Cantonese Dictionary

補身

bou2 san1

Mandarin: bu3 shen1

Simplified: 补身

rejuvenate the body

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補選

bou2 syun2

Mandarin: bu3 xuan3

by-election

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補鑊

bou2 wok6

Mandarin: bu3 huo4

Simplified: 补镬

the act of trying to resolve the mistake(s) done; to fix things up

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補鞋

bou2 haai4

Mandarin: bu3 xie2

Simplified: 补鞋

to repair shoes

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補飛

bou2 fei1

Mandarin: bu3 fei1

Simplified: 补飞

to take remedial actions [colloquial]

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補𤶸

bou2 naa1

Cantonese

put on a patch; patch up; sew on a patch

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裨益

bei1 yik1

Mandarin: bi4 yi4

beneficial to; advantageous; to be of benefit to

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褒呔

bou1 taai1

Mandarin: bao1 tai1

bow tie (loanword)

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褒忠鄉

bou1 zung1 hoeng1

Mandarin: bao1 zhong1 xiang1

Paochung (village in Taiwan)

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褒揚

bou1 joeng4

Mandarin: bao1 yang2

commend; praise

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褒獎

bou1 zoeng2

Mandarin: bao1 jiang3

Simplified: 褒奖

praise

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褒義

bou1 ji6

Mandarin: bao1 yi4

Used to describe something (usually a word or a phrase) with a positive connotation: commendatory or complimentary sense

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褒義詞

bou1 ji6 ci4

Mandarin: bao1 yi4 ci2

Simplified: 褒义词

Commendatory term

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褒貶

bou1 bin2

Mandarin: bao1 bian3

appraise; pass judgment on 2. speak ill of; criticize

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褓

bou2

Mandarin: bao3

cloth for carrying baby on back | swaddling cloth | infancy | # adapted from cc-cedict

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褓姆

bou2 mou5

Mandarin: bao3 mu3

nanny | [粵]: also 使媽; female housekeeper; domestic help; female personal assistant to a celebrity (actor or pop star)

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褓姆車

bou2 mou5 ce1

Mandarin: bao3 mu3 che1

Simplified: 褓姆车

mini school van; celebrities' vans

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襃

bou1

Mandarin: bao1

variant form of 褒

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觱

bat1

Mandarin: bi4

fever | tartar horn | chilly wind | water bubbling up from a spring | # adapted from cc-cedict

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謗

bong3

Mandarin: bang4

Simplified: 谤

to slander | to defame | to speak ill of | # adapted from cc-cedict

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變

bin3

Mandarin: bian4

Simplified: 变

to change | to become different | to transform | to vary | rebellion | to alter | to turn into | to become | uncommon | unexpected turn of events | accident | changeable | # adapted from cc-cedict

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變做

bin3 zou6

to become, change into

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變動

bin3 dung6

Mandarin: bian4 dong4

change; alteration

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變化

bin3 faa3

Mandarin: bian4 hua4

to transform; transformation

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變化不定的

bin3 faa3 bat1 ding6 dik1

Mandarin: bian4 hua4 bu4 ding4 de5

[adj] protean

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變化無常

bin3 faa3 mou4 soeng4

Mandarin: bian4 hua4 wu2 chang2

Simplified: 变化无常

variable; constantly changing

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變化無常的

bin3 faa3 mou4 soeng4 dik1

Mandarin: bian4 hua4 wu2 chang2 de5

[adj] fluxible

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變化的

bin3 faa3 dik1

Mandarin: bian4 hua4 de5

[adj] mutative

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變卦

bin3 gwaa3

Mandarin: bian4 gua4

to change one's mind / to go back on one's word

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變咗

bin3 zo2

Mandarin: bian4 zuo3

Cantonese

to have changed; to have become; to have transformed into | Std. Chin.: 變了

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