Cantonese words starting with B

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To cook congee, or to talk on the telephone for a long time.

To protect and prevent from harm, or to maintain and keep a status quo.

Garden, orchard, or plantation; a plot of land for growing plants.

A fort, fortress, or small castle-like building built from earth and stone.

Bad, useless, or no good.

Treasure, jewel, or baby; also used as a polite honorific for "your" or in triad rituals.

Treasure; something of high value or importance.

Used in personal names.

To mend, repair, or patch up something damaged.

A cloth for carrying a baby on one's back, or referring to infancy.

Tonic or highly nutritious food used to nourish and strengthen the body, such as ginseng.

Bodyguard; a person professionally employed to protect someone or something.

Baby; also used as an affectionate term of address between couples.

To treasure, cherish, or regard as highly important.

To guarantee the principal of an investment.

To maintain, keep, or stay in a certain state or condition to prevent change or deterioration.

bou2 ci4 ping4 hang4

To maintain balance or keep one's balance.

A record holder or a keeper of something such as a title or state.

bou2 ci4 zung1 laap6

To maintain neutrality; to remain neutral.

The head of a "bao" in the historical baojia system of mutual surveillance and defense.

To supplement, replenish, or add to something in order to make it complete.

To undergo or perform hymenorrhaphy, a surgical procedure to restore the hymen.

To preserve, conserve, or keep something in its original state and free from damage.

bou2 cyun4 kei4

Shelf life; the length of time a product can be stored without becoming unfit for use.

An insurance policy; the formal written contract between the insurer and the policyholder.

A polite term for a deity's birthday.

A valuable, precious, or treasured place.

A treasured, sharp, or antique sword.

bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5

寶刀未老宝刀未老

Old but still vigorous; having skills or a spirit that have not faded with age.

Taiwan; another name for the island, literally meaning "treasure island".

To draw a replacement tile after getting a flower tile in mahjong.

bou2 faan6 wun2

保飯碗保饭碗

To protect or keep one's job.

To reissue, or to belatedly issue something that was previously missed.

Insurance premium; the fee paid to an insurer for coverage.

To touch up one's makeup by applying more face powder.

To buy a ticket or pay a fare difference after boarding; also to make up for a mistake or omission.

To make up a missed lesson or hold a supplementary class.

A treasure house, treasure vault, or treasury.

An official surcoat from the Ming or Qing dynasty decorated with a mandarin square rank badge.

bou2 gaa1 lei6 aa3

保加利亞保加利亚

Bulgaria; a country in southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula, with its capital in Sofia.

bou2 gaa1 lei6 aa3 jan4

保加利亞人保加利亚人

Bulgarian; Bulgarian people.

bou2 gaa1 lei6 aa3 jyu5

保加利亞語保加利亚语

The Bulgarian language.

To remedy, salvage, or make up for a mistake or problem.

A precious, valuable, or double-edged sword.

To protect and improve health, and to prevent diseases.

bou2 gin6 sik6 ban2

Health food; dietary supplements that promote physical well-being.

bou2 gin6 zung1 sam1

Health center or wellness center.

bou2 gong1 daai6 dou6

寶崗大道宝岗大道

Baogang Avenue, located in Guangzhou, China.

To safeguard, look after, or keep in safe custody on behalf of the owner.

Precious or valuable, not necessarily in a monetary sense.