Cantonese words starting with P
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跑壘跑垒
paau2 leoi5running between bases (in baseball)
跑壘員跑垒员
paau2 leoi5 jyun4runner (in baseball)
跑了和尚，跑不了寺
paau2 liu5 wo4 soeng2 ，paau2 bat1 liu5 zi6the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); I'll get yo...
跑龍套跑龙套
paau2 lung4 tou3to play a small role
跑馬跑马
paau2 maa5horse race; (dialect) wet dream
跑馬地跑马地
paau2 maa5 dei2Happy Valley (suburb of Hong Kong)
跑馬圈地跑马圈地
paau2 maa5 hyun1 dei6rushing to stake one's claim in new markets (idiom)
跑馬山跑马山
paau2 maa5 saan1Paoma Mountain in Kangding 康定[Kang1 ding4], Sichuan
跑馬廳跑马厅
paau2 maa5 teng1horse racing track
跑味
paau2 mei6to lose flavor
跑味兒跑味儿
paau2 mei6 ji4to lose flavor
跑跑顛顛跑跑颠颠
paau2 paau2 din1 din1to work hectically; to run around attending to various tasks
跑遍
paau2 pin3to go everywhere
跑票
paau2 piu3to vote against the party line
跑晒山
paau2 saai3 saan1to run on the hills; to raise money urgently, usually to pay off a debt [coll...
跑山
paau2 saan1to run on the hills; to raise money urgently, usually to pay off a debt [coll...
跑山牌
paau2 saan1 paai4the Marlboro cigarettes [colloquial]
跑神兒跑神儿
paau2 san4 ji4absent-minded
跑私鐘跑私钟
paau2 si1 zung1to work as a prostitute; for a night club hostess to spend time with a client...
跑題跑题
paau2 tai4to digress; to stray from the topic
跑腿
paau2 teoi2to run errands
跑腿兒跑腿儿
paau2 teoi2 ji4to run errands
跑腿子
paau2 teoi2 zi2(dialect) to live as a bachelor
跑堂
paau2 tong4waiter (old)
跑堂兒的跑堂儿的
paau2 tong4 ji4 dik1waiter
跑走
paau2 zau2to escape; to flee; to run away
跑鐘跑钟
paau2 zung1to work as a prostitute [colloquial]
跑鐘妹跑钟妹
paau2 zung1 mui6a young woman working as a prostitute [colloquial]
咆
paau3an alternative to the word炮, cannon
奅
paau3something that is big but not firm and empty; to lie
炮
paau3(verb) 1. concoct; (noun) (for police) gun
皰疱
paau3pimple; blister; ulcer
趵
paau3jump; noise of tramping feet
泡病號泡病号
paau3 beng6 hou6to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill
炮兵
paau3 bing1artillery soldier
泡茶
paau3 caa4to make tea
皰疹疱疹
paau3 can2blister; herpes (medicine)
皰疹病毒疱疹病毒
paau3 can2 beng6 duk6herpes virus (med.)
炮釺炮钎
paau3 cin1a drill; same as 釺子|钎子
泡菜
paau3 coi3pickled cabbage
泡澡
paau3 cou3to bathe
炮彈炮弹
paau3 daan2artillery shell
趵突泉
paau3 dat6 cyun4Spouting Spring
泡飯泡饭
paau3 faan6to soak cooked rice in soup or water
炮火
paau3 fo2(noun) (figurative) War
砲火連天炮火连天
paau3 fo2 lin4 tin1cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
炮房
paau3 fong3a prostitute's room [colloquial]
炮灰
paau3 fui1leftovers; insignificant remains
炮擊炮击
paau3 gik1to shell; bombardment
砲擊炮击
paau3 gik1to shell; bombardment
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