Cantonese words starting with B

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baak6 wan4 saan1

白雲山白云山

(mountain) Baiyun Mountain, which is the sightseeing location in Guangzhou, China

baak6 wan4 sek6

白雲石白云石

白雲湖白云湖

Baiyun Lake, place in China

baak6 wat1 coi3

greater celandine

baak6 wu1 kwong3

白鎢礦白钨矿

white peppercorn

(noun) jelly fish

Bai Ze or White Marsh, legendary creature of ancient China

baak6 zaam2 gai1

白斬雞白斩鸡

Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"

baak6 zam2 hok6

白枕鶴白枕鹤

(bird species of China) white-naped crane (Antigone vipio)

(wine) White wine

baak6 zek3 ling4

白鶺鴒白鹡鸰

(bird species of China) white wagtail (Motacilla alba)

(of skin) fair and clear

baak6 zeoi2 dyun1 fung6 tau4 jin3 au1

白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗白嘴端凤头燕鸥

(bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

white Go chess piece; albino

Dahurian angelica (Angelica dahurica)

baak6 zi2 hak1 zi6

白紙黑字白纸黑字

(written) in black and white

白紙扇白纸扇

white paper fan, someone who acts as an advisor in a triad gang [colloquial]

wrongly written or mispronounced character

root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM

wasting sb's time due to one's carelessness (Cantonese)

baak6 zong6 jyu5

(noun) the work someone has done come in vain

plain rice congee

Bai ethnic group

gonorrhea (TCM term)

baak6 zung2 jan4

白種人白种人

(noun) Caucasian

to live (somewhere) for free

spot; stripe; striped; speckle; a garoupa

(noun) (of transportation schedules of bus, flights etc.) 1. number of runs (slang) to call (for a group of gang)

mark; mole; shortcomings

to promulgate; to issue; to distribute; to award; to bestow

variant of 斑白[ban1 bai2]

variant of 斑白[ban1 bai2]

full of stains or spots

to ask people to come for help; to seek reinforcements

Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered species

class [written and colloquial]

variant of 斑駁|斑驳[ban1 bo2]

baan1 bok3 luk6 lei4

斑駮陸離斑驳陆离

to promulgate; to issue; to publish

to issue; to enact (laws, decrees etc)

seniority in the family