wan4 gung1 jyun2 zaam6
白云公园站
Baiyun Park Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
baak6 wan4 keoi1
白云区
Baiyun, a district of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
baak6 wan4 man4 faa3 gwong2 coeng4 zaam6
白云文化广场站
Baiyun Cultural Square Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
baak6 wan4 mou5
白云母
muscovite; white mica
baak6 wan4 ngaam4
白云岩
dolomite (geology)