Cantonese words starting with B

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An alternative form of 卑, meaning humble, low-ranking, or inferior.

Vagina or female genitals.

Sad, miserable, or sorrowful; causing sadness.

European beech (Fagus sylvatica).

Numb; having no feeling in a part of one's body, especially a limb.

A stele, stone slab, or tablet used to commemorate, record, or mark something.

To benefit, help, increase, or enhance.

An embankment, pond, or pool.

Tragic and miserable; highly unfortunate and heart-wrenching.

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悲從中來悲从中来

Overcome by a sudden rush of sorrow; a feeling of sadness rising from within.

Deeply grieved; feeling extreme sorrow or sadness.

Grief-stricken and indignant; sad and angry.

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悲憤填膺悲愤填膺

Filled with grief and indignation.

Sorrowful, sad, and bitter.

bei1 fun1 lei4 hap6

悲歡離合悲欢离合

The joys and sorrows, separations and reunions of life; the ups and downs of human existence.

A tragic story or sad life of a person.

Pessimistic; feeling that there is little hope for the future.

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悲觀主義悲观主义

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To bow and scrape; to grovel or show extreme, self-abasing subservience.

悲喜劇悲喜剧

Tragicomedy; a drama that blends elements of tragedy and comedy.

Tragedy; a play, movie, or real-life event that causes great suffering and distress.

Sorrowful and desolate, typically describing a situation or environment.

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卑路乍灣卑路乍湾

Belcher Bay, a bay off the northwest shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.

Despicable, contemptible, dishonourable, or base.

Of low status, humble, or petty.

Stele inscriptions; the words written or carved on a stone tablet or monument.

Sad, sorrowful, or woeful, especially when describing the tragic situation of others.

Despicable, mean, or underhanded; describing a person or their methods.

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A despicable, mean, or sneaky person; a scoundrel or scum.

Stele; a smooth stone monument with inscriptions, usually set up to commemorate something.

British Columbia, a province on the west coast of Canada.

Sad, grieved, or sorrowful.

To sigh with grief or sorrow; to lament.

bei1 tin1 man5 jan4

悲天憫人悲天悯人

To feel sorrow and compassion for the state of the world and the suffering of humanity.

Copied scripts from a stone tablet used as an artwork or a model for calligraphy.

Grief-stricken, mournful, and deeply pained with sorrow.

I or me; a humble self-reference used by lower-ranking officials or subordinates when addressing their superiors.

Lowly or humble; of extremely low social status.

Bell-shaped with a large base, slanting, or feeling weary and lacking energy.

To give, hand over, or present to someone.

Dagger; a short knife used as a weapon.

That; those; the other; another.

Ratio; a shorthand for proportion or ratio.

Head sores or a facial skin disease.

Grain that is not fully grown; withered grain or husks.

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Ubiquitous; can be found everywhere; very common.

Each other; one another; you and me.

bei2 ci2 bei2 ci2

So are you; the same can be said of both of us.