Cantonese Dictionary

潘瑋柏

pun1 wai5 paak3

Mandarin: pan1 wei3 bo4

Wilber Pan

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潘耀焯

pun1 jiu6 coek3

Mandarin: Pan1 yao4 chao1

Poon Yiu Cheuk, a retired Hong Kong professional footballer

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潘越雲

pun1 jyut6 wan4

Pan Yueh Yun (Michelle Pan), Taiwanese singer

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澎

paang4

Mandarin: peng2

sound of waves | to splatter | crashing of waves | imposing | # adapted from cc-cedict

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瀕

pan4

Mandarin: bin1

Simplified: 濒

to approach | to border on | near | on the verge of | # adapted from cc-cedict

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瀕危

pan4 ngai4

Mandarin: bin1 wei1 (PRC) wei2 (TW)

endangered (species); in imminent danger; critically ill

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瀕臨

pan4 lam4

Mandarin: bin1 lin2

on the verge of; close to; on the border of

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瀕臨絕種動物

pan4 lam4 zyut6 zung2 dung6 mat6

Mandarin: bin1 lin2 jue2 zhong3 dong4 wu4

Simplified: 濒临绝种动物

(noun) Endangered Species

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瀕臨絕種生物

pan4 lam4 zyut6 zung2 sang1 mat6

Mandarin: bin1 lin2 jue2 zhong3 sheng1 wu4

Simplified: 濒临绝种生物

endangered species

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炮

paau3

Mandarin: pao4

cannon M: 座zuò [座] | firecracker | # adapted from cc-cedict

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炮仔

paau3 zai2

Mandarin: bao1 zi3

gangster's term for a gun

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炮仗

paau3 zoeng6*2

Cantonese

firecrackers | [普]: 爆竹

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炮仗

paau3 zoeng2

Mandarin: pao4 zhang5

firecracker(s) or firework(s)

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炮仗花

paau3 zoeng6*2 faa1

Cantonese

[n] firecracker vine (Pyrostegia venusta)

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炮仗頸

paau3 zoeng2 geng2

Mandarin: pao4 zhang5 jing3

Simplified: 炮仗颈

(slang) hot -tempered; irritable temper; fiery temperament

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炮位

paau3 wai6

Mandarin: pao4 wei4

emplacement

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炮兵

paau3 bing1

Mandarin: pao4 bing1

artillery

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炮制

paau3 zai3

renovate; concoct, cook up

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炮台

paau3 toi4

Mandarin: pao4 tai2

fort; fortified battery

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炮台山

paau3 toi4 saan1

Mandarin: pao4 tai2 shan1

Fortress Hill, a town situated in northern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong

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炮彈

paau3 daan6*2

Mandarin: pao4 dan4

(artillery) shell

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炮房

paau3 fong3

Mandarin: pao4 fang2

a prostitute's room [colloquial]

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炮樓

paau3 lau4

Mandarin: pao4 lou2

Simplified: 炮楼

a gun blockhouse; a firing fort; a gun tower

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炮火

paau3 fo2

Mandarin: pao4 huo3

(noun) (figurative) War

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炮灰

paau3 fui1

Mandarin: pao4 hui1

leftovers; insignificant remains

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炮烙

paau3 lok3

Mandarin: pao2 luo4

the fiery pillar - a torture device in ancient China which has people roasted alive by tying them to a hot bronze pillar

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炮竹

paau3 zuk1

Mandarin: pao4 zhu2

fire crackers

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炮轟

paau3 gwang1

to attack by bomb, shell, or by violence

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烹

paang1

Mandarin: peng1

cooking method | to boil sb alive (capital punishment in imperial China) | to cook | # adapted from cc-cedict

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烹煮

paang1 zyu2

Mandarin: peng1 zhu3

death by boiling in a huge pot (form of execution)

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