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• 綁票 — bang2 pion3: to kidnap for ransom
• 榜上有名 — bang2 zion7 u6 mian5: to have one's name on the list (of successful candidates)
• 扳 — bang2: to pull, to turn, to pull down (a lever)
• 榜 — bang2: list (of names), placard, notice board
• 版 — bang2: edition; version, printing plate
• 綁 — bang2: to bind, to tie, to fasten
• 放置 — bang3 di3: to place, to put, to set aside
• 放鴿子 — bang3 gab4 ze2: to stand someone up, to fail to show up
• 放假 — bang3 gia2: to have time off, to go on holiday, to go on vacation
• 放學 — bang3 hag8: to finish school for the day, to let out of school
• 放火 — bang3 huê2: to set fire, to commit arson
• 放暇 — bang3 hê6: to finish school for the day (Southern Min), to be let out of school
• 扮演 — bang3 ing5: to play (a role), to act as
• 放屁 — bang3 pui3: to fart, to break wind, to talk nonsense (vulgar)
• 放尿 — bang3 riê7: to urinate
• 放屎紙 — bang3 sai2 zua2: toilet paper
• 放屎 — bang3 sai2: to defecate, to poop
• 放心 — bang3 sim1: to rest assured, to feel at ease, to relax (about something)
• 放細 — bang3 soi3: to zoom out (an image)
• 放鬆 — bang3 song1: to relax, to loosen
• 放 — bang3: to release; to let go, to put; to place
• 房地產 — bang5 di7 suan2: real estate, realty
• 房東 — bang5 dong1: landlord, landlady
• 房間 — bang5 goin1: room, bedroom
• 房產 — bang5 suan2: property, real estate, house
• 房頭 — bang5 tao5: family; household, clan branch
• 房 — bang5: room, house
• 瓶 — bang5: bottle; vase; jar; flask
• 馮 — bang5: a surname (Feng)
• 棒球 — bang6 giu5: baseball
• 棒 — bang6: stick; club; rod
• 謗 — bang6: to slander, to defame, to vilify
• 辦頭 — bang7 tao5: form, characteristics
• 辦 — bang7: to handle; to manage, to deal with
• 包菜 — bao1 cai3: cabbage
• 包治百病 — bao1 di7 bêh4 bên7: cure-all, guaranteed to cure all ailments
• 包工頭 — bao1 gang1 tao5: labor contractor, foreman
• 包穀 — bao1 gog4: corn, maize
• 包括 — bao1 guag4: to include, to consist of
• 包含 — bao1 ham5: to contain, to include, to embody
• 胞衣 — bao1 i1: afterbirth
• 包容 — bao1 iong5: to tolerate, to forgive, to accommodate
• 包辦 — bao1 poin7: to take care of everything, to monopolize
• 包頭 — bao1 tao5: foreman, labor contractor, turban
• 包圍 — bao1 ui5: to encircle, to surround
• 包租 — bao1 zou1: to charter, to sublet (rented property)
• 包裝 — bao1 zuang1: to package, to wrap, packaging
• 包 — bao1: to wrap, to include, to guarantee
• 煲 — bao1: to boil, to cook (in a pot)
• 胞 — bao1: placenta; afterbirth, of the same parentage; compatriot
• 保健品 — bao2 giang6 bing2: health product, health supplement
• 保羅 — bao2 lo5: Paul (given name)
• 保領 — bao2 nia2: to assure, to guarantee
• 保溫 — bao2 ung1: to keep warm, to insulate
• 保障 — bao2 ziang3: to guarantee, to ensure, to protect
• 保 — bao2: to protect; to safeguard, to guarantee; to ensure
• 暴逼 — bao6 bêg4: irritable, irascible, bad-tempered
• 暴動 — bao6 dong6: to riot, to rebel, to revolt
• 曝光 — bao6 guang1: to expose (photography), to expose, to make public
• 鮑魚 — bao6 he5: abalone
• 暴雨 — bao6 hou6: torrential rain, cloudburst, rainstorm
• 暴發戶 — bao6 huag4 hou6: nouveau riche, parvenu, new money
• 暴風雨 — bao6 huang1 hou6: rainstorm, storm
• 暴行 — bao6 hêng6: atrocity, outrage, savage act
• 抱歉 — bao6 kiam2: to be sorry, sorry, apologetic
• 暴力 — bao6 lag8: violence, force, brutality
• 爆料 — bao6 liao7: to expose (in the media), to leak (insider information), to tip off
• 暴徒 — bao6 tu5: thug, rioter, mob
• 暴 — bao6: violent, cruel, sudden
• 瀑 — bao6: heavy rain
• 爆 — bao6: to burst; to explode, to crackle (from fire)
• 鮑 — bao6: abalone
• 病夫 — ben7 hu1: sickly person, invalid
• 楓樹 — beng1 ciu7: maple tree
• 本等 — beng2 dêng2: one's duty, one's proper role
• 本港 — beng2 gang2: local; caught nearshore (of seafood), authentic; genuine
• 本分 — beng2 hung7: one's duty, role; part
• 朋友 — bêng5 iu2: friend
• 飯碗 — beng7 uan2: rice bowl, job; livelihood
• 麻汝 — bha5 lu2: just now, just; only
• 礣砥 — bha7 du2: stone
• 峇囝 — bha7 gian2: crocodile
• 峇厘 — bha7 li5: small cabin (on a junk/boat)
• 墨盒 — bhag8 ab8: ink box (for calligraphy paste), ink cartridge (for a printer)
• 木馬 — bhag8 bhê2: rocking horse, wooden horse, Trojan horse (malware)
• 墨筆 — bhag8 big4: calligraphy brush; inkbrush
• 木材 — bhag8 cai5: wood, lumber, timber
• 木星 — bhag8 cên1: Jupiter
• 墨斗 — bhag8 dao2: cuttlefish
• 木工 — bhag8 gang1: woodwork, carpentry, carpenter
• 木屐 — bhag8 giah8: clogs, wooden clogs
• 木囝 — bhag8 gian2: guava
• 木瓜 — bhag8 guê1: papaya, Chinese quince
• 墨硯 — bhag8 in7: inkstone; ink slab
• 茉莉花 — bhag8 li6 huê1: jasmine flower
• 木棉 — bhag8 min5: kapok, Bombax ceiba
• 木偶 — bhag8 ngou2: wooden figure, puppet, marionette
• 木耳 — bhag8 re2: wood ear fungus, black fungus
• 木蝨 — bhag8 sag4: bedbug, woodlouse
• 墨西哥 — bhag8 sai1 go1: Mexico
• 木通 — bhag8 tong1: Akebia stem (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
• 墨汁 — bhag8 zab4: prepared ink (liquid)
• 木船 — bhag8 zung5: wooden boat, wooden vessel
• 墨 — bhag8: ink, black; dark
• 木 — bhag8: wood, tree, timber
• 肉脞麵 — bhah4 co3 mi7: bak chor mee (minced meat noodles)
• 肉骨茶 — bhah4 gug4 dê5: bak kut teh (pork rib soup)
• 肉蕉 — bhah4 zio1: plantain (banana variety)
• 䆀 — bhai2: ugly, bad-looking
• 拜拜 — bhai3 bhai3: bye-bye; goodbye (informal)
• 眉目 — bhai5 mag8: eyebrows and eyes; facial features
• 眉怨怨 — bhai5 uang3 uang3: looking distressed; with a doleful, knitted-brow expression
• 眉 — bhai5: eyebrow
• 卯 — bhao2: fourth earthly branch, hour of the rabbit (5-7 a.m.)
• 昴 — bhao2: Pleiades (Hairy Head Mansion, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in Chinese astronomy)
• 馬母 — bhe5 bho2: mare; female horse
• BGM — bhi1 ri1 êm1: background music
• B超 — bhi1 tiao3: B-mode ultrasound, ultrasound scan
• 米方 — bhi2 bang1: rice cake; rice pudding
• 米粞 — bhi2 coi3: rice flour
• 米粉 — bhi2 hung2: rice vermicelli; rice noodles, rice flour
• 米制 — bhi2 zi3: metric system
• 米酒 — bhi2 ziu2: rice wine (mijiu)
• 米 — bhi2: uncooked rice
• B — bhi5: the Latin letter B (as used in Chinese)
• 咪 — bhi5: sound used to call a cat, meow
• 味道 — bhi7 dao6: taste; flavor, smell; odor
• 味素 — bhi7 su3: monosodium glutamate (MSG)
• 味素 — bhi7 su3: taste; smell, temperament
• 味精 — bhi7 zêng1: MSG, monosodium glutamate
• 味 — bhi7: taste; flavor, smell; odor
• 沬 — bhi7: to sink, to become engrossed in, to become addicted to
• 密婆 — bhig8 bo5: bat (flying mammal)
• 蜜蜂 — bhig8 pang1: bee, honeybee
• 蜜 — bhig8: honey
• 覕相揣 — bhih4 sio1 cuê7: to play hide-and-seek
• 沬頭泅 — bhih4 tao5 siu5: to swim underwater
• 沕 — bhih4: to hide, to hide away
• 覕 — bhih4: to hide, to conceal oneself
• 篾瓤 — bhih8 neng5: inner pith of a bamboo stem
• 篾 — bhih8: bamboo strip, splint, slat
• 描寫 — bhio5 sia2: to describe, to portray, to depict
• 廟 — bhio7: temple; shrine
• 母親河 — bho2 cing1 ho5: mother river (a river central to a people's livelihood and identity)
• 母親節 — bho2 cing1 zoih4: Mother's Day
• 母親 — bho2 cing1: mother
• 母囝 — bho2 gian2: mother and child
• 母校 — bho2 hao6: alma mater, one's former school
• 母 — bho2: mother, female
• 無方母 — bho5 bang1 bho2: immoderate
• 無米粿 — bho5 bhi2 guê2: Teochew chive dumplings
• 無尾熊 — bho5 bhuê2 him5: koala
• 無比 — bho5 bi2: matchless, unparalleled, incomparable
• 無變 — bho5 biang3: there's nothing to be done, can't help it
• 無邊 — bho5 biêng1: boundless; without limit
• 無辦法 — bho5 boin7 huag4: it can't be helped; there's no choice
• 無步 — bho5 bou7: to have no recourse, to be unable to find a way out
• 無恥 — bho5 ci2: shameless, brazen, impudent
• 無處不在 — bho5 cu3 bug4 do6: ubiquitous; omnipresent, to be everywhere
• 無中生有 — bho5 dang1 sên1 u6: to fabricate, to make up out of thin air, unfounded rumor
• 無知 — bho5 di1: ignorant, unaware
• 無大無細 — bho5 dua7 bho5 soi3: disrespectful to elders, no sense of seniority
• 無端 — bho5 duang1: for no reason, groundlessly, out of the blue
• 無語 — bho5 ghe2: to be speechless; to be lost for words, to be dumbfounded
• 無疑 — bho5 ghi5: undoubtedly, certainly, unexpectedly
• 無辜 — bho5 gu1: innocent; guiltless
• 無故 — bho5 gu3: for no reason, without cause
• 無怪 — bho5 guê3: no wonder, not surprising
• 無關係 — bho5 guêng1 hi6: to have nothing to do with, to be irrelevant
• 無限 — bho5 hang6: infinite, unlimited, boundless
• 無效 — bho5 hao7: invalid, ineffective, null and void
• 無魚，蝦也好 — bho5 he5: better to have something than nothing, settle for what's available
• 無法 — bho5 huag4: unable to, cannot, to have no way to
• 無妨 — bho5 huang5: no harm in, might as well, it wouldn't hurt to
• 無非 — bho5 hui1: nothing but, no more than, simply; only
• 無魂無影 — bho5 hung5 bho5 ian2: to disappear without a trace
• 無花果 — bho5 huê1 guê2: fig
• 無影無跡 — bho5 ian2 bho5 ziah4: baseless, fabricated out of thin air, impossible
• 無影 — bho5 ian2: not real, false, fake
• 無要緊 — bho5 iao3 ging2: no problem, it doesn't matter, never mind
• 無可厚非 — bho5 ko2 gao6 hui1: not entirely blameworthy, understandable, excusable
• 無可救藥 — bho5 ko2 giu3 ioh8: hopeless, incurable, beyond help
• 無可能 — bho5 ko2 lêng5: impossible
• 無可奈何 — bho5 ko2 nai6 ho2: to have no choice, to feel helpless, to have no alternative
• 無可 — bho5 ko2: cannot, can't
• 無權 — bho5 kuang5: to have no right, to lack authority
• 無良 — bho5 liang5: bad; not good, unscrupulous
• 無聊 — bho5 liao5: bored, boring; tedious; dull
• 無路用 — bho5 lou7 êng7: useless; of no use
• 無論如何 — bho5 lung6 ru5 ho5: in any case; at any rate, no matter what
• 無論 — bho5 lung6: no matter (what/how), regardless of; whether
• 無乜個 — bho5 mih4 gai5: nothing
• 無望 — bho5 mo7: hopeless, without prospects
• 無奈何 — bho5 nai6 ho5: to have no choice, to have no way out, helpless
• 無奈 — bho5 nai6: to have no choice, to be helpless, to feel resigned
• 無人機 — bho5 nang5 gi1: drone, unmanned aerial vehicle
• 無人問津 — bho5 nang5 mung7 zing1: nobody is interested, unpopular, unattractive
• 無人 — bho5 nang5: unmanned, deserted, devoid of people
• 無閒 — bho5 oin5: busy, have no free time
• 無偌久 — bho5 riêh8 gu2: soon, before long, after a while