Cantonese words starting with P

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To linger, stay, or stroll around.

Basin, tub, or pot.

Tray, plate, or shallow dish.

Potted plant or bonsai; a plant grown in a pot.

To win the championship and lift the winner's trophy.

To attend a performance, concert, or event to show support for a friend, acquaintance, or celebrity.

pung2 dou3 tin1 soeng6

To praise someone lavishly or put them on a pedestal.

To read something with respect.

A wedding bouquet.

To split one's sides laughing; to hold one's belly while roaring with laughter.

pung2 fuk1 daai6 siu3

To split one's sides laughing.

pung2 fuk1 zyut6 dou2

捧腹絕倒捧腹绝倒

To double over with laughter; to laugh heartily or until it hurts.

The straight man, or supporting role, in traditional comic dialogue (xiangsheng).

To applaud and praise a favorite actor, or to patronize a performer to make them popular.

捧角兒捧角儿

To patronize, support, or flatter a theatrical performer.

To make someone a star or make them popular.

To praise someone excessively in order to make them complacent, cause jealousy, or set them up to fail.

pung2 soeng5 tin1

To praise to the skies; to shower with excessive praise.

To hold up or support with both hands.

To form a meld of three identical tiles in mahjong using a tile discarded by another player.

To touch, bump into, or run into.

To hit a wall, run into a brick wall, or meet with a rejection.

To stage an accident to extort money from someone; to run a "crash for cash" scam.

To stage an accident to extort money; to scam.

碰瓷兒碰瓷儿

To stage an accident to extort money; to scam or play the victim.

To try one's luck; to leave things to chance.

pung3 coi2 sou3

碰彩數碰彩数

To try or test one's luck; to take a chance.

pung3 deng1 zi2

碰釘子碰钉子

To meet with a rebuff, rejection, or obstacle.

To knock something over.

To bump into, run into, or come across by chance.

Ponkan; a variety of sweet citrus fruit similar to a tangerine.

pung3 gei1 wui6

碰機會碰机会

To take a chance; to try one's luck.

To collide, knock against, or rattle.

To meet someone unexpectedly; to bump into an acquaintance.

By coincidence; to happen to.

pung3 jat1 bei6 zi2 fui1

碰一鼻子灰

To meet with a rebuff; to get a flat rejection or suffer a snub.

To meet up with someone; to see each other.

To happen to; to coincide with by chance.

pung3 pung3 ce1

碰碰車碰碰车

Bumper cars; dodgems.

To encounter an unpleasant situation, or to bump into someone unexpectedly.

To bruise or damage soft fruit or other goods through bumping.

To meet or get together; literally to bump heads.

pung3 tau4 wui2

碰頭會碰头会

Briefing meeting; a short, informal meeting to coordinate or share updates.

pung3 wan6 hei3

碰運氣碰运气

To try one's luck.

To collide, hit, or bump into each other with significant force.

pung3 zong6 zou6 saan1

Collisional orogeny; a process of mountain building where two tectonic plates collide.

To touch or come into contact with.

Canopy, awning, or eaves; a protruding structure on a building providing shade and shelter from rain.

Luxuriant, lush, or bushy plant growth.

A humble home; a poor person's house.