Cantonese words starting with P

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A humble home; a poor person's house.

pung4 bat1 sang1 fai1

蓬蓽生輝蓬荜生辉

My humble home is honored and brightened by your presence.

Tarpaulin; a heavy waterproof cloth used for protection against the elements.

Vibrant, booming, and full of vitality or activity.

Covered wagon, covered truck, or van.

Canopy; a protective overhead covering or ceiling.

Pengjiang, a district in Jiangmen, Guangdong, China.

pung4 gong1 keoi1

蓬江區蓬江区

Pengjiang District, a district of Jiangmen in Guangdong province.

Lush, soft, and thick, especially referring to hair, grass, or foliage.

Pengxi, a county in Suining, Sichuan, China.

pung4 kai1 jyun6

蓬溪縣蓬溪县

Pengxi, a county in Suining, Sichuan.

Penglai, a mythical island of immortals, or a fairyland.

pung4 loi4 mai5

蓬萊米蓬莱米

Taiwanese round-grained rice (Japonica rice).

pung4 loi4 sin1 ging2

蓬萊仙境蓬莱仙境

Penglai, the mythical island of immortals; a fairyland or paradise.

Matted, messy, or disheveled (such as hair or grass).

pung4 mun4 bat1 wu6

蓬門篳戶蓬门筚户

A poor person's house; a humble home.

pung4 mun4 bat1 wu6

蓬門蓽戶蓬门荜户

A humble home; a poor person's house.

Pengan; a county in Nanchong, Sichuan province.

pung4 on1 jyun6

蓬安縣蓬安县

Peng'an County, a county in Nanchong, Sichuan.

Luxuriant, or a booming sound of wind.

pung4 pung4 sung1 sung1

蓬蓬鬆鬆蓬蓬松松

Very loose, fluffy, or puffy.

Loose, ruffled, or disheveled hair.

Narrow-minded or shallow; lacking in vision.

pung4 sau2 gau3 min6

With disheveled hair and a dirty face; unkempt or filthy appearance.

Fluffy, puffy, or disheveled.

pung4 tau4 gau3 min6

蓬頭垢面蓬头垢面

Unkempt, dirty, and untidy in appearance.

pung4 tau4 saan3 faat3

蓬頭散髮蓬头散发

Disheveled; having messy, unkempt, or unruly hair.

pung4 tau4 sin2 zuk1

蓬頭跣足蓬头跣足

With matted, disheveled hair and bare feet.

Penglai; a fabled island in the Eastern Sea believed to be the home of immortals.

A thatched house or humble home.

pung4 wu6 ung3 jau5

蓬戶甕牖蓬户瓮牖

A thatched house with windows made of broken urns, describing a poor person's humble dwelling.

To splash, sprinkle, or spill liquid outwards from a container.

A type of curved sickle used for reaping or mowing.

put3 ceot1 heoi3 dik1 seoi2

潑出去的水泼出去的水

Spilt water; something done or said that cannot be undone or taken back.

To pour out, dump, or throw away liquid.

Shrew; a fierce, shrewish, or bad-tempered woman.

put3 fu5 maa6 gaai1

潑婦罵街泼妇骂街

To scold and argue publicly and venomously, like a fishwife making a scene.

To ferment; fermentation.

潑煙花泼烟花

Low-class prostitute.

put3 laang5 seoi2

潑冷水泼冷水

To dampen someone's enthusiasm; to throw cold water on someone or something.

Fierce, spiteful, and aggressive; typically describing women.

Splashed ink, a technique used in traditional Chinese painting.

An evil creature or beast, used as a derogatory term or curse word.

To splash, throw, or pour water.

put3 seoi2 naan4 sau1

潑水難收泼水难收

Spilt water cannot be gathered up again; an irreversible situation, action, or decision.

put3 seoi2 zit3

潑水節泼水节

Songkran; the Water-Splashing Festival celebrated as the traditional New Year in Thailand and Southeast Asia.

To fan oneself or someone else.

To spatter, splash, or spray liquid.

Mean, despicable, or low-class.

潑賤人泼贱人

A term of abuse for a woman, typically meaning a slut or an obnoxious woman.