Cantonese Dictionary

筆順

bat1 seon6

Mandarin: bi3 shun4

stroke order (the way in which Chinese characters are written/calligraphed)

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箅

bei3

Mandarin: bi4

a bamboo steamer | a grate | # adapted from cc-cedict

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箔

bok6

Mandarin: bo2

plaited matting (of rushes, bamboo etc) | silkworm basket | metal foil | foil paper | reed screen | frame for growing silkworms | tinsel | gilt | # adapted from cc-cedict

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篦

bai1

Mandarin: bi4

fine-toothed comb | to comb | # adapted from cc-cedict

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篳

bat1

Mandarin: bi4

Simplified: 筚

wicker | items weaved with wicker or bamboo | # adapted from cc-cedict

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簸

bo3

Mandarin: bo3

to winnow | to toss | winnowing basket | # adapted from cc-cedict

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簸箕

bo3 gei1

Mandarin: bo4 ji1

dustpan, winnowing fan, loop (of a fingerprint)

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簿

bou6*2 bou6

Mandarin: bu4

notebook; record book; account book; register

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簿

bou2

Mandarin: bu4

a book | a register | account-book | a notebook | # adapted from cc-cedict

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簿仔

bou2 zai2

Mandarin: bu4 zi3

(noun) small note book; (noun with figurative meaning) a bankbook

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簿仔

bou6*2 zai2

Mandarin: bu4 zai3

Cantonese

passbook; bankbook

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絆

bun3

Mandarin: ban4

Simplified: 绊

to trip | to stumble | to hinder | a trap | fetter | shackle | # adapted from cc-cedict

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絆網

bun6 mong5

Mandarin: ban4 wang3

a tripwire; a trip wire

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絆腳石

bun6 goek3 sek6

Mandarin: ban4 jiao3 shi2

a stumbling block; an obstacle

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絣

bing3

Mandarin: bing3

interlacing | # adapted from cc-cedict

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綁

bong2

Mandarin: bang3

bind; tie; fasten

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綁住

bong2 zyu6

Mandarin: bang3 zhu4

to tie up; to bind; to fasten

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綁匪

bong2 fei2

Mandarin: bang3 fei3

kidnapper [Syn.] 綁票者

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綁架

bong2 gaa3

Mandarin: bang3 jia4

to kidnap; kidnapping (lit., "tie to a rack")

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綁死

bong2 sei2

Mandarin: bang3 si3

Simplified: 绑死

to have one's shares locked up in the stock or currency market and being unable to sell due to low prices resulting in too great a loss if sold [colloquial]

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綁票

bong2 piu3

Mandarin: bang3 piao4

to kidnap for ransom | [粵] : 標參

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綁票者

bong2 piu3 ze2

Mandarin: bang3 piao4 zhe3

kidnapper [Syn.] 綁匪

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綁鞋帶

bong2 haai4 daai2

Mandarin: bang3 xie2 dai4

Simplified: 绑鞋带

Tie shoelaces

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繃帶

bang1 daai3*2

Mandarin: beng1 dai4

bandage

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繽

ban1

Mandarin: bin1

[literary] flourishing; abundant; colourful

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繽紛

ban1 fan1

Mandarin: bin1 fen1

thriving; vast and various; rich and diverse; disorderly; riotous profusion

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缽

but3

Mandarin: bo1

earthen bowl/basin; alms bowl

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缽仔糕

but3 zai2 gou1

Mandarin: bo1 zi3 gao1

Simplified: 钵仔糕

a type of Chinese steamed rice cupcake which is in the shape of a small bowl

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缽櫃

but3 gwai6

Mandarin: bo1 gui4

Simplified: 钵柜

cabinet

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缽酒

but3*1 zau2

Cantonese

port wine (as a loanword)

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