Cantonese words starting with P

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paang5 kau4 paang5

A baseball bat.

To throw or fling, to abandon, or to dump goods in large quantities.

paau1 daa2 fan2

Cream puff; a pastry filled with cream, jam, or other sweet fillings.

paau1 go3 san1 ceot1 lei4 zou6

拋個身出嚟做抛个身出嚟做

To work in the sex industry.

Polishing; a surface treatment process that makes a material surface smooth or reflective like a mirror.

To abandon, forsake, or discard.

To actively put aside, cast off, or rid oneself of something.

Fleeting, illusory, or short-lived things.

To leave someone or something far behind; to widen the distance between.

paau1 long6 tau4

拋浪頭抛浪头

To bluff, act tough, or show off one's strength before a fight or an argument.

paau1 mat6 sin3

拋物線抛物线

Parabola; a type of conic section, also the trajectory of an object thrown under the influence of gravity.

To cast a net; a cast net used for fishing.

To drop anchor, or for a vehicle to break down or stall.

paau1 saang1 ngau5

拋生藕抛生藕

Of a woman, to flirt, behave coquettishly, or cast flirtatious glances at men.

To sell off goods or financial assets in large quantities in a short time, driving down prices.

paau1 syu1 baau1

拋書包抛书包

To show off one's erudition by quoting classics, famous sayings, or foreign languages.

paau1 tau4 lou6 min6

拋頭露面抛头露面

To show one's face in public, especially to make a living or seek gain.

To intimidate, threaten, or bluff someone to scare them off.

paau1 zyun1 jan5 juk6

拋磚引玉抛砖引玉

To offer a humble remark or crude work in order to elicit valuable contributions or opinions from others.

To run; to move your legs faster than walking so that both feet leave the ground.

To run for exercise; to jog.

Sports car; a high-performance, often luxury car with two doors and two seats.

Running track, race track, or runway.

An errand runner, courier, or delivery person.

paau2 lung4 tou3

跑龍套跑龙套

To play a minor role, such as a walk-on part or a film extra.

To hold a horse race; to participate in horse racing.

paau2 maa5 dei2

跑馬地跑马地

Happy Valley, a district on Hong Kong Island famous for its racecourse.

paau2 saai3 saan1

To run in the hills; to desperately raise money, usually to pay off a debt.

To run on hills or trail run; also to raise money urgently.

paau2 saan1 paai4

Marlboro cigarettes.

paau2 si1 zung1

跑私鐘跑私钟

To work as a prostitute with a client outside of a nightclub, receiving payment directly.

To work as a prostitute.

paau2 zung1 mui6

跑鐘妹跑钟妹

A young prostitute.

An alternative form of 炮, meaning cannon.

To lie; to deceive someone with lies.

An act of lovemaking or sexual intercourse.

To jump, or the noise of tramping feet.

To make or brew tea; the process of steeping tea leaves in water to prepare the beverage.

Herpes; a viral skin disease characterized by the outbreak of blisters.

Pickled vegetables; also used as a derogatory term for Korea or Korean people.

Artillery shell or cannonball.

paau3 dat6 cyun4

Baotu Spring (Spouting Spring), a famous artesian karst spring in Jinan, Shandong.

Rice soaked in soup.

Artillery fire, gunfire, or the flashes and explosions from modern firearms and cannons.

A room for having casual sex, usually in a cheap hourly hotel.

Cannon fodder; a scapegoat or victim who is sacrificed or forced to take the blame.

To bombard; to shell with artillery, or figuratively, to criticize severely.