Cantonese words starting with B

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low-level officer of the army from the Ming to the mid Qing Dynasty

father's elder brother; paternal elder uncle; respectful form of address for an elderly man; term of address for husband's older brothers

dam; CL:條|条[tiao2]

the part of a bow grasped when shooting

name of a river

to occupy unlawfully

barbarious; arrogant (spoken)

霸兜雞霸兜鸡

an adjective used to describe a "heavy-handed

the Way of the Hegemon; despotic rule; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; tyranny; potent

(of passengers) to stage a sit-in after the plane has landed (as a protest against bad service etc) (Tw)

imperious; aggressive; assertive

the task of establishing and maintaining hegemony

Ba county in Tianjin

see 灞橋區|灞桥区[Ba4 qiao2 Qu1]

baa3 kiu4 keoi1

灞橋區灞桥区

Baqiao, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi

baa3 kyun4 zyu2 ji6

霸權主義霸权主义

baa3 leng3 wai2

霸靚位霸靓位

(loanword) bullying

(v.) to occupy a vacant seat aggressively on public transport; to occupy a table in restaurants; to scramble for a seat; to save a seat

(slang) someone finishes eating a meal or to use a service without pay

baa3 wong4 aap3

霸王鴨霸王鸭

a dish made from roasted duck filled with stuffing

baa3 wong4 bin1

a rattle stick used in folk dancing

baa3 wong4 bit6 gei1

霸王別姬霸王别姬

The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1])

baa3 wong4 caan1

eat out without paying (spoken)

baa3 wong4 faa1

Rafflesia (flower); a bold and domineering woman

baa3 wong4 gai1

霸王雞霸王鸡

to use the service of a prostitute without paying [colloquial]

baa3 wong4 gai1 naa2

霸王雞乸霸王鸡乸

a domineering and unreasonable woman

baa3 wong4 haak3

a customer who uses a service but then refuses to pay

baa3 wong4 lung4

霸王龍霸王龙

Tyrannosaurus rex

baa3 wong4 ngaang6 soeng5 gung1

霸王硬上弓

to force oneself upon sb (idiom)

baa3 wong4 syu6

霸王樹霸王树

Madagascar palm (Pachypodium lamerei)

baa3 wong4 zi1 dou6

the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. to 霸道

see 霸州市[Ba4 zhou1 Shi4]

Bazhou, a county-level city in Langfang City 廊坊市[Lang2 fang2 Shi4], Hebei

to occupy by force; to dominate

baa3 zim3 ling5 tou2

霸佔領土霸占领土

to seize territories by force [written and colloquial]

baa3 zim3 tou2 dei6

霸佔土地霸占土地

to seize land by force [written and colloquial]

a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); hegemon

baa4 baa2 seng1

叭叭聲叭叭声

hurriedly [colloquial]

(final particle, same as 吧), to express doubt ; casual invitation; to cease; to dimiss; 'forget it'

baa6 ceot1 baak3 gaa1 ，duk6 zyun1 jyu4 seot6

罷黜百家，獨尊儒術罢黜百家，独尊儒术

Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)

teacher's strike

to dismiss from office