Cantonese words starting with P
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拋光抛光
paau1 gwong1to polish; to burnish
拋下抛下
paau1 haa6to throw down; to abandon
拋棄抛弃
paau1 hei3to abandon; to renounce
拋開抛开
paau1 hoi1to throw out
拋空抛空
paau1 hung1to short-sell (finance)
泡影
paau1 jing2(lit.) froth and shadows
拋卻抛却
paau1 koek3to discard
拋離抛离
paau1 lei4to desert; to forsake
拋臉抛脸
paau1 lim5to lose face
拋浪頭抛浪头
paau1 long6 tau4(slang) to bluff or to fake one's abilities or intentions, usually in an atte...
拋物面抛物面
paau1 mat6 min2(geometry) paraboloid
拋物線抛物线
paau1 mat6 sin3parabola
拋媚眼抛媚眼
paau1 mei6 ngaan5to throw amorous or flirtatious glances at sb (esp. of a woman)
拋網抛网
paau1 mong5netting; to cast the net
拋錨抛锚
paau1 naau4to drop anchor
拋灑抛洒
paau1 saa2to drip; to sprinkle
拋散抛散
paau1 saan3to scatter; to disperse
拋生藕抛生藕
paau1 saang1 ngau5(slang) to flirt; to coquet
拋撒抛撒
paau1 saat3to sprinkle
拋繡球抛绣球
paau1 sau3 kau4throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals)...
拋售抛售
paau1 sau6to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)
拋射抛射
paau1 se6to throw
拋射物抛射物
paau1 se6 mat6projectile
拋射體抛射体
paau1 se6 tai2projectile
拋書包抛书包
paau1 syu1 baau1literally: throw the schoolbag, which means a person is pedantic or try to sh...
泡漩
paau1 syun4eddy
拋體抛体
paau1 tai2projectile
拋頭露面抛头露面
paau1 tau4 lou6 min6to be in the spotlight
泡桐
paau1 tung4Paulownia (genus)
拋擲抛掷
paau1 zaak6to throw; to toss
拋窒抛窒
paau1 zat6to intimidate [colloquial]
泡子
paau1 zi2small lake
拋磚引玉抛砖引玉
paau1 zyun1 jan5 juk6lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
跑
paau2(verb) Jog
跑錶跑表
paau2 biu1stopwatch
跑步
paau2 bou6to run; (military) to march at the double
跑步者
paau2 bou6 ze2runner
跑車跑车
paau2 ce1racing bicycle; racing car; sports car; (of a conductor or attendant) to work...
跑出
paau2 ceot1to run out
跑得了和尚，跑不了廟跑得了和尚，跑不了庙
paau2 dak1 liu5 wo4 soeng2 ，paau2 bat1 liu5 miu6the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); I'll get yo...
跑電跑电
paau2 din6electrical leakage
跑掉
paau2 diu6to run away
跑調跑调
paau2 diu6to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)
跑道
paau2 dou6athletic track; runway (i.e. airstrip)
跑法
paau2 faat3running style
跑街
paau2 gaai1delivery person (spoken)
跑警報跑警报
paau2 ging2 bou3to run for shelter
跑江湖
paau2 gong1 wu4to make a living as a traveling performer etc
跑鞋
paau2 haai4running shoes
跑酷
paau2 huk6(loanword) parkour
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