Cantonese words starting with P

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piu4 suk1to spend the night at a brothel

piu4 zi1prostitute's fee for service

piu5to rob; nimble; to plagiarize; to slice off

piu5die of starvation

piu5to cast a glance; to squin

piu5swim bladder

piu5 gaau1isinglass

piu5 hon6swift and fierce

piu5 loek6plunder; rob

piu5 miu5variant of 飄渺|飘渺[piao1 miao3]

piu5 miu5variant of 飄渺|飘渺[piao1 miao3]

piu5 nong4book bag made of silk

piu5 sit3to plunder

po1oblique; slanting; leaned to one side

po1 to4sloping and uneven

po2not; cannot; impossibly; at once

po2flat basket-tray, typically used for grain; bamboo strips basket

po2 caak1one with unpredictable evil intention

po2 do1(quite) a lot

po2 geoi6rather; to have much

po2 noi6unendurable

po3(verb) spend (money)

po3 baai6to defeat; beaten; destroyed

破敗不堪破败不堪

po3 baai6 bat1 ham1crushed

po3 bik1dilapidated wall; (fig.) to break through; cell disruption

po3 bing1(fig.) to break the ice; to begin to restore amicable relations

po3 bing1 jing4 sau2icebreaker bow

破冰艦破冰舰

po3 bing1 laam6ice breaker

po3 bing1 syun4ice breaker

po3 caai4(verb) to chop wood

po3 caan2to go bankrupt; bankruptcy

破產者破产者

po3 caan2 ze2bankrupt person

po3 caau1to spend money

po3 ceoi4to eliminate; to get rid of

po3 ceoi4 mai4 seon3to eliminate superstition (idiom)

po3 coi4bankrupt

破財擋災破财挡灾

po3 coi4 dong2 zoi1(proverb) someone spends money can offset troubles; lose money to block any d...

破財免災破财免灾

po3 coi4 min5 zoi1a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)

po3 cyu2to break the hymen

po3 daam2to be scared stiff

po3 dik1to hit the target

po3 duk6pronunciation of a character other than the standard

po3 dung6a hole

po3 fai3to spend (money or time)

破釜沈舟破釜沉舟

po3 fu2 cam4 zau1burn your bridges behind you

po3 fu2 cam4 zau1lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's...

po3 gaa1to destroy one's family

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