Cantonese words starting with P

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拍子机
paak3 zi2 gei1Beat maker
柏节松操
paak3 zit3 cung4 cou1chaste widowhood
paak3 ziu3to take a picture
paak3 zyu6 soeng5partner; to work together
拍砖
paak3 zyun1(slang) to throw brickbats
paan1to pull; to turn
paan1to climb (by pulling oneself up); to claim connections of higher status
扳不倒儿
paan1 bat1 dou2 ji4(dialect) roly-poly toy
paan1 bei2to make invidious comparisons; to emulate
paan1 bun2to recoup losses (in gambling)
扳本儿
paan1 bun2 ji4to recoup losses (in gambling)
攀亲
paan1 can1to seek to profit by family ties
攀亲道故
paan1 can1 dou6 gu3(idiom) to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially
paan1 ce2to implicate
paan1 dang1to climb; to clamber; fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger
paan1 dou6railroad switch
paan1 dou6 caa3railroad switch
扳道员
paan1 dou6 jyun4pointsman
扳动
paan1 dung6to pull out
paan1 fu6to climb (of climbing plants); to cling on to; social climbing
攀附权贵
paan1 fu6 kyun4 gwai3to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing
扳价
paan1 gaa3to demand a high price
扳机
paan1 gei1(gun) trigger
攀高结贵
paan1 gou1 git3 gwai3lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach ones...
paan1 gung1to implicate others, without foundation, in confessing one's own crime
paan1 hoi6damaged by slander
攀缘
paan1 jyun4verb; to climb; to clamber. Metaphor, rely on others to get success
paan1 jyut6to climb over; to scale
扳钳
paan1 kim4wrench
扳龙附凤
paan1 lung4 fu6 fung6hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying f...
攀龙附凤
paan1 lung4 fu6 fung6see 扳龍附鳳|扳龙附凤[ban1 long2 fu4 feng4]
攀诬
paan1 mou4to frame
攀诬陷害
paan1 mou4 haam6 hoi6unjust accusation
paan1 ngaam4rock climbing
paan1 paa4to climb
paan1 ping4to equalize; to pull back the advantage
paan1 sau2spanner; lever (on a machine)
paan1 sing1to clamber up
攀谈
paan1 taam4to chat
paan1 wun4to climb up (a rope etc); climbing (plant)
paan1 zang1to lift the fishnet
paan1 zi1 faa1see 攀枝花市[Pan1 zhi1 hua1 Shi4]
paan1 zi1 faa1 si5Panzhihua, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]
paan1 zi2spanner; wrench
扳指儿
paan1 zi2 ji4erhua variant of 扳指[ban1 zhi3]
paan1 zit3to pull down and break off
paan3to hope for; to expect; to gaze; to hope for
盼复
paan3 fuk1expecting your reply (epistolary style)
盼睐
paan3 loi6your favors
paan3 mong6to hope for; to look forward to

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