Cantonese words starting with P
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ping4 saan1 jyun6
屏山縣屏山县
Pingshan, a county in Yibin City 宜賓市|宜宾市[Yi2 bin1 Shi4], Sichuan
ping4 saan1 jyun6
平山縣平山县
Pingshan, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei
ping4 saan1 keoi1
平山區平山区
Pingshan, a district of Benxi City 本溪市[Ben3 xi1 Shi4], Liaoning
ping4 sak1
瓶塞
bottle cork
ping4 sak1 zyun3
瓶塞鑽瓶塞钻
corkscrew
ping4 sam1 ji4 leon6
平心而論平心而论
discussing based on being fair and objective
ping4 sam1 zing6 hei3
平心靜氣平心静气
adl; peaceful and calm
ping4 sam2
評審评审
to appraise; to judge
ping4 sam2 tyun4
評審團评审团
jury
ping4 sam2 tyun4 dak6 bit6 zoeng2
評審團特別獎评审团特别奖
Special Jury Prize, award at the Venice Film Festival
ping4 san1
平身
(old) to stand up (after kowtowing)
ping4 sang1
平生
all one's life
ping4 sang1 bat1 zou6 kwai1 sam1 si6 ，bun3 je6 haau1 mun4 sam1 bat1 geng1
平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
ping4 sat6
平實平实
simple and unadorned; (of land) level
ping4 sau2
平手
(sports) draw
ping4 seoi2 soeng1 fung4
萍水相逢
strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
ping4 seon3
平信
ordinary mail (as opposed to air mail etc)
ping4 seon6
平順平顺
see 平順縣|平顺县[Ping2 shun4 Xian4]
ping4 seon6 jyun6
平順縣平顺县
Pingshun, a county in Changzhi City 長治市|长治市[Chang2 zhi4 Shi4], Shanxi
ping4 seot6
評述评述
to comment on
ping4 si4
平時平时
(noun) spare time
ping4 si4 bat1 siu1 hoeng1 ，lam4 si4 pou5 fat6 goek3
平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
lit. to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb)
ping4 si6
評事评事
to discuss and evaluate; to appraise
ping4 sik1
平息
(of wind etc) to subside; to die down; to suppress (a rebellion etc)
ping4 sing1
平聲平声
level or even tone
ping4 sing4
平城
Pyongsong (city in North Korea)
ping4 sing4
平成
Heisei, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1989-2019) of emperor Akihito 明仁[Ming2 ren2]
ping4 sit3 jam1
平舌音
alveolar
ping4 soeng4
平常
ordinary; usually
ping4 soeng4 jat6
平常日
weekday
ping4 sou3
平素
usually; ordinarily
ping4 syu1
評書评书
pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction
ping4 syun2
評選评选
(noun) 1. Election; (verb) To elect via appraisal
ping4 syut3
評說评说
to comment; to evaluate
ping4 taam4
平潭
see 平潭縣|平潭县[Ping2 tan2 Xian4]
ping4 taam4 jyun6
平潭縣平潭县
Pingtan, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
ping4 taan1
平攤平摊
to spread out
ping4 taan2
平坦
level; smooth
ping4 tau4
平頭平头
closely cropped hair; crew cut
ping4 tau4 baak3 sing3
平頭百姓平头百姓
common people; ordinary people
ping4 tau4 ban2 zuk1
評頭品足评头品足
to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
ping4 tau4 leon6 zuk1
評頭論足评头论足
lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance; to remark upon a person's appearance; overcritical
ping4 tau4 zong1
平頭裝平头装
Flattop
ping4 tim1
平添
to add, increase naturally
ping4 tin1 haa6
平天下
to pacify the country
ping4 tiu4
屏條屏条
set of (usually four) hanging scrolls
ping4 toi4
平臺平台
platform; flat-roofed building
ping4 tong4
平塘
see 平塘縣|平塘县[Ping2 tang2 Xian4]
ping4 tong4 jyun6
平塘縣平塘县
Pingtang, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 nan2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Guizhou
ping4 waa6
平話平话
storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary