Cantonese words starting with P

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Friend with benefits; sex partner.

Watchtower or blockhouse equipped with gun ports, used for observation and shooting.

An ancient Chinese torture method involving a hollow copper pillar filled with fire to burn the victim to death.

Leopard cat; a common wild feline (Prionailurus bengalensis), also known as a leopard cat.

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泡水館泡水馆

A bathhouse, or a hot water shop.

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Fortress Hill or Devil's Peak; names of two distinct geographical features in Hong Kong.

To bathe in a hot spring, or to fall through, go down the drain, or be ruined.

A gun, in gangster slang.

Firecracker; a roll of gunpowder wrapped in red paper that produces a series of loud bangs when lit.

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炮仗頸炮仗颈

A hot-tempered person; someone who is quick-tempered like a firecracker.

To scrape off, grate, plane, or peel the surface layer of an object.

Bottle gourd, or a type of ancient musical instrument made from it.

Kitchen or cuisine.

A carpenter's plane, or a similar shaving tool.

Shaved ice, topped with syrup, juice, or other sweet ingredients.

To act on behalf of someone else, or to override someone's job duties and authority.

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To speak Mandarin with a heavy Cantonese accent.

Wood shavings, wood wool, or excelsior.

Calabash; bottle gourd

To roar, thunder, or shout extremely loudly.

To study or read books intensively in a short period of time; to swot up.

To make or prepare, historically originating from the processing methods of traditional Chinese medicine.

Pie, tart, or pastry with a filling.

To denounce and humiliate publicly, either in a Cultural Revolution struggle session or through collective harsh criticism.

Plastering or rendering in construction and renovation.

To plaster or coat a wall, or figuratively to put on thick makeup.

Wholesale; selling in large quantities rather than individually.

To mark, grade, or correct homework and assignments, usually done by a teacher or professor.

An official written approval; a document or file that has been reviewed and approved by a higher authority or department.

Criticism; a negative analysis of a person or matter.

To criticize, evaluate, or point out the faults of a belief or theory in a serious manner.

To elbow someone; to hit or nudge someone with one's elbow.

To approve or permit; to give official consent.

To predict correctly; to estimate or forecast something accurately.

To spray, spout, eject, or gush out.

Spray paint, or a spray can of paint.

An airbrush, spray gun, or blowtorch.

Geyser; a natural geological opening where groundwater and minerals erupt.

To involuntarily spray rice from one's mouth upon hearing something hilarious while eating.

Sprinkler irrigation; overhead irrigation.

Spray or aerosol; a method of spraying liquid in very fine droplets like a mist.

To jet, spray, or emit a high-speed stream of gas, liquid, or solid objects under pressure.

噴射機喷射机

Jet; jet aircraft; an airplane powered by one or more jet engines.

噴射船喷射船

Jetfoil; jetfoil ferry or turbojet boat.

噴水池喷水池

An artificial fountain or water feature that sprays water.

To spit, spew, or spill out.

A type of aquatic fern, such as the clover fern or water clover.

To lack, be short of, or be inadequate.