Cantonese words starting with B

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Baak-laam; a traditional form of rhythmic, rhyming spoken-word vocal performance accompanied by woodblock percussion.

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白蘭地白兰地

Brandy; a spirit distilled from wine with an alcohol content of around fifty to sixty percent.

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白蘭花白兰花

White champaca or white jade orchid, a fragrant tropical white flower tree.

White champaca; a species of Michelia with fragrant white flowers.

Palau; an island nation in the western Pacific Ocean with its capital at Ngerulmud.

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白領一族白领一族

White-collar workers; people who work in an office.

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白領友白领友

White-collar worker; an office employee.

White-collar workers; people who do non-manual, professional, or clerical work.

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白蘿蔔白萝卜

White radish; daikon.

To work in vain, or to do something without receiving any reward or return.

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A white lab rat, or figuratively, a human test subject used in an experiment.

White Dew, the 15th of the 24 solar terms in the traditional Chinese calendar.

A white horse, or a slang term for someone who knows nothing.

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白馬王子白马王子

Prince Charming; a fairy tale character who rescues princesses, or figuratively, an ideal male partner.

A white cat, or the name of a well-known brand of detergent and dishwashing liquid.

White rice; husked and polished rice that must be cooked before eating.

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白麵粉白面粉

White flour, or colloquially used to refer to heroin.

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An endless expanse of white; endlessly white.

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Hazy, misty, or blurred with white.

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White and misty, or hazy and blurred.

The white of the eye shown when rolling one's eyes, representing scorn or disdain.

Termite; a kind of white insect that eats wood.

Silver; the chemical element of atomic number 47.

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白俄羅斯白俄罗斯

Belarus; a landlocked country in Eastern Europe with Minsk as its capital.

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白內障白内障

Cataract; an eye disease where the lens becomes cloudy.

Unlicensed, unofficial, or unregistered, especially referring to private vehicles used as illegal taxis.

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白皮書白皮书

White paper; an authoritative report or guide helping readers understand an issue, solve a problem, or make a decision.

Blank vote; an unmarked ballot paper cast in an election as a form of protest.

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白沙灣白沙湾

Pak Sha Wan, a coastal area and beach in Hong Kong.

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Pale or excessively white; a lifeless, colourless white that is not pleasing to the eye.

White rhinoceros.

Empty-handed; starting from nothing.

White-haired, referring to old age.

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白手興家白手兴家

To build up one's business from scratch, often starting under difficult or adverse conditions.

Pak Shek, a place name in Hong Kong, or white stone used in art and building.

Plain water; boiled water that has cooled down and contains no additives.

Funeral or funeral affairs.

Fair, white, and radiant skin complexion.

White; the color of snow or rice noodles.

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White Terror; political repression by a government to create a climate of fear and suppress opposition.

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White pollution; environmental pollution caused by non-biodegradable plastic waste such as shopping bags and containers.

Vitiligo; a skin condition characterized by the acquired appearance of white patches on the body.

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

Japanese eel; a type of freshwater eel.

An appellation for Ms. Peck, or more generally, Ms. White.

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白鬚公白须公

An old man with a white beard, or more generally, any elderly man.

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Snow-white; very white.

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白雪雪滑捋捋

Very white and smooth.

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白頭到老白头到老

To remain happily married until old age.

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白頭佬白头佬

A white-haired man, or a traffic police officer.