Cantonese words starting with B

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To carry, transport, or move heavy or bulky goods over a distance.

To move away, take away, or remove something.

Capital, principal, or funds for a business.

A basket, pan, or scoop used for carrying earth, rubbish, or debris.

Benzene, or used to describe luxuriant foliage.

Headquarters; the central hub or main office of an organization.

Capital, resources, or an advantage used to start a business or gain a benefit.

Local; this locality or place; relating to the area where one lives.

Locally grown vegetables, or colloquially, a local girl.

To localize; the process of adapting something to local culture and characteristics.

本地雞本地鸡

Locals; local residents or people from the local area.

bun2 dei6 goeng1 m4 laat6

本地薑唔辣本地姜唔辣

The idiom meaning local things or people are undervalued compared to those from abroad.

Locals; people who live in a particular local area.

bun2 dei6 sang1 caan2 zung2 zik6

本地生產總值本地生产总值

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

bun2 dei6 zong6 jyun4

本地狀元本地状元

Top-scoring local students in public examinations.

One's duty, role, obligation, or the responsibilities associated with one's status.

An undergraduate programme; a university course leading to a bachelor's degree.

Undergraduate; a university student studying for a bachelor's degree.

Capital or principal.

bun2 gong2 toi4

ATV Home, a former Cantonese television channel operated by Asia Television (ATV) in Hong Kong.

Myself; me; in person; used to refer to oneself.

Original intention, purpose, or starting point of an action.

Originally should have; ought to have.

Origin, source, or root cause.

Ability, skill, or capability.

Original; at first; originally.

bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3

To put the cart before the horse; to confuse the essential with the incidental.

Instinct; an innate and unlearned ability or reaction.

Principal; capital or the original sum of money invested or lent.

Promissory note or cashier's order; a written promise to pay a specified amount unconditionally.

One's conscience, or one's original intention and true nature.

Originally; at the beginning; in a prior state.

Capable, competent, or able.

One's true qualities or true colors.

One's original nature, character, or natural disposition.

The thing itself; an object in its own right, as opposed to its representations or attributes.

Local, native, or localist, centering on the place with which one identifies.

bun2 tou2 paai3

Localists; a political faction in Hong Kong that prioritizes local interests and advocates for localism.

bun2 tou2 zyu2 ji6

本土主義本土主义

Nativism; localism.

A standard, base, or core; the most crucial unit upon which everything else depends.

The intrinsic quality, nature, or essence of a person or thing.

Honshu, the largest and most populous main island of Japan.

Half; one of two equal parts.

To mix or blend ingredients together, typically using a tool such as chopsticks or a spoon.

bun3 bik1 gong1 saan1

Half of a territory, country, or sphere of influence.

Halftime of a sports match, or one half of a playing court.

Peninsula; a landform surrounded by water on three sides and connected to the mainland on one side.

bun3 dou2 zau2 dim3

半島酒店半岛酒店

The Peninsula Hong Kong, a historic luxury hotel located on the waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.

半導體半导体

Semiconductor; a material with electrical conductivity between a conductor and an insulator.

Half-fatty and half-lean; describing meat that consists of equal parts fat and lean meat.