Cantonese words starting with P

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thousand dollars

pit3 seoi2 pin2

to skim a stone (in water)

(slang) to go to the toilet

to curl one's lip

ornamented with tassels; to sway in the wind

to float; tossed about

nest of eggs of mantis

to float; to flutter; to hover; whirlwind; self-satisfied

(of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor

variant of 漂泊[piao1 bo2]

variant of 飄盪|飘荡[piao1 dang4]

to drift; to float on the waves

swiftly moving; to sway

to drift lightly

piu1 fat1 bat1 ding6

飄忽不定飘忽不定

to drift without a resting place (idiom); errant; erratic

to float; to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life); showy

to float; also written 漂浮

graceful; to drift

to float in the air; nimbly

swaying; unstable

floating in the wind; tottering

variant of 飄搖|飘摇[piao1 yao2]

to cross the ocean

to wave; to fly

variant of 漂洋[piao1 yang2]

to float on the current; rafting

variant of 漂流[piao1 liu2]

piu1 lau4 ping4

message in a bottle

(geology) glacial erratic; rock transported by a glacier

purine (loanword)

variant of 飄零|飘零[piao1 ling2]

to fall and wither (like autumn leaves)