Cantonese words starting with B

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Naughty, disobedient, and disruptive.

baak3 jim3 sing1

百厭星百厌星

A naughty child; a mischievous person.

baak3 jim3 zai2

百厭仔百厌仔

Naughty boy or mischievous child.

baak3 jip6 coeng1

百葉窗百叶窗

Venetian blinds, jalousie window, or louvre window.

Baiyue; an ancient collective term for the diverse non-Chinese peoples who inhabited Southern China.

baak3 lei5 hoeng1

Thyme; a herb rich in iron with culinary and medicinal value.

Pretz or Pocky, a brand of biscuit sticks.

An excellent judge of talent; someone who recognizes and appreciates others' potential.

Million; the number 1,000,000.

baak3 maan6 fu3 jung1

百萬富翁百万富翁

baak3 maan6 hung4 si1

百萬雄師百万雄师

A powerful army with a massive number of soldiers.

One hundred meters.

baak3 man4 bat1 jyu4 jat1 gin3

百聞不如一見百闻不如一见

To see something once is better than hearing about it a hundred times; seeing is believing.

baak3 mat6 jat1 so1

To ruin a detailed plan because of a single, small oversight or miscalculation.

An extremely busy schedule.

baak3 mou4 liu4 laai6

百無聊賴百无聊赖

Bored to death; feeling empty, spiritually aimless, and finding life utterly devoid of interest.

Polite form of address or reference to a friend's mother or a woman of one's parent's generation.

baak3 naap6 ji1

A monk's ragged robe made of patches.

Bo Ya, a famous zither player and minister of the state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period.

baak3 nin4 gwai1 lou5

百年歸老百年归老

A euphemism for death, typically used when discussing the future funeral arrangements of a living person.

Wife of father's elder brother; aunt.

Wife of either paternal or maternal grandfather's elder brother; grandaunt.

Pepsi or PepsiCo.

baak3 si6 ho2 lok6

百事可樂百事可乐

Pepsi-Cola, a brand of cola manufactured by PepsiCo.

Ordinary people; commoners; the general public.

baak3 soeng6 gaa1 gan1

To add to an already heavy burden; to make a difficult situation even more burdensome.

baak3 zip3 kwan4

Pleated skirt; a skirt featuring multiple vertical folds or hard creases.

baak3 zit3 bat1 naau4

百折不撓百折不挠

Indomitable and steadfast; refusing to give up despite countless setbacks and continuing to persevere.

Earl or count; the third rank of nobility in ancient China or European systems.

baak3 zoek3 caa4

baak3 zuk1 gam2 do1 zaau2

百足咁多爪

Having many connections or being involved in many different businesses and activities.

To crawl, creep, or lie prostrate on the ground.

Silk; silk fabrics.

White; the color of fresh milk or snow.

In vain; for nothing; to do something with no result.

baak6 baan2 bat1

白板筆白板笔

Whiteboard marker; a erasable water-based pen used on whiteboards or plastic surfaces.

An opera character with a white nose, typically playing a villain, a clown, or a fool.

White border, white edge, or white side.

White tea, a type of tea made by sun-drying or steaming the leaves after harvest.

An idiot, fool, or a complete novice in a particular subject.

An idiot, or to be foolish or idiotic.

An idiot, fool, or a stupid and crazy man.

Idiot, moron, or fool.

baak6 cit3 gai1

白切雞白切鸡

White cut chicken; a classic Cantonese poached chicken dish sliced into pieces and served with ginger scallion sauce.

To blanch or boil food in boiling water or broth for a short period of time.

To blanch or scald food briefly in boiling water.