Cantonese words starting with B

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bat1 tou3 bat1 faai3

To feel an urgent need to speak one's mind; to feel uneasy until one gets something off one's chest.

A pen holder; a cylindrical container for holding pens and other writing utensils.

Different; distinct; not the same.

bat1 tung4 faan4 hoeng2

不同凡響不同凡响

Outstanding; extraordinary; significantly better than the ordinary.

To disagree, object, or differ in opinion.

bat1 waai4 hou2 ji3

不懷好意不怀好意

To have bad intentions or malicious thoughts.

Strokes of a Chinese character; the straight, curved, horizontal, or diagonal lines that form a character.

bat1 waak6 syu1 jap6 faat3

筆劃輸入法笔划输入法

Stroke input method; a Chinese input method based on the stroke order of writing characters.

bat1 waak6 zi1 nin4

The age of forty; the years where one is mature, wise, and no longer easily confused.

bat1 wai4 jan4 zi1

不為人知不为人知

Obscure, unknown, or hidden from public knowledge.

bat1 wai4 jyu4 lik6

不遺餘力不遗余力

To spare no effort; to do one's utmost with no reservations.

bat1 wai4 so2 dung6

不為所動不为所动

Unmoved; steadfast and strong-willed, remaining unshaken by external influences or temptations.

bat1 wai6 ng5 dau2 mai5 zit3 jiu1

不為五斗米折腰不为五斗米折腰

To refuse to compromise one's principles or integrity for a meager livelihood or survival.

To insist or not yield; to be unyielding or unbending.

bat1 wat1 bat1 naau4

不屈不撓不屈不挠

Indomitable, unyielding, and persevering in the face of difficulties or pressure.

On bad terms, discordant, or having a poor relationship.

bat1 wong4 do1 joeng6

不遑多讓不遑多让

Evenly matched in strength, skill, ability, or power.

bat1 zaak6 sau2 dyun6

不擇手段不择手段

By hook or by crook; resorting to unscrupulous, underhanded, or extreme measures to achieve a goal.

Poor, substandard, or lackluster, especially when describing a performance or results.

不濟事不济事

Ineffective, useless, or of no help in solving a problem.

Sluggish, depressed, or in a slump.

Incontrovertible, indisputable, or unable to be denied.

Inattentive, unsatisfactory, or incomplete, especially regarding hospitality or planning.

The author; a writer's self-reference in an article, equivalent to "I" or "me".

The nib or tip of a pen.

bat1 zeoi3 mou4 gwai1

不醉無歸不醉无归

To drink until one is drunk before going home; to drink until drunk.

To not allow; to prohibit; to be forbidden.

Not fully; not entirely or completely.

To be unable to hold out, endure, or withstand due to physical exhaustion.

bat1 zi1 bat1 gok3

不知不覺不知不觉

Unconsciously, unaware, or without noticing; happening before one realizes it.

To not know; to be unaware of.

不知幾不知几

Extremely; very; to an extent beyond the hearer's imagination.

bat1 zi1 gei2…

不知幾...不知几...

Extremely; really; so much that words cannot describe.

bat1 zi1 gei2 song2

不知幾爽不知几爽

Feeling incredibly good, comfortable, or refreshed.

bat1 zi1 hou2 siu3 waan4 si6 hou2 nou6

不知好笑還是好怒不知好笑还是好怒

To not know whether to laugh or cry; driving one crazy or unable to decide how to react to something odd.

bat1 zi1 so2 cou3

At a loss; not knowing what to do or how to react.

bat1 zi1 so2 ji5

Not knowing the reason why; being bewildered or at a loss.

bat1 zi1 so2 wai6

不知所謂不知所谓

Ridiculous, absurd, or unreasonable.

bat1 zi1 tin1 gou1 dei6 hau5

不知天高地厚

Overconfident; having an exaggerated view of one's own abilities.

bat1 zi1 ze2 bat1 zeoi6

不知者不罪

Ignorance is an excuse; someone who does wrong without knowing any better should not be blamed or punished.

Not only; used to introduce a statement that adds to or intensifies a previous one.

More than, exceeding a certain limit or amount; or continuously without stopping.

Unwise, foolish, or stupid.

To not lead to; to avoid resulting in a certain undesirable state.

bat1 zi3 ho2 fau2

To remain noncommittal; to decline to say yes or no, or offer an opinion.

不至於不至于

Not to the extent of; to not go so far as to.

Incurable, or to pass away due to severe illness or injury.

bat1 zi6 loeng6 lik6

To overestimate one's own abilities.

bat1 zi6 zi1 zing3

Incurable disease.

A person's handwriting or unique style of writing.