Cantonese words starting with B

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Squash; the indoor racket sport and the ball used to play it.

Brake; a device used to slow down or stop a vehicle.

bik1 lik6 / bik6 lik1

A brake; a device used to slow down or stop a vehicle, transliterated from English.

Biluochun, a famous type of green tea.

Emerald green; jade green; lush green like jade.

To force, compel, or pressure someone into doing something.

Tick; a blood-sucking parasitic arachnid of the family Ixodidae or Argasidae.

A deep, green pool of water.

Mural; a painting done directly on a wall.

To force a draw or tie in a competition, especially after being at a disadvantage.

Lifelike, realistic, or true to life, especially of an artificial or fake object that looks genuine.

bik1 zoi6 mei4 zit3

Imminent; extremely urgent and about to happen very soon.

To dry by a fire.

An ancient stone needle used for acupuncture, or to pierce and stab.

A braid, plait, ponytail, or a bunch of hair tied together.

Suffix used after directional or positional nouns.

To whip, lash, or thrash with a whip or rope.

Which direction or side; which way.

To spur on, encourage, or urge someone forward.

bin1 coeng4 mok6 kap6

鞭長莫及鞭长莫及

Beyond one's scope or reach to help, deal with, or influence.

To whip, lash, or flog.

Which; used to ask about plural places, objects, people, or times.

Where; in what place.

Where; which place.

Where; used to ask about or refer to a place.

bin1 dou6 hai6 aa3

邊度係呀边度系呀

An expression used to politely deny a compliment or contradict a statement: not really, that is not true.

Border defense; the military forces and strategies deployed at a national border to prevent foreign invasion.

bin1 fong4 bou6 deoi6

邊防部隊边防部队

Frontier army, border guard, or border defense troops.

bin1 fong4 zin3 si6

邊防戰士边防战士

Frontier guard or frontier soldiers.

A boundary or border between territories; the outermost edge of an area.

A braided bun hairstyle.

Border control or immigration inspection.

Border; frontier; the outermost area of a country adjacent to another.

Who; which person, or which one.

Who; which person.

bin1 go3 aa3 maa1 sang1 nei5 gaa3

邊個阿媽生你㗎边个阿妈生你㗎

What kind of person are you? used to express strong disapproval or disbelief at someone's behavior.

邊個嘅边个嘅

Whose; belonging to which person.

Borderland or frontier, especially when remote, undeveloped, or a war front.

邊一個边一个

Who, or which one

bin1 jau5 gam3 daai6 zek3 gap3 naa2 ceoi4 gaai1 tiu3

邊有咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳边有咁大只蛤乸随街跳

Too good to be true; a rhetorical question implying that a deal or offer is highly suspicious.

Which one; which kind of object or matter.

The outermost edge, rim, or boundary of a physical space or object.

The brink, edge, or margin of something.

bin1 jyun4 faa3

邊緣化边缘化

To marginalize; to ignore or exclude a group or individual from mainstream society.

bin1 jyun4 fo1 hok6

邊緣科學边缘科学

Fringe science; interdisciplinary science.

bin1 jyun5 dei6 keoi1

邊遠地區边远地区

Remote areas; outlying and distant regions.

A soccer linesman or sideline referee.

邊撚度边撚度

Where the fuck; an vulgar way to ask where or which place.

Firecracker; a long string of small red cylindrical explosives lit during celebrations.