Cantonese Dictionary

鐾

bei3

Mandarin: bei4

to sharpen

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鑌

ban1

Mandarin: bin1

Simplified: 镔

fine steel | high quality iron | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鑌鐵

ban1 tit3

Mandarin: bin1 tie3

Simplified: 镔铁

Damascus steel, a type of refined iron

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鑣

biu1

Mandarin: biao1

Simplified: 镳

horsebit | variant of 镖biāo [镖] | bit (of a bridle) | bridle | ride | an alternative form for 鏢, dart | # adapted from cc-cedict

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閉

bai3

Mandarin: bi4

Simplified: 闭

to close | to stop up | to shut | to obstruct | to block up | to stop | to conclude | to restrain | to end | # adapted from cc-cedict

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閉上

bai3 soeng6

to close; to shut

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閉合

bai3 hap6

Mandarin: bi4 he2

to close

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閉塞

bai3 sak1

Mandarin: bi4 se4

[1] stuffed up; bunged up; blocked [2] inaccessible; out of the way; difficult to reach [3] unenlightened

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閉塞音

bai3 sak1 jam1

[ling.] stop, plosive (complete closure of the articulators involved so that the airstream cannot escape through the mouth)

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閉幕

bai3 mok6

Mandarin: bi4 mu4

Simplified: 闭幕

(adjective) Closing (ceremonies of events)

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閉幕典禮

bai3 mok6 din2 lai5

Mandarin: bi4 mu4 dian3 li3

Simplified: 闭幕典礼

closing ceremony

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閉幕式

bai3 mok6 sik1

Mandarin: bi4 mu4 shi4

closing ceremony

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閉幕禮

bai3 mok6 lai5

Mandarin: bi4 mu4 li3

closing ceremony

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閉月羞花

bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1

Mandarin: bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1

said of a women's beauty; outshine the moon and put flowers to shame; gorgeous

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閉目黐手

bai3 muk6 ci1 sau2

Mandarin: bi4 mu4 chi1 shou3

Cantonese

close eye Chi-Sau; blind folded sticky hands (Wing Chun/Ving Tsun kung fu 詠春拳's two-person training)

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閉經

bai3 ging1

Mandarin: bi4 jing1

amenorrhea

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閉翳

bai3 ai3

Mandarin: bi4 yi4

Simplified: 闭翳

(slang) distress; (of people) worried; depressed; annoyed

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閉翳

bai3 ai3/ngai3

Cantonese

depressed, moody, worried, vexed

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閉路電視

bai3 lou6 din6 si6

Mandarin: bi4 lu4 dian4 shi4

closed-circuit television (CCTV)

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閉鎖

bai3 so2

Mandarin: bi4 suo3

locked; locked in

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閉門

bai3 mun4

Mandarin: bi4 men2

[1] (not Cant.) close the door. Synon.: 關門. Cant.: 閂門 [2] closed-door. e.g. 閉門會議 (closed-door meeting)

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閉門羹

bai3 mun4 gang1

Mandarin: bi4 men2 geng1

denial of entrance

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閉關

bai3 gwaan1

Mandarin: bi4 guan1

to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)

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闆

baan2

Mandarin: ban3

boss; proprietor; person in charge

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阪

baan6

Mandarin: ban3

Simplified: 坂

slope | hillside | hillside farm | # adapted from cc-cedict

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阪

baan2

Mandarin: ban3

[n] hilly slope

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陂

bo1

Mandarin: bei1

uneven | with ups and downs | steps | # adapted from cc-cedict

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陛

bai6

Mandarin: bi4

the steps to the throne | throne | # adapted from cc-cedict

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陛下

bai6 haa6

Mandarin: bi4 xia4

His Majesty, Her Majesty, Your Majesty

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雹

bok6

Mandarin: bao2

hail; hailstone

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