Cantonese words starting with P

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paa1(onom.) bang; pow; to tap

paa1to lie on one's stomach; (Taiwan) percent; to bend over

paa1 dai1to lie face down [colloquial]

paa1 fuk6to crouch

paa1 gaai1euphemism for 仆街, a curse word to tell someone to drop dead or go to hell; sc...

paa1 si2a pass; to pass (loanword) [colloquial]

paa1 si2 but3(phonetic loanword) passport

paa3a big piece of cloth patched together with 2 or 3 pieces of cloth

paa3(verb) 1. worry about; (adjective) scared

paa3 cau2(adjective) bashful; shy; timid

怕醜草怕丑草

paa3 cau2 cou2mimosa pudica (a plant)

paa3 jan4afraid of humans; fear of people will talk, laugh etc.

paa3 joeng5to be ticklish

paa3 lou5 po4henpecked

paa3 nei5 jau5 mou4“oh, I am really scared”

paa3 nei5 jau5 ngaa4“oh, I am really scared”

paa3 paa3feeling scared or afraid

paa3 saang1fear of strangers

paa3 sau1coy; bashful

paa3 sei2fear death or failure

paa3 sei2 gwai2afraid to die (contemptuous term)

paa3 si6timid; to be afraid of getting into trouble

paa3 zit1ticklish [colloquial]

paa3 zit1ticklish [colloquial]

paa4(food) 1. pork chop; steak; (verb) steal

paa4to crawl; to get up or sit up; to creep

paa4a hoe; to harrow; to gather

paa4 ce1to pull oneself up onto a moving vehicle

paa4 cin2verb; stealing money

paa4 coeng4to climb a wall

paa4 cung4reptile

爬蟲動物爬虫动物

paa4 cung4 dung6 mat6reptile

爬蟲類爬虫类

paa4 cung4 leoi6reptiles

paa4 deng1cramp

paa4 faan6to eat rice [colloquial]

paa4 fan3muckraking; to expose (corruption)

paa4 fong4steakhouse (spoken)

paa4 fui1incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law

paa4 fui1incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law

paa4 gaak3 zai2(noun) Guitar finger exercises

paa4 gaak3 zi2(oral) to write (esp. for a living)

paa4 gon1pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act)

paa4 gou1buckwheat pudding (snack of buckwheat noodles with sauce)

paa4 gou1 caai2 dai1crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superio...

paa4 hang4to crawl

爬行動物爬行动物

paa4 hang4 dung6 mat6reptile

爬行類爬行类

paa4 hang4 leoi6reptiles

paa4 hoi1to pry open or apart; to spread (sth) open with both hands

paa4 je5to pickpocket [colloquial]

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