Cantonese words starting with B

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To commit treason; to betray one's own country.

To rebel, revolt, or be disobedient; can also refer to a rebel or traitor.

Companion, partner, or lover; particularly a romantic, sexual, or life partner.

Best man or groomsman at a wedding.

A rebellion or armed uprising against a ruler or government.

To accompany someone in a dance; to dance with someone.

Maid of honour or bridesmaid.

Traitor or renegade; a person who betrays an organization.

To defect; to betray one's country or group and flee.

To play a musical accompaniment for a main melody, singer, or instrument.

To hold or carry something in the palms of one's hands.

Classifier for walls.

Used in transliterations of loanwords, especially representing 'port' sounds.

but1 laan4 gaai1

砵蘭街砵兰街

Portland Street, a well-known street in Hong Kong.

A flat, wide-mouthed bowl made of clay or metal.

but3 din2 zaa3 gaai1

Pottinger Street, a historic street in Central, Hong Kong known for its stone steps.

Cabinet for storing earthenware pots or general kitchen utensils.

Put Chai Ko (a traditional Cantonese steamed bowl cake); also used as a slang term for a bra pad.

缽仔糕钵仔糕

Put chai ko; a traditional Cantonese steamed rice pudding cooked in a small bowl.

Port wine; a fortified wine originating from Portugal.

Flourishing, prosperous, or thriving.

To move something aside with one's hand or fingers, or to dial a telephone.

Swelling; also referring to the Bohai Sea.

To poo; to defecate.

Chinese water chestnut.

To dial or make a phone call.

but6 daai6 kwai4 sin3

撥大葵扇拨大葵扇

To act as a matchmaker.

To poke a fire; figuratively, to instigate, stir up trouble, or fan the flames of a conflict.

To allocate, grant, or appropriate funds to an organization or for a specific project.

撥個輪拨个轮

To make a phone call.

To have an erection; the swelling and stiffening of sexual organs, or sometimes nipples, due to arousal.

To push or move something aside, typically using one's fingers.

Bohai Sea; a gulf and marginal sea of the Yellow Sea located on the northeastern coast of China.

but6 jin4 daai6 nou6

To flare up in anger; to fly into a rage.

To spare some time from one's busy schedule; to make time for.

but6 lyun6 faan2 zing3

撥亂反正拨乱反正

To restore order; to bring things back to normal from a state of chaos.

Neck; the part of the body connecting the head and the torso.