Cantonese words starting with B

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baan6 si6 gei1 kau3

辦事機構办事机构

Administrative office; working organ or agency.

To settle, arrange, or complete a task properly.

baan6 zau2 zik6

辦酒席办酒席

To host or prepare a feast, banquet, or wedding reception.

To prosecute or punish someone for a crime; to hold someone legally accountable.

To disguise as, pretend to be, or impersonate.

To dress up, wear makeup, or disguise oneself to look like someone else.

baan6 zyu1 hek3 lou5 fu2

扮豬吃老虎扮猪吃老虎

To play dumb to catch a foe off guard; a wolf in sheep's clothing.

baan6 zyu1 sik6 lou5 fu2

扮豬食老虎扮猪食老虎

To pretend to be innocent and harmless to gain someone's trust, and then harm or take advantage of them.

A loud crashing or banging sound, such as from a heavy object falling or a door slamming shut.

To hop or jump with both feet.

To gossip, pry, nose around, or sniff out information.

The banker's anti-fraud numeral eight, used on financial documents to prevent forgery.

baat3 baai3 zi1 gaau1

Sworn brotherhood; a deep, life-long friendship between sworn brothers or sisters.

baat3 baak3 bun6

Yaohan, a Japanese department store and retail group.

baat3 baat3 luk6

Bye-bye; a parting phrase used in text messages and chat rooms.

baat3 bin1 jing4

八邊形八边形

baat3 bou2 daan1

八寶丹八宝丹

An eight-jewel elixir, a traditional Chinese medicine pill used for detoxification and healing.

baat3 bou2 faan6

八寶飯八宝饭

Eight-treasure rice; a traditional sweet steamed glutinous rice dish containing eight kinds of ingredients.

baat3 bou2 ngaan5 joek6

八寶眼藥八宝眼药

Eight-jewel eye ointment, a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat eye ailments.

baat3 bou2 saan1

八寶山八宝山

Babaoshan, a hill in Beijing and the site of the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.

baat3 bou2 saan1 gaak3 ming6 gung1 mou6

八寶山革命公墓八宝山革命公墓

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Shijingshan District, Beijing.

Babu District, a prefecture-level division of Hezhou City in Guangxi.

baat3 bou6 keoi1

八步區八步区

Babu, a district of Hezhou City in Guangxi.

八輩子八辈子

A very long time or many generations.

baat3 bun1 tau4 fung1

八般頭風八般头风

Eight kinds of "head wind" (headache) in traditional Chinese medicine.

Eight surges; a group of eight acupoints in Chinese acupuncture, namely PC-9, TB-1, HT-9, and LV-3, bilaterally.

baat3 cung4 zau3

An octet; a musical ensemble or composition of eight instruments or voices.

baat3 daai3 jyu2

八帶魚八带鱼

baat3 daai6 gung1 jip6 gwok3 zou2 zik1

八大工業國組織八大工业国组织

G8, the group of eight major industrialized nations.

baat3 daai6 jyun4 lou5

The Eight Great Eminent Officials of the Chinese Communist Party.

baat3 daat6 leng5

八達嶺八达岭

Badaling, a famous and popular tourist section of the Great Wall of China.

baat3 daat6 tung1

八達通八达通

Octopus card; the contactless smart card payment system used in Hong Kong.

An octave; a musical interval spanning eight notes.

baat3 dyun6 gam2

八段錦八段锦

Baduanjin; a traditional, simple Chinese qigong exercise consisting of eight physical movements.

baat3 faai3 fuk1 gei1

八塊腹肌八块腹肌

An eight-pack; exceptionally well-defined abdominal muscles.

Eight methods of treatment in traditional Chinese medicine.

baat3 faat3 kyun4

Ba Fa Quan (Eight Methods Boxing), a style of Chinese martial arts.

baat3 fan1 jam1 fu4

An eighth note or quaver.

baat3 fan6 zi1 jat1

One eighth; one part of eight.

The eight points of the compass; all directions.

The eight distresses or sufferings of human life in Buddhism.

Bafeng; a group of acupuncture points located on the dorsum of the foot in the webs between the toes.

baat3 fung1 jyut6

八風穴八风穴

An acupuncture point set consisting of eight points, four on each foot.

Zhu Bajie (Pigsy), a major character in the novel Journey to the West.

Short for the year 1989, or the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.

baat3 gau2 bat1 lei4 sap6

八九不離十八九不离十

Pretty close; about right; highly likely or near the truth.

baat3 gau2 man4 wan6

八九民運八九民运

The 1989 Democracy Movement in China.

baat3 gik6 kyun4

八極拳八极拳

Bajiquan; a traditional Chinese martial art characterized by explosive, short-range power and elbow strikes.

Crested myna; a species of bird known for its ability to mimic other birds and human speech.