Cantonese words starting with P

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to drape over one's shoulders; to unroll; to spread out; to wear; a suit

error; spoiled silk

a long needle used in accupture; large knife

cape; (of long hair) to trail over one's shoulders

pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1

披荊斬棘披荆斩棘

lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom); to break through hardships

pei1 gon1 lik6 daam2

披肝瀝膽披肝沥胆

lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty

to put on a suit of armor; to wear

to drape sb in red silk as a sign of honor

to throw on clothes; to wear (drape on) a jacket

to pore over a book

careless mistake

Great achievement

to reveal; to make public

pei1 maa4 daai3 haau3

披麻帶孝披麻带孝

to wear mourning clothes; also written 披麻戴孝

pei1 maa4 daai3 haau3

to wear mourning clothes; also written 披麻帶孝|披麻带孝

to be swept by the wind; to be routed (in battle etc)

noun; homophonic: pizza

(loanword) pizza

(of clothes, hair etc) to hang down and cover

pei1 sing1 daai3 jyut6

披星帶月披星带月

variant of 披星戴月[pi1 xing1 dai4 yue4]

pei1 sing1 daai3 jyut6

to travel or work through night and day

(Tw) (loanword) peso (monetary unit)

pei1 tau4 saan2 faat3

披頭散髮披头散发

with dishevelled hair (idiom)

披頭四披头四

noun; The Beatles

pei1 tau4 sei3 ngok6 tyun4

披頭四樂團披头四乐团

披頭士披头士

the Beatles (music band)

Great achievement

destroyed; ruined

rustic; base; to despise; vulgar; to disdain; a modest ; frontier town

(literary) to censure

derogatory term

pei2 gik6 taai3 loi4

否極泰來否极泰来

extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)

(my) humble opinion

your humble servant

(noun) fur coat; leather jacket

to despise; to look down on; to feel contempt for