Cantonese Dictionary

標高

biu1 gou1

Mandarin: biao1 gao1

elevation; level

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標點

biu1 dim2

Mandarin: biao1 dian3

punctuation; punctuate

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標點符號

biu1 dim2 fu4 hou6*2

Mandarin: biao1 dian3 fu2 hao4

punctuation

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檳

bing2

Mandarin: bing1

Simplified: 槟

betel palm (Areca catechu) | betel nut | Taiwan pr. [bīn] | a type of apple | # adapted from cc-cedict

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檳城

ban1 sing4

Mandarin: bin1 cheng2; bing1 cheng2

Penang, in Malaysia [1] name of a city, also called George Town 喬治市 [2] name of a state in Malaysia, 檳州 [3] Penang Island, also called 檳榔嶼 /ban1 long4 zeoi6/ Pulau Pinang (Betel Nut Island) [] 檳 is often written as 梹 (official simplification is 槟)

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檳子

ban1 zi2

Mandarin: bin1 zi5

binzi, a species of apple which is slightly sour and astringent

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檳榔椰子

ban1 long4 je4 zi2

Mandarin: bin1 lang2 ye1 zi5

betel palm (Areca catechu)

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檳榔樹

ban1 long4 syu6

Mandarin: bin1 lang2 shu4

areca nut palm

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檳榔芋

ban1 long4 wu6

Mandarin: bing1 lang2 yu4

Simplified: 槟榔芋

(root vegetable) taro

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檳榔薯

ban1 long4 syu4

Mandarin: bin1 lang2 shu3

Simplified: 槟榔薯

purple sweet potato

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檳榔西施

ban1 long4 sai1 si1

Mandarin: bin1 lang2 xi1 shi1

betelnut girls, young women in Taiwan selling betel nuts and cigarettes from a brightly lit glass enclosure while wearing revealing clothing

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步

bou6

Mandarin: bu4

[1] [n] step; pace [2] [v] walk; stroll; on foot [3] situation; state; degree [4] banks of rivers, ponds, etc. [5] fortune; doom [6] a unit in length in ancient China of about 5.5 feet [7] a Chinese family name

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步人後塵

bou6 jan4 hau6 can4

Mandarin: bu4 ren2 hou4 chen2

to emulate sb.

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步伐

bou6 fat6

Mandarin: bu4 fa2

pace; step; march

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步兵

bou6 bing1

Mandarin: bu4 bing1

(noun) (of army) Infantryman

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步子

bou6 zi2

Mandarin: bu4 zi5

step; pace

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步履維艱

bou6 lei5 wai4 gaan1

Mandarin: bu4 lv3 wei2 jian1

find it difficult to walk; each step is diffcult

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步月

bou6 jyut6

Mandarin: bu4 yue4

to stroll beneath the moon

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步槍

bou6 coeng1

Mandarin: bu4 qiang1

rifle

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步步

bou6 bou6

Mandarin: bu4 bu4

step by step; at every step

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步步為營

bou6 bou6 wai4 jing4

Mandarin: bu4 bu4 wei2 ying2

advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step

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步步高升

bou6 bou6 gou1 sing1

to make steady progress, to climb the ranks

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步步高昇

bou6 bou6 gou1 sing1

Mandarin: bu4 bu4 gao1 sheng1

Simplified: 步步高升

onward and upward

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步法

bou6 faat3

Mandarin: bu4 fa3

footwork

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步犁

bou6 lai4

Mandarin: bu4 li2

walking plow

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步發

bou6 faat3

Mandarin: bu4 fa3

footwork

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步級

bou6 kap1

Mandarin: bu4 ji2

Simplified: 步级

step

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步聽機

bou6 teng1 gei1

Mandarin: bu4 ting1 ji1

a walkie-hearie

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步行

bou6 hang4

Mandarin: bu4 xing2

to walk; to go on foot

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步行天橋

bou6 hang4 tin1 kiu4

Mandarin: bu4xing2 tian1qiao2

Simplified: 步行天桥

a foot bridge [written and colloquial]

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