Cantonese words starting with B

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變分學变分学

Calculus of variations

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變分原理变分原理

Variational principle; a scientific principle used to find the path, state, or shape of a system.

To appraise, price, or evaluate property at its current market rate.

Declension or case change of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives in grammar.

To transform or change in structure or organization.

To change, alter, or modify something, especially personal details or computer settings.

An unexpected accident, misfortune, or tragedy.

Changing circumstances, a turbulent situation, or a state of flux.

To exchange labor, where farmers help each other with farm work during busy seasons.

A sudden, unexpected turn of events for the worse, or a sudden change of mind.

To darken, turn black, or become tanned.

To thicken; to become thick or thicker.

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變戲法变戏法

To perform magic tricks or conjuring tricks.

To redden; to turn red.

To change the tone of a spoken syllable or musical note.

To vary; to mutate, deviate, or develop differences from others of the same kind.

變異株变异株

Variant; a mutated strain of a virus or bacterium.

To change shape, deform, or transform.

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變形蟲变形虫

Amoeba; a single-celled organism that can change its shape.

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變形金剛变形金刚

Transformers, the media and toy franchise featuring transforming robots.

To change in appearance, form, or shape.

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變樣兒变样儿

To change in appearance; to morph.

To soften; to become soft or flexible.

變流器变流器

Converter; an electrical device that converts current or voltage.

To turn hostile suddenly, or to perform the face-changing art in Sichuan opera.

Variable; a symbol representing a value that can be known or unknown.

Turmoil, social unrest, or chaos.

To sell off one's personal possessions or property for cash.

A popular form of narrative literature from the Tang Dynasty with alternating prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing.

變魔術变魔术

To perform magic tricks.

To stiffen, harden, or become rigid.

To become warm; to warm up.

Frequency conversion or variable frequency, especially in electronics and household appliances.

To change one's mind about a lover; to stop being faithful and fall for someone else.

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變生肘腋变生肘腋

A major disaster, coup, or crisis occurring unexpectedly close to home or from within one's own ranks.

To become revisionist or turn to revisionism.

To change colour, or to show a sudden change in facial expression due to anger or fear.

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變色易容变色易容

To change color and alter one's expression, such as turning pale with fear.

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變色龍变色龙

Chameleon; a type of lizard that can change its skin color to match its environment.

Variable star; a star whose brightness as seen from Earth fluctuates.

To change sex or gender.

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變性人变性人

Transgender or transsexual person.

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變性土变性土

Vertisol; a clay-rich soil that shrinks and swells dramatically with moisture changes.

To change into, become, or transform into something else.

Covert, disguised, or de facto; appearing otherwise but in reality having a certain status.

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變相公投变相公投

Disguised referendum; a de facto referendum.

A variable; a changeable or unstable element or factor.

To metamorphose; to undergo a rapid structural change after birth or hatching.

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變態反應变态反应

Allergic response or allergic reaction.

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變態佬变态佬

Pervert or weirdo; a man who behaves in an abnormal, bizarre, or socially unacceptable way.