Cantonese words starting with P

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To take or scoop up with both hands, especially loose material like sand or soil.

To compile or collect and edit written material.

To plunder, exploit, or accumulate wealth by extortion.

An interjection used to express disdain, disapproval, contempt, or annoyance.

To drape or place a piece of clothing over one's shoulders.

Spoiled silk or fabric; also an error or flaw.

Beryllium; a greyish-white solid metallic chemical element with atomic number 4 and symbol Be.

To don armour; primarily used figuratively to refer to soldiers preparing for battle.

pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1

披荊斬棘披荆斩棘

To overcome difficulties; to cut through thorns and briars.

To throw on clothes; to drape a jacket or coat over one's shoulders.

Great achievement or meritorious deed.

To disclose, publish, reveal, or make public.

pei1 maa4 daai3 haau3

To wear sackcloth and go into mourning for the death of a parent or close relative.

Arsenic trioxide, a highly toxic white powder used as rat poison; in a broad sense, any toxic arsenic compound.

Peso, the currency used in countries such as the Philippines and Mexico.

披頭四披头四

Great achievement; outstanding contribution.

Destroyed, ruined, or collapsed.

To prepare, gather, or put in order.

Lowly, vulgar, or of poor quality.

pei2 gik6 taai3 loi4

否極泰來否极泰来

Out of the depth of misfortune comes bliss; extreme adversity yields to prosperity.

Leather jacket or fur coat.

To look down on, despise, or show contempt towards someone.

To separate, break up, or divorce.

To look down on; to despise or show contempt for.

To dote on, or to treat someone as a favorite.

Fart; gas or wind discharged from the anus.

To adjoin, connect, or help.

To give an example, or to use a metaphor.

Buttocks; bottom; bum.

For example, or as a hypothetical assumption.

Metaphor; analogy; simile.

To compare favorably with; to be as good as or rival in excellence.

Anus; the opening at the end of the rectum.

To adjoin, connect, or border on.

Tired, exhausted, or lacking physical strength.

Costs, capital, or principal of a business or investment.

A type of large ant, or various shellfish.

A mythical, auspicious beast that wards off evil; can also refer to a leopard or a valiant soldier.

Grand; also used as a surname.

The blade of a plough.

Exhausted, tired, or weary.

pei4 baai6 bat1 ham1

疲憊不堪疲惫不堪

Exhausted and extremely tired.