Cantonese words starting with B

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Arm or shoulder.

Burdock (Arctium lappa); a plant whose roots are used as a vegetable and in herbal medicine.

Frog; a short-bodied, tailless amphibian.

The upper arm or shoulder.

Kidnapper; a bandit who abducts hostages.

To kidnap or abduct someone, typically to demand a ransom or make political demands.

bong2 haai4 daai2

綁鞋帶绑鞋带

To tie one's shoelaces.

Role model; a person or thing worthy of imitation or learning from.

Second place in a competition, ranking, or imperial examination.

To kidnap or abduct a person in order to demand a ransom.

Top of a list or ranking; the leading position.

To be constrained by a situation or rules, leaving one with no way out.

bong2 soeng6 jau5 ming4

To have one's name on the list; to be listed.

To accompany; to walk or stand beside someone.

To weigh using a scale, or to pay money.

Pound sterling; the currency of the United Kingdom.

A hanger-on, sycophant, or sidekick who constantly follows around a boss, rich, powerful, or famous person.

An attendant, enabler, helper, or accomplice.

To pay money, especially under duress or as a bribe.

To fork out, pay up, or hand over money.

To feed young children; to nurse.

Beautiful and elegant.

Cooking pot, kettle, cooker, or boiler.

To praise, honor, commend, or express positive approval.

To brew, make, or boil tea.

bou1 din6 waa2 zuk1

煲電話粥煲电话粥

To have a long telephone chat; to spend hours talking on the phone.

bou1 dung1 gwaa1

A near-homophone for Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese), often used in a humorous or self-mocking tone.

To completely destroy, ruin, or finish off.

Commendatory or positive meaning, as of a word or expression.

褒義詞褒义词

A commendatory term; a word with positive connotations.

To smoke tobacco products.

To decoct or boil Chinese herbal medicine.

To praise very positively, to commend, or to laud.

To binge-watch television dramas, especially for a long time without stopping.

To melt and burn wax candles in a metal container as a dangerous game, traditionally done during Mid-Autumn Festival.

A younger woman in a relationship with a much older man.

bou1 lou5 ngau5

A younger man being in a romantic relationship with an older woman.

bou1 mou4 mai5 zuk1

煲無米粥煲无米粥

To make plans that are never realized or confirmed.

bou1 mou5 mai5 zuk1

To waste time discussing abstract plans that will lead to nothing.

To boil something until it becomes soft.

bou1 nung1 zuk1

煲燶粥煲㶶粥

To burn congee, making it inedible; also used figuratively to describe talking on the phone for too long, or failing despite effort.

To boil water, or to exaggerate news and stories to attract attention.

bou1 seoi2 san1 man4

煲水新聞煲水新闻

Fake news or groundless gossip.

To make or prepare soup by slowly simmering ingredients in water.

bou1 zai2 faan6

煲仔飯煲仔饭

Clay pot rice; a dish of rice and ingredients cooked slowly in a small clay or metal pot.

To disinfect medical needles by boiling them in water.

Small clay pot used for cooking.

To praise and reward.