Cantonese words starting with B

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baak6 coek3 haa1

白灼蝦白灼虾

Poached whole shrimp served with a dipping sauce.

White pomfret; silver pomfret

Bok choy (Chinese cabbage), especially the variety with deep green leaves and white stems.

baak6 coi3 zai2

Baby bok choy, a variety of Chinese cabbage.

baak6 dau6 gok3

White yardlong beans; a pale green variety of cowpea with long edible pods.

Bare land, waste ground, or an empty lot.

Colloquial reading or pronunciation of a Chinese character, as opposed to the literary reading.

baak6 faa1 jau4

White Flower Embrocation; a brand of medicated herbal oil made from eucalyptus, peppermint, and lavender.

Albefaction; whitening, as in albinism.

baak6 faa3 beng6

Albinism; a genetic disorder characterized by a lack of melanin, resulting in white hair and skin.

Plain cooked rice; a staple food in Eastern cultures.

baak6 faan6 jyu4

白飯魚白饭鱼

Noodlefish, or a nickname for a type of white canvas shoes.

To waste time, effort, or energy on something that turns out to be pointless.

baak6 fai3 lik6 hei3

白費力氣白费力气

To waste one's energy, or for all of one's labor to be in vain.

baak6 fai3 sam1 gei1

白費心機白费心机

To waste one's efforts; to take trouble in vain.

Face powder, or heroin.

Cocky, arrogant, or showing off in a frivolous and boastful manner.

A woman with no pubic hair; literally a "white tiger".

White dove, often symbolic of peace.

baak6 gaap3 lung4

白鴿籠白鸽笼

A roadside fixed speeding camera.

Condolence money; a traditional money gift given to the family of the deceased at a funeral.

Platinum; a precious metal.

baak6 gap3 ngaan5

白鴿眼白鸽眼

Snobbish, supercilious, or contemptuous of others.

The White House, official residence of the US President, or metonymy for the US Federal Government.

White cucumber; a variety of melon with pale green skin and white flesh.

baak6 gwaa1 zi2

A common name for the sleeping pill zopiclone.

baak6 gwan2 seoi2

白滾水白滚水

Plain boiled water.

baak6 gwat1 zing1

The White-Bone Demon, a shape-shifting demon from the novel Journey to the West.

Ginkgo seed, or a fruitless endeavor.

To waste one's time; to spend a period of time without accomplishing anything meaningful.

To dine and dash; to eat at a restaurant and leave without paying.

baak6 hyut3 beng6

Leukemia; a type of cancer of the blood-forming tissues such as bone marrow and the lymphatic system.

baak6 hyut3 kau4

White blood cell; leukocyte, which is an important part of the immune system.

White person; Caucasian; individuals of European descent or with light skin.

baak6 jan6 zin3

白刃戰白刃战

Hand-to-hand combat; close-quarters fighting with hand weapons.

The sun, or daytime.

baak6 jat6 mung6

白日夢白日梦

Daydream; unrealistic or impossible thoughts.

baak6 jat6 zai2

White paint, correction fluid, or soy sauce.

baak6 je4 coi3 faa1

White cauliflower, or slang for gonorrhea.

baak6 jit6 faa3

白熱化白热化

White-hot; intensified to a climax or peak of excitement, tension, or competition.

A white Chinese herbal medicine powder used to treat bleeding wounds.

baak6 joeng4 zo6

Aries, the constellation or the astrological sign.

White meat, such as poultry and seafood, or boiled pork.

White area; a region controlled by the Kuomintang during the Chinese Civil War.