Cantonese words starting with B

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bai3 gwaan1 zi6 sau2

閉關自守闭关自守

To close the borders and defend oneself; to be conservative, self-isolated, or unwilling to engage with the outside world.

bai3 gwaan1 zing3 caak3

閉關政策闭关政策

Closed-door policy; a policy of national isolation.

bai3 gyun2 haau2 si5

閉卷考試闭卷考试

Closed-book examination.

To close by coming together; closed-loop.

bai3 hau2 bat1 jin4

閉口不言闭口不言

To keep silent; to say nothing.

bai3 hau2 bat1 taam4

閉口不談闭口不谈

To refuse to say anything about; to avoid mentioning or talking about a topic.

To shut or close.

閉音節闭音节

Closed syllable.

bai3 jyun4 jam1

閉元音闭元音

Close vowel; a high vowel.

bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1

閉月羞花闭月羞花

Exceedingly beautiful; describing a woman so lovely that she outshines the moon and flowers.

bai3 keoi1 gaan1

閉區間闭区间

Closed interval

bai3 lou6 din6 si6

閉路電視闭路电视

Closed-circuit television (CCTV); a surveillance camera system used for monitoring specific areas.

To lower or draw the curtain at the end of a performance; to close or bring an event to an end.

bai3 mok6 din2 lai5

閉幕典禮闭幕典礼

Closing ceremony.

閉幕式闭幕式

Closing ceremony

bai3 muk6 sak1 ting1

閉目塞聽闭目塞听

To shut one's eyes and stop one's ears; to bury one's head in the sand.

To close a door.

bai3 mun4 gang1

閉門羹闭门羹

To be shut out, turned away, or refused entry when visiting someone.

bai3 mun4 mik6 geoi3

閉門覓句闭门觅句

To lock the door and search for the right word, referring to the intense effort and concentration of writing.

bai3 mun4 sak1 dau6

閉門塞竇闭门塞窦

To close the doors and block all openings; to mount a strict defense.

bai3 mun4 si1 gwo3

閉門思過闭门思过

To reflect on one's own mistakes behind closed doors; to self-reflect in private.

bai3 mun4 zou6 ce1

閉門造車闭门造车

To engage in wishful thinking or make plans behind closed doors that ignore reality.

Blocked or obstructed; also used to describe someone who is narrow-minded or ill-informed.

To block or obstruct, preventing something from flowing freely.

bai3 sak1 ngaan5 zing1 zuk3 maa4 zoek3

閉塞眼睛捉麻雀闭塞眼睛捉麻雀

To act blindly or conduct work without proper investigation and research.

蔽身處蔽身处

Shelter; a place of concealment or protection.

To lock or close up.

閉鎖期闭锁期

Lock-up period, especially regarding stock options, IPO shares, or investment funds.

To close or shut an opening, separating the inside from the outside.

bai3 soeng5 zeoi2 baa1

閉上嘴巴闭上嘴巴

To shut up; to close one's mouth.

To close a meeting; to adjourn.

bai3 wui4 kei4 tou2

閉會祈禱闭会祈祷

Benediction; a closing prayer at a meeting or religious service.

Closed set in mathematics.

To shut up; to keep one's mouth shut.

閉子集闭子集

A closed subset in mathematics.

Closed or shut.

An exclamation of dismay, frustration, or realization that something bad has happened; equivalent to "damn!" or "oh no!".

Currency; money; a medium of exchange.

Bad, disadvantageous, or harmful.

My or our; a humble prefix used to refer to oneself or things related to oneself.

To die; to perish.

Stockade; a barrier made of wooden posts.

Steps of an imperial palace; by extension, used to refer to things related to the emperor.

Bellows used for blowing air into a fire.

A defect, malady, or drawback; a serious problem that affects the progress or outcome of something.

Currency type or denomination.

Disadvantage, shortcoming, or bad consequence of a policy or practice.

A disadvantage, drawback, or harm that a matter might cause.