Cantonese words starting with B

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bok3 daai6 zing1 sam1

Wide-ranging and profound, describing a field of study with extensive knowledge and deep insight.

To physically fight with hands or weapons; can be extended to refer to sports.

bok3 dou3 zeon6

搏到盡搏到尽

To try one's absolute best; to give something everything one has.

A transit barge.

To engage in a firefight or a small-scale gun battle.

Close-combat fighting, either unarmed or with weapons.

An intermediary or middleman, or a connection used to bridge a gap.

To set a fractured or broken bone.

Blog; a website or platform containing online journal entries or articles.

Joint; the connection point where two separate parts meet.

Erudite; learned; possessing broad and deep knowledge.

bok3 hung4 ngaan4 jat1 siu3

搏紅顏一笑搏红颜一笑

To do everything one can to win a smile from a beautiful woman; to please a woman.

To take a chance; to try one's luck or give it a shot.

bok3 ji4 bat1 zing1

To have wide but shallow knowledge; to be a jack of all trades but master of none.

A competition, contest, or game that requires strategy, intelligence, and playing mind games.

To risk being arrested by committing a crime.

To run the risk of arrest; to intentionally do something illegal that could get oneself arrested.

To read or watch a wide variety of things; to be well-read.

bok3 laam5 gun2

博覽館博览馆

An exhibition centre or convention centre; a large venue suitable for exhibitions.

bok3 laam5 kwan4 syu1

博覽羣書博览群书

To have read a vast number of books; to be exceptionally well-read.

bok3 laam5 kwan4 syu1

博覽群書博览群书

Well-read; to have read a vast number of books of various genres.

bok3 laam5 wui2

博覽會博览会

Exposition or exhibition; a large-scale fair showcasing products to promote culture and trade.

A less common name for Lamma Island in Hong Kong.

bok3 lou5 ming6

To risk one's life; to exert oneself to the utmost; to work desperately hard.

To take advantage of a chaotic situation, or to try one's luck during a muddle.

To take advantage of a chaotic situation for personal gain.

搏唔過搏唔过

Not worth taking the risk; not worth a gamble.

bok3 man4 koeng4 gei3

博聞強記博闻强记

To be knowledgeable and have an excellent memory.

博物館博物馆

Museum; a venue that preserves, researches, and exhibits natural or man-made items.

To risk one's life to do something, or to fight someone to the death.

To take advantage of a chaotic situation for personal gain, or to take advantage of someone sexually.

bok3 ngoi3 ji1 jyun2

博愛醫院博爱医院

Pok Oi Hospital.

Universal love; equal love towards everyone and all things.

To work or fight extremely hard to win or be the best.

bok3 si1 zai3 zung3

博施濟眾博施济众

To give charitably and help the needy extensively.

Doctoral degree or doctor; the highest academic degree awarded by a university.

博士後博士后

Postdoc; a researcher who works at a research institution after obtaining a doctoral degree.

To feign ignorance or act dumb in order to take advantage of others.

Barge; a cargo boat used for short-distance transport between deep-water ships and shallow-water piers.

Shoulder; the part of the body where the arm connects to the torso.

bok3 tau4 gou1 gwo3 ji5

膊頭高過耳膊头高过耳

To describe someone who is extremely skinny, looking like an opium addict with shoulders rising higher than their ears.

Tender; a small shuttle boat used to transport people and goods across short distances.

To reject or dismiss an appeal, complaint, or application.

To talk back to one's elders, superiors, or authorities when being scolded.

To talk back, argue, or contradict when someone is speaking to you.

bok3 zeoi2 bok3 sit6

駁咀駁舌驳咀驳舌

To talk back, argue, or speak defiantly to elders or superiors.

To go all out and give it one's all to achieve a goal.

To strike, beat, or hit; also used to mean having sex.

Metal foil; a paper-thin sheet of metal.