Cantonese words starting with P

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to fight or battle

to engage (a teacher etc); to betroth; to get married (of woman); state as a diplomat

to edge-join boards with glue to form a panel (woodworking)

ping3 baan2 jau4 hei3

拼板遊戲拼板游戏

jigsaw puzzle; wood block puzzle

ping3 baan2 wun6 geoi6

(of people with tight budget) to enjoy various dishes at the restaurant by ordering the food together and then sharing the costs

ping3 ceoi2 fan1

formal betrothal (in which the boy's family sends presents to the girl's family)

to sit at a table with others with whom one is unacquainted

to fight desperately (at the risk of one's life)

to engage (in a fight)

(slang) to rely on one's father's wealth or prestige to get ahead

ping3 dou3 dai2

to brave it out

to pronounce a word after mentally processing its spelling

ping3 faa1 dei6 baan2

floor with tiled design

to exchange fire

to rent a place with sb else to share the costs

betrothal money (given to the bride's family)

to fit together

ping3 hei2 loi4

拼起來拼起来

to put together

phonetic writing

ping3 jam1 man4 zi6

phonetic alphabet

ping3 jam1 zi6 mou5

phonetic letters

to appoint (to a position)

to spare no efforts

to put together

international exchange of visits; to visit as family representative for purpose of marriage arrangement (traditional culture)

to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it

ping3 ming6 saam1 long4

brave man, willing to risk his life

ping3 ming6 tou2 hou2

拼命討好拼命讨好

to throw oneself at sb or sth

sampler platter

to grapple (with the enemy)

to go all out for sth at risk of one's life

ping3 sei2 mou4 daai6 hoi6

拚死無大害拚死无大害

to do everything one can, even if it costs one's life, because one has nothing left to lose

ping3 sei2 ping3 wut6

one's utmost; to put up a life or death struggle

to put sth together from component parts

letter of appointment