Cantonese words starting with B

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Postscript or colophon of a book; also to travel on foot.

An ancient name for a marmot.

To pick out, extract, or pluck.

To pull out, uproot, or completely remove.

bat6 cin4 zi3 hau6

跋前躓後跋前踬后

In a dilemma; in a difficult situation where one can neither advance nor retreat.

To weed; to pull out weeds.

To rise steeply or toweringly from level ground.

bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2

To rise abruptly out of the ground, especially of mountains or tall buildings.

bat6 deng1 ceoi4

拔釘錘拔钉锤

Topping; a mining process or operation.

To pluck; to pull out.

bat6 dou1 soeng1 zo6

To draw a sword and render help against injustice.

To draw out pus or toxins from an affected area, typically by applying a plaster.

To cup; to perform or receive a cupping therapy treatment in traditional Chinese medicine.

bat6 fo2 gun3 ji4

拔火罐兒拔火罐儿

To perform cupping; a therapy using heat to create suction on the skin.

To pull up by the roots; to uproot.

To raise one's voice, build up, or elevate; to be outstanding.

Cupping therapy; a traditional Chinese medicine treatment using heated or suction cups to stimulate circulation and relieve pain.

bat6 gun3 faat3

Fire cupping; an acupressure technique in Chinese medicine using heated vacuum cups on the skin.

To practice cupping, a traditional Chinese medicine therapy involving heated cups on the skin.

To play tug-of-war.

Elevation above sea level.

Discharge printing; a textile process where color is removed from dyed fabric to create a pattern.

To break camp or strike camp.

To pull up rice seedlings for transplanting.

Biyang county in Zhumadian, Henan province.

bat6 joeng4 jyun6

泌陽縣泌阳县

Biyang, a county in Zhumadian City, Henan Province.

Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius).

bat6 jyu2 hyun1

鮁魚圈鲅鱼圈

Bayuquan, a district in Yingkou, Liaoning province.

A short comment or critical appraisal added to the end of a text or a painting.

bat6 laan4 dei6

拔蘭地拔兰地

bat6 loeng4 bat6 loeng4

拔涼拔涼拔凉拔凉

Very cold; freezing.

bat6 maau4 jyu4

Inextricably tangled or linked together, like pulling up a plant and having its roots follow.

bat6 maau4 lin4 jyu4

拔茅連茹拔茅连茹

To pull up a plant and have the roots follow; to involve others or attract a whole group of associates.

bat6 miu4 zo6 zoeng2

拔苗助長拔苗助长

To spoil things by excessive eagerness for quick success; to pull up shoots to help them grow.

To pluck or pull out hair; epilation.

bat6 mou4 lin4 jyu4

拔毛連茹拔毛连茹

To pull up cogon grass by the roots, bringing along the connected ones.

To weigh anchor; to pull up the anchor of a ship in preparation for departure.

To extract a tooth; to have a tooth pulled out.

bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2

To travel over land and water; to make a long and arduous journey.

To distinguish oneself; to be of outstanding talent.

Caramel threading; a cooking technique where sugar syrup is boiled until caramelized and pulled into fine threads.

To trudge or make a long, arduous journey.

To break into a run; to start running.

Domineering, bossy, or arrogant.

To select and provide additional training for top-performing students or individuals.

拔尖兒拔尖儿

To stand out; to be top-notch or outstanding.

The jointing stage of crops, when stems grow rapidly and nodes develop.

拔節期拔节期

Elongation stage; the jointing stage of cereal crops when stem internodes begin to lengthen rapidly.

To promote someone by selecting them from a group; to select the best people for promotion.