Cantonese Dictionary

暴斃

bou6 bai6

Mandarin: bao4 bi4

suddenly die

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暴殄天物

bou6 tin5 tin1 mat6

Mandarin: bao4 tian3 tian1 wu4

a reckless waste of food, grain, etc; wantonly ruin products of nature; recklessly waste God's gifts

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暴民

bou6 man4

riffraff (undesirable people/elements of society); hooligans

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暴瀉

bou6 se3

Mandarin: bao4 xie4

Simplified: 暴泻

verb; a sudden and big drop or fall; slide; drop; plummet (financial)

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暴熱

bou6 jit6

sudden heat

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暴瘦

bou6 sau3

Mandarin: bao4 hou4

to suddenly become thin

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暴發戶

bou6 faat3 wu6

Mandarin: bao4 fa1 hu4

upstart, nouveau riche

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暴行

bou6 hang6

Mandarin: bao4 xing2

acts of brutality; acts of violence; atrocities

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暴走

bou6 zau2

Mandarin: bao4 zou3

out of control (such as with anger or emotions), runaway (as in a vehicle out of control)

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暴躁

bou6 cou3

Mandarin: bao4 zao4

irritable; fiery; explosive (temper)

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暴雨

bou6 jyu5

Mandarin: bao4 yu3

torrential rain; rainstorm | [粵]: also 大雨

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暴雨警告

bou6 jyu5 ging2 gou3

Mandarin: bao4 yu3 jing3 gao4

rainstorm warning

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暴雨警告系統

bou6 jyu5 ging2 gou3 hai6 tung2

Mandarin: bao4 yu3 jing3 gao4 xi4 tong3

rainstorm warning system

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暴露

bou6 lou6

Mandarin: bao4 lu4

expose; reveal; come to light; unmask; lay bare; give away

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暴露的泳裝

buk6 lou6 dik1 wing6 zong1

Mandarin: bao4 lu4 de5 yong3 zhuang1

skimpy swimsuits

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暴露面積

buk6 lou6 min6 zik1

Mandarin: bao4 lu4 mian4 ji1

[math.] area (of exposure)

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暴風

bou6 fung1

cyclone, windstorm

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暴風雨

bou6 fung1 jyu5

rainstorm

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暴風雪

bou6 fung1 syut3

Mandarin: bao4 feng1 xue3

a blizzard | also sometimes colloquially 白毛風

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暴風驟雨

bou6 fung1 zau6 jyu5

Mandarin: bao4 feng1 zou4 yu3

violent storm; hurricane; tempest

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暴食

bou6 sik6

gluttony, gluttonize

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暴食症

bou6 sik6 zing3

bulimia nervosa

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暴飲暴食

bou6 jam2 bou6 sik6

engorgement

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暴龍

bou6 lung4

[n] tyrannosaurus

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曝

buk6

Mandarin: pu4

to air | to expose to the sun | # adapted from cc-cedict

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本

bun2

Mandarin: ben3

measure word for books, magazines

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本乎

bun2 fu4

Mandarin: ben3 hu1

be based upon; originate from

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本事

bun2 si6

Mandarin: ben3 shi4

[1] ability; skill [2] source material; original story

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本人

bun2 jan4

Mandarin: ben3 ren2

[1] I; me; myself [2] oneself [3] in person; personal

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本人的觀點

bun2 jan4 dik1 gun1 dim2

Mandarin: ben3 ren2 de5 guan1 dian3

(one's) personal view

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