Cantonese words starting with B

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baai6 seoi2 gwan1 si1

敗水軍師败水军师

An incompetent adviser who constantly gives bad advice that leads to failure.

To lose a lawsuit.

To retreat after suffering a defeat; to be beaten back.

To corrupt, spoil, or ruin something, causing it to degenerate.

To lose a battle, match, or competition.

To retreat in defeat; to lose and flee.

A lost battle; a defeat in war.

To make a "bark", "pop", or cracking sound, such as by cracking one's knuckles, unsnapping a fastener, or popping bubble wrap.

To be executed by a firing squad.

To snap buttons; to fasten press studs or snap fasteners.

A snap button, press stud, or popper.

A snap button, snap fastener, press stud, or popper.

Father's elder brother; uncle.

The banker's anti-fraud numeral for the number one hundred.

Cypress or cedar; also used in place names.

One hundred, or the hundreds place in a number.

Large ocean-going vessel or ship.

An affectionate or respectful form of address for an elderly man; uncle.

By every possible means, in every possible way, or using all sorts of methods.

baak3 cek3 gon1 tau4 , gang3 zeon3 jat1 bou6

百尺竿頭,更進一步百尺竿头,更进一步

To make further progress, especially after already achieving a high level of success.

Versatile and easy to mix and match with other objects.

baak3 faa1 cai4 fong3

百花齊放百花齐放

A hundred flowers blooming; a metaphor for different styles of art or schools of thought flourishing together.

baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3

百發百中百发百中

To hit the target with every shot; highly accurate.

baak3 fan6 baak3

One hundred percent; entirely, completely, or all.

baak3 fan6 bei2

Percentage; a proportion expressed as a fraction of one hundred.

baak3 fan6 dim2

百分點百分点

Percentage point; one out of one hundred equal parts.

baak3 fan6 leot2

Percentage; a rate or proportion expressed per hundred.

baak3 fan6 sou3

百分數百分数

Percentage; a number expressed as a fraction of 100.

Percent; describing a ratio of how many in every one hundred.

baak3 fan6 zi1 sap6

baak3 fo1 cyun4 syu1

百科全書百科全书

Encyclopedia; a reference book containing comprehensive information on all branches of knowledge or a specific subject.

General merchandise; a collective term for daily necessities and consumer goods.

baak3 fo3 gung1 si1

百貨公司百货公司

Department store; a large shop divided into departments selling a wide variety of goods.

baak3 fo3 soeng1 coeng4

百貨商場百货商场

Department store.

Uncle; a term for one's father's elder brother, or any male elder older than one's father.

baak3 gaa1 lok6

百家樂百家乐

Baccarat; a gambling card game commonly played in casinos.

baak3 gaa1 sing3

The Hundred Family Surnames, a classic Chinese book listing common surnames.

baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4

百家爭鳴百家争鸣

A hundred schools of thought contend; a period when various philosophies and doctrines emerge and debate, especially during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.

Park'n Shop, a major supermarket chain in Hong Kong.

The Earth God, particularly as referred to by local communities.

Lily, lily bulb, or yuri (romantic relationships between girls in subculture).

baak3 hap6 faa1

Lily; a flower that symbolizes purity in many cultures.

Skeleton key; a type of master key with a smooth blade used as a lockpicking tool.

baak3 jan2 sing4 gam1

Patience is a virtue; forbearance is a highly valuable quality.

baak3 jat6 kat1

Pertussis (whooping cough), a highly contagious bacterial disease characterized by severe coughing.

An alternative, colloquial way to address a friend's mother.

A colloquial term used to address the mother of one's friend.

One's father, or an elderly man.

baak3 je1 gung1

伯爺公伯爷公

An old man, or a term of endearment used by an elderly woman for her husband.

伯爺婆伯爷婆

An old woman, or an elderly man's affectionate term for his wife.