Cantonese Dictionary

補助金

bou2 zo6 gam1

Mandarin: bu3 zhu4 jin1

Simplified: 补助金

subsidy; grant

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補品

bou2 ban2

Mandarin: bu3 pin3

nutritious food, tonic

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補妝

bou2 zong1

Mandarin: bu3 zhuang1

Simplified: 补妆

Makeup

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補子

bou2 zi2

Mandarin: bu3 zi3

Simplified: 补子

mandarin square (a rank badge sewed on to the surcoat of an officials in the past)

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補師

bou2 si1

Mandarin: bu3 shi1

Simplified: 补师

An apprentice who has finished training but not yet qualified to be a master

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補救

bou2 gau3

Mandarin: bu3 jiu4

Simplified: 补救

to amend; to fix; to rescue

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補數

bou2 sou3

Mandarin: bu3 shu4

Simplified: 补数

compensation (Cantonese)

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補服

bou2 fuk6

Mandarin: bu3 fu2

Simplified: 补服

mandarin square (a rank badge sewed on to the surcoat of an officials in the past)

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補水

bou2 seoi2

Mandarin: bu3 shui3

Simplified: 补水

payment for overtime work; to subsidise; moisturising

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補牌

bou2 paai4*2

Mandarin: bu3 pai2

(mahjong) (v.) to take a supplement tile, whether for a flower or for a kong/quadruplet; (n.) a supplement tile

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補發

bou2 faat3

Mandarin: bu3 fa1

reissue, supply / distribute again

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補益

bou2 jik1

Mandarin: bu3 yi4

be of help to; benefit

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補票

bou2 piu3

Mandarin: bu3 piao4

to supplement (upgrade) a ticket (fare)

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補粉

bou2 fan2

Mandarin: bu3 fen3

Simplified: 补粉

to reapply face powder

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補習

bou2 zaap6

Mandarin: bu3xi2

Simplified: 补习

(verb) 1. Tutor; (noun) | Tutor; 2. Tutorial or Tutorial class

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補習天王

bou2 zaap6 tin1 wong4

Mandarin: bu3xi2 tian1wang2

Simplified: 补习天王

someone who is very successful in running a tutorial school [written and colloquial]

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補習班

bou2 zaap6 baan1

Mandarin: bu3 xi2 ban1

cram school; extracurricular classes

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補習社

bou2 zaap6 se5

Mandarin: bu3 xi2 she4

Simplified: 补习社

a tuition center

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補考

bou2 haau2

Mandarin: bu3 kao3

make-up examination

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補色

bou2 sik1

Mandarin: bu3 se4

complementary color

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補色立體鏡

bou2 sik1 lap6 tai2 geng3*2

Mandarin: bu3 se4 li4 ti3 jing4

anaglyph glasses, 3-D blue/red glasses

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補花

bou2 faa1

Mandarin: bu3 hua1

(mahjong) to supplement flower tiles, taking tiles from the opposite end of the wall to replace drawn flower tiles

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補藥

bou2 joek6

tonic

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補處

bou2 cyu2

Mandarin: bu3 chu3

Simplified: 补处

(Buddhist term) to be the next Buddha; to have one's hymen surgically repaired or recreated

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補血

bou2 hyut3

Mandarin: bu3 xue4 (PRC) xie3 (Taiwan)

replenish or enrich the blood

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補角

bou2 gok3

Mandarin: bu3 jiao3

[math.] supplementary angles

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補語

bou2 jyu5

Mandarin: bu3 yu3

complement (grammar)

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補課

bou2 fo3

Mandarin: bu3 ke4

make up for a missed lesson

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補貼

bou2 tip3

Mandarin: bu3 tie1

(to) subsidy; allowance | [粵]: 幫補

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補足

bou2 zuk1

Mandarin: bu3 zu2

complement; bring up to full strength; make up for a deficiency

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