Cantonese words starting with P

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pou1(verb) (of construction or renovation) 1. tile; 2. cover
铺摆
pou1 baai2to display (goods)
铺板
pou1 baan2bedboard
铺砌
pou1 cai3to pave
铺衬
pou1 can3to serve as a contrasting element
铺陈
pou1 can4to arrange; to narrate in detail; to elaborate
铺设
pou1 cit3to lay (railroad tracks, carpet, pipeline); to construct (road, concrete slab)
铺床
pou1 cong4to make a bed
铺草皮
pou1 cou2 pei4lose money in horse betting (spoken)
铺放
pou1 fong3to display
铺盖
pou1 goi3to spread evenly over
铺盖卷儿
pou1 goi3 gyun2 ji4bedroll
铺轨
pou1 gwai2to lay railway track
铺衍
pou1 jin5to spread out widely
铺炕
pou1 kong3to make a bed
铺路
pou1 lou6to pave (with paving stones); (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth)
铺面
pou1 min6paving
铺排
pou1 paai4to arrange
铺平
pou1 ping4to spread out (material)
铺首
pou1 sau2holder for door knocker
pou1 si2(noun) postures; poses
pou1 si6 kaat1a postcard (a loanword)
铺摊
pou1 taan1to spread out; to lay out a vendor's stall
铺天盖地
pou1 tin1 goi3 dei6lit. eclipsing the sky and blanketing the earth (idiom)
铺叙
pou1 zeoi6to explain all the details
铺展
pou1 zin2to spread out
铺垫
pou1 zin3to spread out bedding
铺张
pou1 zoeng1ostentation
铺张浪费
pou1 zoeng1 long6 fai3extravagance and waste (idiom)
pou2general; everywhere; widespread; all
pou2river bank; river drainage ditch (old); a surname
pou2extensive; widespread; great; wide
pou2(verb) (of music) 1. Compose; (noun)
pou2 bak1see 浦北縣|浦北县[Pu3 bei3 Xian4]
浦北县
pou2 bak1 jyun6Pubei, a county in Qinzhou City 欽州市|钦州市[Qin1 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi
谱表
pou2 biu2musical stave
pou2 caa4census; general investigation
普赛
pou2 coi3psi (Greek letter Ψψ)
谱带
pou2 daai2band of a spectrum
pou2 ding6see 普定縣|普定县[Pu3 ding4 Xian4]
普定县
pou2 ding6 jyun6Puding, a county in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4], Guizhou
谱牒
pou2 dip6genealogical record; family tree
普渡大学
pou2 dou6 daai6 hok6Purdue University
普度众生
pou2 dou6 zung3 sang1(Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom)
浦东
pou2 dung1Pudong, a district of Shanghai to the east of the Huangpu River, full name 浦東...
浦东机场
pou2 dung1 gei1 coeng4Shanghai Pudong International Airport
浦东新区
pou2 dung1 san1 keoi1see 浦東|浦东[Pu3 dong1]
pou2 faat3to disseminate knowledge of the law
普法战争
pou2 faat3 zin3 zang1Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
谱分析
pou2 fan1 sik1spectral analysis (physics)

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