Cantonese words starting with P

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to break (a bond, constraint etc); to unravel; to decode

to violate a religious precept

to break the rule

po3 gaap3 daan2

破甲彈破甲弹

armor piercing shell

po3 gau6 laap6 san1

破舊立新破旧立新

to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

破紀錄破纪录

to break a record

broken mirror; divorce

po3 geng3 cung4 jyun4

破鏡重圓破镜重圆

lit. the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom)

to collapse (of plan, talks etc)

po3 gun3 po3 seot1

lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom)

(of a girl) to lose one's virginity; to reach the age of 16

to solve or overcome (a difficult problem)

broken shoes; loose woman

tear or rupture; without restraint (e.g. of swearing)

po3 hau2 daai6 maa6

破口大罵破口大骂

(idiom) to let out a torrent of abuse

character with two or more readings

to decipher; to decode

to break a promise

to emerge from a pupa (of a butterfly etc)

(adjective) Broken

to make an exception

to burst; to rupture

broken down; to be in decline

to be shattered

to burst or force open a door; to score a goal (in football, hockey etc)

po3 mun4 ji4 jap6

破門而入破门而入

to break the door down and enter (idiom)

po3 ngaa5 hon4 jiu4

破瓦寒窯破瓦寒窑

lit. broken tiles, cold hearth; fig. a broken-down house

to break into a smile

to solve a criminal case

to lose one's virginity

破四舊破四旧

Destroy the Four Olds (campaign of the Cultural Revolution)

to smash to pieces

po3 soeng1 fung1

破傷風破伤风

tetanus (lockjaw)

(of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc; to make a fool of oneself

to become damaged

破體字破体字

nonstandard or corrupted form of a Chinese character

po3 tai3 wai4 siu3

破涕為笑破涕为笑

to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness

(literary) to introduce the theme of a composition; to state the gist at the outset; (coll.) to experience sth for the first time (esp. sth unusual)

unprecedented; never before

to break ground; to plough; fig. the start of a building project

po3 tou2 din2 lai5

破土典禮破土典礼

ground breaking ceremony

po3 tung4 laan6 tit3

破銅爛鐵破铜烂铁

po3 uk1 jau6 zou1 lin4 je6 jyu5

破屋又遭連夜雨破屋又遭连夜雨

see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wu1 lou4 pian1 feng2 lian2 ye4 yu3]

destruction; to wreck; to destroy