Cantonese words starting with P

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破坏无遗
po3 waai6 mou4 wai4damaged beyond repair
破坏性
po3 waai6 sing3destructive
破坏活动
po3 waai6 wut6 dung6sabotage; subversive activities
破获
po3 wok6to uncover (a criminal plot)
po3 wun2 po3 seot1lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily
破绽
po3 zaan6split seam; weak point
破绽百出
po3 zaan6 baak3 ceot1(of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom)
破折号
po3 zit3 hou6dash
po3 zuk1 gin3 ling4lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破竹之势
po3 zuk1 zi1 sai3lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
po4grandmother; mother-in-law (the mother of one's husband)
po4 gaa1husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into)
po4 gai3 saan1Por Kai Shan, place in Hong Kong
po4 ji4(dialect) wife
鄱阳
po4 joeng4see 鄱陽縣|鄱阳县[Po2 yang2 Xian4]
鄱阳县
po4 joeng4 jyun6Poyang, a county in Shangrao City 上饒市|上饶市[Shang4 rao2 Shi4], Jiangxi
鄱阳湖
po4 joeng4 wu4Poyang Lake in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[Shang4 rao2], Jiangxi
婆罗浮屠
po4 lo4 fau4 tou4Borobudur (in Java, Indonesia)
婆罗门
po4 lo4 mun4Brahmin
婆罗门教
po4 lo4 mun4 gaau3Brahmanism
婆罗洲
po4 lo4 zau1Borneo island (of Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei)
婆妈
po4 maa1indecisive; always changing one's mind; verbose; a maidservant
婆妈数
po4 maa1 sou3noun; a small or trivial amount or debt
po4 naa2a derogatory way to address women who are no longer young
po4 noeng4woman (derog.)
po4 po2(noun) General term of female senior
婆婆妈妈
po4 po4 maa1 maa1effeminate; garrulous; overly careful; maudlin
po4 sik1mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
po4 so1to swirl about
po4 zai2 gai3a hair style, old women's hair bun
婆仔数
po4 zai2 sou3a small sum; an insignificant amount of money [colloquial]
po4 zi2old woman
𦢊
pok1(Cant.) blister; courage
pok1 lou2a hillbilly; a country bumpkin; a yokel; a hayseed
pok3(onom.) pop; pfff; burst
pok3(verb) Put on (make-up powder)
pok3rap, tap; radical number 66
pok3unpolished gem
pok3grains in distilled liquor
扑鼻
pok3 bei6to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors)
pok3 bo1to describe the hand motion of the goalie when blocking the ball from the goal
pok3 ci1to laugh secretly, quietly
朴次茅斯
pok3 ci3 maau4 si1Portsmouth, southern English seaport
扑打
pok3 daa2to swat
pok3 ding2 caa4Lieutenant General Sir Henry Pottinger, the first governor of Hong Kong
扑跌
pok3 dit3to fall flat on one's face
扑倒
pok3 dou2to fall down
扑飞
pok3 fei1the act of running here and there to buy ticket(s) (normally for concert)
槿
pok3 gan2 wai6Park Geun-hye (1952-), Korean politician, daughter of former dictator Park Ch...
扑救
pok3 gau3firefighting; to dive (of goalkeeper in soccer)

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