Cantonese words starting with P

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刨根问底
paau4 gan1 man6 dai2to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
paau4 gung1planing; planer
paau4 gwaa1calabash
paau4 haau1(of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar
paau4 haau1 jyu4 leoi4to be in a thundering rage (idiom)
庖牺氏
paau4 hei1 si6another name for 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], consort of 女媧|女娲[Nu:3 wa1]
刨丝器
paau4 si1 hei3grater
刨书
paau4 syu1to study hard
炮制
paau4 zai3to concoct; to fabricate; to process
paau4 zi2plane
paau4 zi2Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)
pai1(slang)
批办
pai1 baan6to approve and carry out
pai1 baat3 zi6to have one's fortune read
批驳
pai1 bok3to criticize
pai1 bou6to authorize an arrest
批处理
pai1 cyu2 lei5(computing) batch processing
批斗
pai1 dau3to drag sb before a public meeting to denounce, humiliate and physically abus...
批点
pai1 dim2to add critical marks or notes to a text
批荡
pai1 dong6plastering (renovations)
批荡
pai1 dong6to render (a wall)
批发
pai1 faat3wholesale; distribution
批发价
pai1 faat3 gaa3wholesale price
批发业
pai1 faat3 jip6wholesale business
批发商
pai1 faat3 soeng1a wholesale business
批复
pai1 fuk6variant of 批覆|批复[pi1 fu4]
pai1 gaa3to approve vacation
批价
pai1 gaa3wholesale price; to pay a bill
pai1 gin2approved document
pai1 goi2to mark (homework, exam scripts etc); to check; a correction (to a piece of w...
批郤导窾
pai1 gwik1 dou6 fun2to get right to the heart of the matter (idiom)
pai1 gyun2to correct student papers
批颊
pai1 haap3to slap sb's cheeks
批号
pai1 hou6lot number
批语
pai1 jyu5criticism
批阅
pai1 jyut6to read through to evaluate
pai1 lau4 nin4to cast sb's yearly horoscope
pai1 li1 paak1 laa1variant of 噼里啪啦[pi1 li5 pa1 la1]
pai1 loeng6batch
批量购买
pai1 loeng6 gau3 maai5to buy in bulk
批量生产
pai1 loeng6 sang1 caan2to mass produce
pai1 man4official written ruling in response to a submission
pai1 ming6to tell sb's fortune
批评
pai1 ping4to criticize; criticism
批评家
pai1 ping4 gaa1critic
批评者
pai1 ping4 ze2critic
pai1 pun3(verb) Judge
批萨
pai1 saat3(loanword) pizza
pai1 si6to write comments on a report submitted by a subordinate
批头
pai1 tau4screwdriving bits

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