Cantonese Dictionary

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披閱
to open and read
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披閲群書
Mandarin: pi1 yue4 qun2 shu1
read extensively [formal]
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披露
Mandarin: pi1 lu4
[1] to reveal; [2] to publish, to make public; [3] to announce
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披頭四
Mandarin: Pi1 tou2 si4
Simplified: 披头四
noun; The Beatles
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披頭士
Mandarin: pi1 tou2 shi4
the Beatles [Syn.] 披頭四
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披頭散髮
Mandarin: pi1 tou2 san4 fa3 (tw) fa4 (prc)
with hair dishevelled, with hair in disarray
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披風
Mandarin: pi1 feng1
cloak, manteau
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抱
Mandarin: bao4
to hold | to carry (in one's arms) | to hug | to embrace | to surround | to cherish | # adapted from cc-cedict
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抱住
grip; gripe; tackle
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抱怨
Mandarin: bao4 yuan4
to moan
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抱怨的
Mandarin: bao4 yuan4 de5
[adj] complaining, querulous
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抱恙
Mandarin: bao4 yang4
to have bad health; to be ill
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抱歉
Mandarin: bao4 qian4
excuse me; to excuse
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抱殘守缺
Mandarin: bao4 can2 shou3 que1
stick to the old way of doing things; be conservative
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抱病
Mandarin: bao4 bing4
to be sick; to be under the weather
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抱緊
Mandarin: bao4 jin3
enclasp
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抱腳
Mandarin: bao4 jiao3
Simplified: 抱脚
shoes fit the feet nicely | snuggly; to hug the feet
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抱負
Mandarin: bao4 fu4
ambition; aspiration
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抱負不凡的
Mandarin: bao4 fu4 bu4 fan2 de5
[adj] ambitious
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抱負高的
Mandarin: bao4 fu4 gao1 de5
[adj] high-flying
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拂
Mandarin: fu2
to fan | # adapted from cc-cedict
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拋
Mandarin: pao1
Simplified: 抛
to throw | to toss | to fling | to cast | to abandon | to show | to sell in large quantities and | or at low prices | to wait for one's case to come to trial | to show off before a fight or an argument by using abusive language | to provoke an argument or a fight | # adapted from cc-cedict
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拋下
release
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拋個身出嚟做
Mandarin: pao1 ge4 shen1 chu1 li2 zuo4
Simplified: 抛个身出嚟做
Cantonese
to be a prostitute [colloquial]
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拋四方帽
Mandarin: pao1 si4 fang1 mao4
get graduated from college (lit. put-on square hat) [Syn.] 戴四方帽
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拋垃圾
Mandarin: pao1 la1 ji1; pao1 le4 se4
to throw rubbish; to dispose of garbage; to trash | Syn.: 丟垃圾; 掉垃圾
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拋媚眼
Mandarin: pao1 mei4 yan3
make eyes at; give sb the glad eye; cast coquettish glance at
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拋書包
Mandarin: pao1 shu1 bao1
Simplified: 抛书包
literally: throw the schoolbag, which means a person is pedantic or try to showoff with one's knowledge
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拋棄
Mandarin: pao1 qi4
abandon - to abandon a lover, family and responsibility.
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拋浪頭
Mandarin: pao1 lang4 tou5
Simplified: 抛浪头
(slang) to bluff or to fake one's abilities or intentions, usually in an attempt to intimidate someone
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