Cantonese words starting with P

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paai4 seoi2 loeng6

to drain (factory waste etc)

to eliminate waste from the body; to excrete

paai4 sit3 hai6 tung2

排洩系統排泄系统

drainage system

paai4 sit3 mat6

excreta; waste matter (feces, urine etc)

paai4 taa1 sing3

to push the door; to break open the door

paai4 tau4 bing1

排頭兵排头兵

lit. frontline troops; trailblazer

paai4 tau4 wai2

排頭位排头位

to be in the first place in a queue

row house; terrace house

to discriminate against Chinese people; Sinophobia

paai4 waa4 faat3 on3

排華法案排华法案

Chinese Exclusion Act, a US law restricting Chinese immigration from 1882-1943

paai4 waan1 zuk6

排灣族排湾族

Paiwan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

memorial tablet

(biology) to egest

to drain sewage

to crowd out; to supplant

Typeset; typesetting

(business) license; car registration

to inject (drugs)

(onom.) sound of object falling into water

to take pills (illicit drugs)

to take drugs through needle injection [colloquial]

used in 琥珀[hu3 po4]

wooden clappers (percussion instrument); (auctioneer's) board or gavel; (fig.) to make a decision; to have the final say

paak3 bok3 tau4

拍膊頭拍膊头

to pat on the shoulder; to listen, support, and care when one's upset; it is also used to describe someone who does an unpaid job as a favour

to park a vehicle

paak3 ce1 coeng4

泊車場泊车场

a car park [written and colloquial]

paak3 ce1 mai1 biu1

泊車咪錶泊车咪表

a parking meter

泊車位泊车位

a parking space

泊車仔泊车仔

to sell at auction

paak3 cing1 go1

pachinko (loanword) (Tw)

to pat; (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)

paak3 dai3 cit3 lei6

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) Italian painter of the Florentine school

帕蒂爾帕蒂尔

paak3 dak1 nyun6 san4 miu2

帕德嫩神廟帕德嫩神庙

Parthenon Temple on the Acropolis, Athens (Tw)

paak3 dak1 zyu6

to be able to compete or well-matched with someone

paak3 dak6 lai6 haa6

帕特麗夏帕特丽夏

paak3 dak6 lei5 haa6

paak3 dak6 lei5 hak1

to send a telegram

paak3 din6 jing2

拍電影拍电影

to make a movie