Cantonese words starting with P

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po3 gaai2to break (a bond, constraint etc); to unravel; to decode

po3 gaai3to violate a religious precept

po3 gaak3to break the rule

破甲彈破甲弹

po3 gaap3 daan2armor piercing shell

破舊立新破旧立新

po3 gau6 laap6 san1to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

破紀錄破纪录

po3 gei2 luk6to break a record

po3 geng3broken mirror; divorce

破鏡重圓破镜重圆

po3 geng3 cung4 jyun4lit. the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom)

po3 guk6to collapse (of plan, talks etc)

po3 gun3 po3 seot1lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom)

po3 gwaa1(of a girl) to lose one's virginity; to reach the age of 16

po3 gwaan1to solve or overcome (a difficult problem)

po3 haai4broken shoes; loose woman

po3 hau2tear or rupture; without restraint (e.g. of swearing)

破口大罵破口大骂

po3 hau2 daai6 maa6(idiom) to let out a torrent of abuse

po3 hiu2daybreak

po3 hoi1to split

po3 jam1 zi6character with two or more readings

po3 jik6to decipher; to decode

po3 joek3to break a promise

po3 jung2to emerge from a pupa (of a butterfly etc)

po3 kyut3breaking

po3 laan6(adjective) Broken

po3 lai6to make an exception

po3 lit6to burst; to rupture

po3 lok6broken down; to be in decline

po3 long6to set sail

po3 mit6to be shattered

po3 mong4to die out

po3 mun4to burst or force open a door; to score a goal (in football, hockey etc)

破門而入破门而入

po3 mun4 ji4 jap6to break the door down and enter (idiom)

破瓦寒窯破瓦寒窑

po3 ngaa5 hon4 jiu4lit. broken tiles, cold hearth; fig. a broken-down house

po3 ngaan4to break into a smile

po3 on3to solve a criminal case

po3 san1to lose one's virginity

破四舊破四旧

po3 sei3 gau6Destroy the Four Olds (campaign of the Cultural Revolution)

po3 seoi3to smash to pieces

破傷風破伤风

po3 soeng1 fung1tetanus (lockjaw)

po3 soeng3(of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc; to make a fool of oneself

po3 syun2to become damaged

破體字破体字

po3 tai2 zi6nonstandard or corrupted form of a Chinese character

破涕為笑破涕为笑

po3 tai3 wai4 siu3to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness

po3 tai4(literary) to introduce the theme of a composition; to state the gist at the ...

po3 tin1 fong1unprecedented; never before

po3 tou2to break ground; to plough; fig. the start of a building project

破土典禮破土典礼

po3 tou2 din2 lai5ground breaking ceremony

破銅爛鐵破铜烂铁

po3 tung4 laan6 tit3Scrap metal

破屋又遭連夜雨破屋又遭连夜雨

po3 uk1 jau6 zou1 lin4 je6 jyu5see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wu1 lou4 pian1 feng2 lian2 ye4 yu3]

po3 waai6destruction; to wreck; to destroy

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