Cantonese words starting with B

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To engage in street vending or hawking; to set up a stall or sell products on the street.

To make one's stance or attitude completely clear; obviously, clearly, or blatantly.

baai2 ming4 geoi1 maa5

擺明車馬摆明车马

To act openly, make one's intentions clear, and put all one's cards on the table.

To set up a trap or layout to trick or swindle someone.

baai2 mun4 min6

擺門面摆门面

To keep up appearances, make a show of grandeur, or be ostentatious and impractical.

To resolve a problem, settle a dispute, or remove obstacles.

擺甫士摆甫士

To strike a pose, usually for photos, drawings, or paintings.

擺事實摆事实

To present the facts; to lay out the truth of a matter.

baai2 soeng5 toi4

擺上檯摆上台

To put someone on the spot or throw them under the bus; to openly push someone into an undesirable situation.

baai2 wu1 lung2

擺烏龍摆乌龙

To make a careless mistake or a blunder due to being careless or unfamiliar with something.

baai2 wu1 lung2

擺鳥龍摆鸟龙

To make a blunder or mistake that unintentionally benefits the opposition.

To set up a venue with people and items, or to arrange a layout as a show of strategy or opposition.

To host a celebratory feast or banquet, such as a wedding reception.

To worship, pay respect to, or make offerings to ancestors or deities.

Sound of waves, or to splatter.

To read something written by someone you highly respect.

To pay a polite or respectful visit to someone, such as an esteemed person, client, or friend's family.

Materialistic; valuing money above all else.

To pay a formal visit to an elder or a person of higher status.

baai3 ngau5 zoeng6

To worship idols; to practice idolatry.

To pay a New Year visit to relatives or friends during the Lunar New Year.

baai3 nin4 kaat1

Lunar New Year greeting card

To visit and pay respects at the graves of ancestors or deceased relatives.

baai3 san1 saan1

To visit the grave of a relative who has passed away within the last year.

To worship, pray to, or make offerings to deities.

baai3 san4 m4 gin3 gai1

拜神唔見雞拜神唔见鸡

A two-part allegorical saying meaning to mumble, nag, or jabber on, or to go missing at a crucial moment.

To offer birthday congratulations to an elderly person.

To request to formally become someone's apprentice or student in order to learn a craft or skill.

baai3 tin1 dei6

To worship heaven and earth, a ritual in a traditional Chinese wedding.

To request a favor, entrust someone with a task, or ask for help.

To kowtow to heaven, earth, and ancestors as part of a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony.

To pay a formal visit, usually to the older generation or to people of higher status.

To worship, pay respect to, or make offerings to ancestors, deities, or spirits through a ritual.

baai3 zim1 ting4 dai3 gwok3

拜占庭帝國拜占庭帝国

Byzantine Empire; Byzantium, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire.

A kneeling mat or cushion used for bowing and praying, typically in a religious context.

baai3 zou2 sin1

To worship ancestors; to pay respects to one's ancestors.

Modal particle indicating a lack of enthusiasm or reluctance.

Exhausted, tired, or fatigued.

To be defeated; to lose; to fail.

To be defeated; to lose a battle or competition.

A poorly written stroke in calligraphy; a flaw or blemish in a work or event.

baai6 bing1 zit3 zoeng3

敗兵折將败兵折将

To suffer a major defeat resulting in the loss of many soldiers and generals.

To squander a family fortune or bring disgrace upon one's family.

baai6 gaa1 zai2

敗家仔败家仔

Spendthrift son; a male who squanders family wealth or brings shame to his family.

baai6 gaa1 zing1

敗家精败家精

Spendthrift; wastrel; a family member who squanders the family fortune.

Sepsis or septicemia; or, in traditional medicine, a state unfavorable for the qi and blood.

baai6 hyut3 beng6

敗血病败血病

Sepsis; a life-threatening systemic inflammatory response caused by an infection.

Scum; trash; degenerate of a group or society.

To have one's plans or whereabouts exposed, typically regarding illegal or hostile activity.