Cantonese words starting with P

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to polish; to burnish

to throw down; to abandon

to abandon; to renounce

to short-sell (finance)

(lit.) froth and shadows

to desert; to forsake

paau1 long6 tau4

拋浪頭抛浪头

(slang) to bluff or to fake one's abilities or intentions, usually in an attempt to intimidate someone

paau1 mat6 min2

拋物面抛物面

(geometry) paraboloid

paau1 mat6 sin3

拋物線抛物线

paau1 mei6 ngaan5

拋媚眼抛媚眼

to throw amorous or flirtatious glances at sb (esp. of a woman)

netting; to cast the net

to drip; to sprinkle

to scatter; to disperse

paau1 saang1 ngau5

拋生藕抛生藕

(slang) to flirt; to coquet

paau1 sau3 kau4

拋繡球抛绣球

throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals); to court

to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)

拋射物抛射物

拋射體抛射体

paau1 syu1 baau1

拋書包抛书包

literally: throw the schoolbag, which means a person is pedantic or try to showoff with one's knowledge

paau1 tau4 lou6 min6

拋頭露面抛头露面

to be in the spotlight

Paulownia (genus)

to throw; to toss

to intimidate [colloquial]

paau1 zyun1 jan5 juk6

拋磚引玉抛砖引玉

lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)

to run; (military) to march at the double

racing bicycle; racing car; sports car; (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train

paau2 dak1 liu5 wo4 soeng2 ，paau2 bat1 liu5 miu6

跑得了和尚，跑不了廟跑得了和尚，跑不了庙

the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); I'll get you sooner or later

electrical leakage

to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)

athletic track; runway (i.e. airstrip)

delivery person (spoken)

paau2 ging2 bou3

跑警報跑警报

to run for shelter

paau2 gong1 wu4

to make a living as a traveling performer etc

(loanword) parkour