Cantonese words starting with P

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To feel even more; to feel increasingly.

Multiple; the product of two integers.

To multiply; to increase multiple times.

To fall forward, landing face down on the ground.

puk1 bang1 bei6

To fall flat on one's face, or to rush somewhere in a desperate hurry.

To fall down; to trip and fall accidentally.

To fall over; to lose balance and fall to the ground.

To fall down, or to get into a difficult situation.

puk1 dou3 heoi3

To be extremely eager, excited, or rushed to go somewhere or participate in something.

To fall on the street; to drop dead; also used as a common profanity or curse.

仆街貨仆街货

Bastard, asshole, or son of a bitch; a highly objectionable person.

puk1 gaai1 sei2

A curse word telling someone to drop dead, go to hell, or screw off.

To get lost, fuck off, or go to hell.

仆開啦仆开啦

Fuck off!; get lost!

puk1 nei5 go3 cau3 gaai1

仆你個臭街仆你个臭街

An offensive swear word used to curse someone, similar to "go to hell" or "fuck off".

puk1 ngaang6 gaai1

To be absolutely doomed, finished, or in deep trouble.

To lie face down; to flip over so that the front is facing downwards.

A Chinese surname, commonly transliterated as Poon or Pun.

pun1 jiu6 coek3

Poon Yiu Cheuk, a retired Hong Kong professional footballer.

Panyu, a district of Guangzhou, or the ancient name of Guangzhou itself.

To give up on oneself and act recklessly, writing oneself off as hopeless.

To judge, decide, or make a serious and formal determination.

To melt or disperse.

To differentiate or distinguish.

To sentence or impose a legal penalty or punishment on someone.

To judge or determine the correctness, truth, or outcome of something.

To judge, decide, or determine whether something has a certain attribute or relation.

An arbiter of justice, or a judge of souls in the underworld.

To sentence; to determine the punishment for a crime.

pun3 joek6 loeng5 jan4

判若兩人判若两人

To be a completely different person; to describe a radical change in someone's behavior or attitude.

Panxi, a stream in Guangzhou, China.

A formal decision or judgment, typically made by a court of law.

pun3 kyut3 syu1

判決書判决书

A written judgment or court verdict.

Precedent; a legal case with precedential value that can be cited in future cases.

To risk one's life to achieve or obtain something.

An old term for the pond in front of a schoolhouse; also refers to several place names in southern China.

A contractor or subcontractor in a construction project, responsible for hiring, payroll, and materials.

Pantang, a historic neighborhood in the Liwan District of Guangzhou, China.

To declare guilty; to convict someone of a crime after a trial.

To rotate, or to search and examine.

To boil over, spill, or overflow, especially of hot soup or congee.

A basin, tub, pot, or similar flat-bottomed container with an opening wider than its base.

Tray, plate, or dish; also used as a measure word for containers of food or rounds of a game.

A large rock, boulder, or monolith; firm and stable.

To interrogate or question and investigate, typically by police or military forces.

To examine thoroughly; can also historically refer to travel expenses, luggage, or customs inspections.

Poon choi; a traditional big bowl feast of Hong Kong walled villages and Chang'an, Dongguan.

A geographical basin or depression; land surrounded by higher ground.

To check inventory or stock; to list or take stock of items or issues.

To occupy land illegally or forcibly, using it as a base.