bui3 do1貝多贝多
Jyutpingbui3 do1
Yalebui dō

Definition

pattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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百尺竿頭,更進一步百尺竿头,更进一步
baak3 cek3 gon1 tau4 , gang3 zeon3 jat1 bou6Go further; to make further progress
不幸之事
bat1 hang6 zi1 si6mishap
不求人
bat1 kau4 jan4backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
百無禁忌百无禁忌
baak3 mou4 gam3 gei6all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes
補水补水
bou2 seoi2payment for overtime work; to subsidise; moisturising
拔茅茹
bat6 maau4 jyu4lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow; inextricably tangled together
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