Cantonese Dictionary

捕鯨船

bou6 king4 syun4

Mandarin: bu3 jing1 chuan2

whaler; whale catcher

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捕鼠器

bou6 syu2 hei3

Mandarin: bu3 shu3 qi4

a mousetrap

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揹帶

bui3 daai3*2

Mandarin: bei1 dai4

[1] braces [2] suspenders [粵]: 孭帶 [3] sling (for a rifle) [4] straps (for a knapsack) [Var.] 背帶

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揹帶

bui3 daai2

Mandarin: bei1 dai4

Simplified: 背带

a sling; a strap; braces

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揹負

bui3 fu6

Mandarin: bei1 fu4

carry on the back

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揹黑鍋

bui3 hak1 wo1

Mandarin: bei1 hei1 guo1

to be unjustly blamed, to be made a scapegoat [粵]: 孭鑊

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搏

bok3

Mandarin: bo2

to fight | to combat | to seize | (of heart) to beat | to try one's utmost | to punce on | to risk | # adapted from cc-cedict

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搏一搏

bok3 jat1 bok3

Mandarin: bo2 yi1 bo2

to give it a go; to try out one's luck

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搏亂

bok3 lyun6

Mandarin: bo2 luan4

Simplified: 搏乱

(verb) to take advantage of a chaotic situation to rake in benefits for oneself

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搏傻

bok3 so4

Mandarin: bo2 sha3

to act dumb or stupid for taking advantages of others

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搏出位

bok3 ceot1 wai6

Mandarin: bo2 chu1 wei4

a desperate and a despicable way of seeking public attention

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搏到盡

bok3 dou3 zeon6

Mandarin: bo2 dao4 jin4

Simplified: 搏到尽

taking the most risk (spoken)

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搏動

bok3 dung6

Mandarin: bo2 dong4

beat rhythmically; throb; pulsate

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搏命

bok3 meng6

Mandarin: bo2 ming4

(v.)(adverb) to work very hard and devotedly; to do something very dangerous that one is risking their life for it; to strive to do something

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搏唔過

bok3 m4 gwo3

Mandarin: bo2 m2 guo4

Simplified: 搏唔过

Cantonese

to describe something that is not worth taking the risk

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搏大膽

bok3 daai6 daam2

Mandarin: bo2 da4 dan3

Simplified: 搏大胆

to dare | make a bet with someone (usually to pick a fight)

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搏大霧

bok3 daai6 mou6

Mandarin: bo2 da4 wu4

Simplified: 搏大雾

try to take advantage of a confused situation (Heavy fog)

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搏彩

bok3 coi2

Mandarin: bo2 cai3

to gamble; to try one's luck

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搏懵

bok3 mung2

Mandarin: bo2 meng3

(verb) to take benefits or advantages in a chaotic situation; (of stranger in a chaotic situation) to paw | to grope | to sexually harass someone

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搏拉

bok3 laai1

Mandarin: bo2 la1

verb; to risk arrest; to do something that could get one arrested

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搏擊

bok3 gik1

Mandarin: bo2 ji2 (Taiwan), bo2 ji1 (PRC)

to fight; to battle

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搏殺

bok3 saat3

Mandarin: bo2 sha1

Simplified: 搏杀

to bet (gambling or investment)(Cantonese)

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搏炒

bok3 caau2

Mandarin: bo2 chao3

risking one's job (spoken)

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搏盡

bok3 zeon6

Mandarin: bo2 jin4

Simplified: 搏尽

the attitude of putting in 100% effort in everything one does

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搏紅顏一笑

bok3 hung4 ngaan4 jat1 siu3

Mandarin: bo2 hong2yan2 yi1 xiao4

Simplified: 搏红颜一笑

to please a woman [colloquial]

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搏老命

bok3 lou5 meng6

to put everything one has into something

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搏老命

bok3 lou5 ming6

Mandarin: bo2 lao3 ming4

risking one's life (spoken)

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搏髀

bok3 bei2

Mandarin: bo2 ​bi4​

to beat time by slapping one's thigh

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搏鬥

bok3 dau3

Mandarin: bo2 dou4

to wrestle; to fight; to struggle

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搬兵

bun1 bing1

Mandarin: ban1 bing1

to call in reinforcement; to ask for help

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