Cantonese words starting with B

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bat1 cuk1 zi1 haak3

An uninvited guest; an unexpected visitor or gatecrasher.

bat1 cyun2 mou6 mui6

To venture to; to take the liberty of doing something despite one's lack of ability or status.

bat1 daa2 bat1 sing4 coi4

不打不成才

Spare the rod and spoil the child; physical punishment is necessary to discipline a child and make them successful.

bat1 daa2 bat1 sing4 hei3

不打不成器

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

bat1 daa2 bat1 sing4 soeng1 sik1

不打不成相識不打不成相识

An exchange of blows may lead to friendship; out of blows, friendship grows.

bat1 daa2 bat1 soeng1 sik1

不打不相識不打不相识

Out of blows, friendship grows; the idea that a conflict or quarrel can lead to a deeper friendship and mutual understanding.

bat1 daa2 gaai1

畢打街毕打街

Pedder Street, a major road in Central, Hong Kong.

不打緊不打紧

Never mind; it is not important; it does not matter.

bat1 daa2 zi6 ziu1

To confess or reveal one's misdeeds without being asked or pressured.

To not have; to not carry; un-

bat1 daai3 din6

不帶電不带电

Uncharged; electrically neutral.

Not very; not too.

bat1 daai6 bat1 siu2

Neither big nor small; just the right size.

bat1 daai6 lei4

不大離不大离

Pretty close; not bad; about right.

bat1 daai6 lei4 ji4

不大離兒不大离儿

Not far off; pretty close; about right; reasonable.

Bhutan; a landlocked country in South Asia, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan with its capital at Thimphu.

Not only; not just.

不單只不单只

不單止不单止

Not only; typically used with "而且" or "仲" to mean "but also".

Not only; usually followed by "but also" or "and still" in the subsequent clause.

bat1 daat6 go1 laai1 si1

畢達哥拉斯毕达哥拉斯

Pythagoras, the ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician.

筆底下笔底下

One's writing ability or the style of one's writing.

bat1 dai2 kong3 zyu2 ji6

不抵抗主義不抵抗主义

Policy of nonresistance

To fail the civil service examination in imperial China.

bat1 dai6 bou6 dak6 kyun4

不逮捕特權不逮捕特权

The right of immunity from arrest afforded to legislators during meetings except when caught committing a crime.

Must not, cannot, or not allowed to.

To have no choice but to; to have to; can only.

bat1 dak1 ging3

不得勁不得劲

Awkward, clumsy, uncomfortable, or feeling slightly unwell.

bat1 dak1 hou2 sei2

To die a horrible death; used to curse someone to meet a tragic end rather than dying peacefully.

bat1 dak1 jan4 sam1

Unpopular; not to enjoy popular support; to lose the favor of the people.

bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1

Unable to find out; unknown, with no way of knowing.

To have no choice but to do something; to be forced or compelled to.

bat1 dak1 ji5 ji4 wai4 zi1

不得已而為之不得已而为之

To act because one has no other choice.

bat1 dak1 jiu3 ling5

不得要領不得要领

To fail to grasp the main point; unable to perceive the crucial aspects of a matter.

bat1 dak1 kei4 mun4 ji4 jap6

不得其門而入不得其门而入

To be unable to find a way in, whether to a place, an organization, a career, or a field of study.

Disastrous, serious, or terrible; a major or severe situation.

Not only; not just.

Not only; not just.

bat1 dang1 daai6 ngaa5 zi1 tong4

不登大雅之堂

Unrefined, coarse, or not fit for elegant or polite society.

Varying or differing, used to show that a value falls within a specified range.

bat1 dang2 bin1 saam1 gok3 jing4

不等邊三角形不等边三角形

Scalene triangle; a triangle with three unequal sides.

bat1 dang2 gaa3 gaau1 wun6

不等價交換不等价交换

Exchange of unequal values

bat1 dang2 hou6

不等號不等号

Inequality sign, such as ≠, <, ≤, >, or ≥.

bat1 dang2 sik1

Inequality; a mathematical expression showing that two quantities are not equal.

Incorrect, wrong, abnormal, or suspicious.

bat1 deoi3 cing3

不對稱不对称

Asymmetrical or unsymmetrical.

bat1 deoi3 ging3

不對勁不对劲

Amiss, abnormal, or fishy; not in good condition or not feeling right.

bat1 deoi3 ging6 ji4

不對勁兒不对劲儿

Amorally or physically off; fishy, wrong, or out of place.

bat1 deoi3 pun2

不對盤不对盘

To not get along; to be incompatible or at odds with someone.