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• 無私 — bho5 se1: selfless, disinterested
• 無錫 — bho5 siah4: Wuxi (a city in Jiangsu, China)
• 無相干 — bho5 siang1 gang1: to have nothing to do with; to be irrelevant, to not matter; to be of no consequence
• 無心 — bho5 sim1: unintentional, unwitting, not in the mood (to)
• 無償 — bho5 sion5: free of charge, without remuneration, gratis
• 無所不能 — bho5 so2 bug4 lêng5: omnipotent, all-powerful, almighty
• 無需 — bho5 su1: need not, there is no need to
• 無須 — bho5 su1: need not, not have to
• 無通 — bho5 tang1: to not allow; must not
• 無頭神 — bho5 tao5 sêng5: forgetful, absent-minded
• 無畏 — bho5 ui3: fearless, intrepid
• 無走絀 — bho5 zao2 zuah8: to make no difference; to not matter, to make no mistake
• 無用 — bho5 êng7: useless, no use, a waste of time
• 無 — bho5: to not have, there is not
• 帽子 — bho7 ze2: hat, cap, headgear
• 帽 — bho7: hat, cap
• 買賣 — bhoi2 bhoi7: buying and selling, business, trade
• 買單 — bhoi2 duan1: to pay the bill; to pick up the check
• 買主 — bhoi2 zu2: buyer; purchaser
• 買水 — bhoi2 zui2: to symbolically buy water for washing the deceased (funeral custom)
• 買 — bhoi2: to buy
• 𣍐得 — bhoi6 dig4: cannot
• 𣍐曉 — bhoi6 hiao2: to not know how to, to be unable to
• 𣍐要緊 — bhoi6 iao3 ging2: no problem, never mind, it doesn't matter
• 𣍐孬 — bhoi6 mo2: not bad
• 𠁞歹 — bhoi6 pai2: not bad, pretty good
• 𣍐歹 — bhoi6 pai2: not bad, pretty good
• 𣍐使 — bhoi6 sai2: may not, cannot
• 𠁞 — bhoi6: cannot; will not (alternative form of 𣍐)
• 𣍐 — bhoi6: cannot, will not; won't
• 賣豬囝 — bhoi7 de1 gian2: to sell someone into indentured servitude or forced labour
• 賣國 — bhoi7 gog4: to betray one's country, to commit treason
• 賣身契 — bhoi7 sing1 koi3: indenture for the sale of oneself or a family member, bill of indentured servitude
• 賣 — bhoi7: to sell
• 牡丹 — bhou2 duan1: peony, tree peony
• 𡚸姐 — bhou2 zê2: wife older than her husband
• 牡 — bhou2: male (of animals)
• 畝 — bhou2: mu (unit of land area, ~667 m²)
• 𡚸 — bhou2: wife
• 戊 — bhou7: fifth heavenly stem
• 舞弊 — bhu2 bi7: to engage in fraudulent practices, to commit malpractice, to embezzle
• 舞蹈 — bhu2 dao6: dance (performance art), dancing
• 武旦 — bhu2 duan3: martial female role (in Chinese opera)
• 武警 — bhu2 gêng6: armed police (China)
• 武漢 — bhu2 hang3: Wuhan (city in Hubei, China)
• 撫養 — bhu2 iang2: to raise, to rear, to bring up (a child)
• 撫育 — bhu2 iog8: to foster, to nurture, to tend
• 武器 — bhu2 ki3: weapon, arms
• 侮辱 — bhu2 rog8: to insult, to humiliate
• 撫恤 — bhu2 sug4: to comfort the bereaved, to give monetary support to survivors
• 武術 — bhu2 sug8: martial arts, wushu
• 撫慰 — bhu2 uê3: to console, to soothe, to comfort
• 嫵 — bhu2: enchanting, charming, lovely
• 撫 — bhu2: to stroke, to caress, to comfort
• 武 — bhu2: military; martial, valiant; martial affairs
• 舞 — bhu2: to dance, to wield; to brandish, to fiddle with; to handle (colloquial)
• 巫 — bhu5: shaman, witch, sorcerer
• 誣 — bhu5: to falsely accuse, to defame, to slander
• 務 — bhu6: affairs; business, duty; task
• 霧 — bhu7: fog
• 磨煉 — bhua5 liang7: to temper oneself, to steel oneself
• 磨滅 — bhua5 mig8: to blot out, to erase; obliterate
• 磨夜 — bhua5 mê5: to stay up late, to stay up all night
• 磨 — bhua5: to grind; to sharpen, to rub; to wear down, to dawdle; to pester
• 磨 — bhua5: grinder; mill
• 磨 — bhua5: to turn around, to approach (Teochew)
• 抹黑 — bhuah4 hêg4: to defame, to discredit, to smear (someone's reputation)
• 抹藥 — bhuah4 ioh8: to apply ointment, to apply medication
• 抹 — bhuah4: to smear, to apply (e.g. ointment), to wipe
• 末 — bhuah8: end; final stage, powder
• 沫 — bhuah8: froth; foam; scum, saliva
• 妄 — bhuang2: reckless, presumptuous, absurd
• 罔 — bhuang2: tentatively, for the time being, might as well
• 忘情 — bhuang5 cêng5: to be unmoved by emotion, to be indifferent
• 忘恩負義 — bhuang5 eng1 hu6 ngi6: ungrateful, to bite the hand that feeds one
• 忘記 — bhuang5 gi3: to forget
• 亡 — bhuang5: to die; to perish, to flee; to escape, to be destroyed
• 忘 — bhuang5: to forget, to neglect
• 漫步 — bhuang6 bou7: to take a walk, to stroll
• 蔓延 — bhuang6 iang6: to spread, to extend
• 曼 — bhuang6: long; drawn-out, graceful; beautiful
• 萬家燈火 — bhuang7 gê1 dêng1 huê2: a myriad twinkling lights (of a city)
• 萬能 — bhuang7 lêng5: all-powerful; omnipotent, all-purpose; universal
• 萬物 — bhuang7 muêh8: everything; all things, the universe
• 萬年 — bhuang7 ni5: ten thousand years, eternity; for ages
• 萬世 — bhuang7 si3: ten thousand generations, forever
• 萬丈 — bhuang7 ziang6: bottomless, extremely long, deep, or high
• 未是 — bhuê7 si6: could it be that, is it possible that
• 未 — bhuê7: not yet
• 勿 — bhug4: do not; don't (literary), not
• 吻 — bhug4: to kiss
• 吻 — bhug4: lip; corner of the mouth
• 𢪱 — bhug8: to beat with a stick, to whip
• V — bhui5: the Latin letter V (as used in Chinese)
• 蚊 — bhung1: mosquito
• 文武 — bhung5 bhu2: civil and military (affairs), the literary and martial arts
• 文稿 — bhung5 go2: manuscript, draft (of a text)
• 文具 — bhung5 gu6: stationery, school supplies
• 玫瑰花 — bhung5 gui3 huê1: rose (flower)
• 玫瑰 — bhung5 gui3: rose, rose flower
• 文學 — bhung5 hag8: literature, literary arts
• 文獻 — bhung5 hiang3: literature (academic or historical), document, research material
• 文化衫 — bhung5 huê1 san1: graphic T-shirt, slogan T-shirt
• 文化遺產 — bhung5 huê3 rui6 suan2: cultural heritage
• 文化 — bhung5 huê3: culture, civilization, education/literacy
• 文胸 — bhung5 hêng1: bra, brassiere
• 文理 — bhung5 li2: coherence/logic in writing, arts and sciences (combined)
• 文物 — bhung5 muêh8: cultural relic, cultural object
• 文明 — bhung5 mêng5: civilization, civilized behavior/manners
• 文雅 — bhung5 ngia2: elegant, refined
• 文字 — bhung5 ri7: writing, script, characters, text
• 文人 — bhung5 ring5: scholar, man of letters, literati
• 文讀 — bhung5 tag8: literary reading (of a Chinese character)
• 文體 — bhung5 toi2: literary genre, style (of writing)
• 文娛 — bhung5 u5: cultural recreation, entertainment
• 文員 — bhung5 uang5: clerk, clerical worker, office worker
• 文書 — bhung5 ze1: official document, correspondence, secretary
• 文章 — bhung5 ziang1: essay; article, writing; literary work
• 文靜 — bhung5 zên6: quiet and gentle (of personality), demure
• 文 — bhung5: writing, culture, language
• 紋 — bhung5: line; streak; pattern, wrinkle, grain (of wood)
• 雯 — bhung5: multicoloured clouds
• 聞名 — bhung6 mian5: famous, well-known, renowned
• 聞 — bhung6: to hear, to smell
• 悶 — bhung7: gloomy, bored, stuffy
• 尾巴 — bhuê2 ba1: tail
• 尾班車 — bhuê2 bang1 cia1: last bus/train (of the day)
• 尾車 — bhuê2 cia1: last bus/train (of the day)
• 尾大不掉 — bhuê2 dai6 bug4 diao7: unwieldy; too powerful to control, the tail wagging the dog
• 尾蝶 — bhuê2 iah8: butterfly
• 尾聲 — bhuê2 sian1: ending, epilogue, final stage
• 尾指 — bhuê2 zoin2: little finger, pinky
• 尾 — bhuê2: tail
• 媒介 — bhuê5 gai3: medium, intermediary, vehicle (for transmission)
• 梅縣 — bhuê5 guin7: Meixian (district of Meizhou, Guangdong), Mei County
• 梅花鹿 — bhuê5 huê1 dêg8: sika deer
• 梅花 — bhuê5 huê1: plum blossom
• 媒姨 — bhuê5 i5: female matchmaker
• 煤氣 — bhuê5 ki3: coal gas, gas (for cooking)
• 媒人婆 — bhuê5 nang5 pua5: female matchmaker
• 媒儂婆 — bhuê5 nang5 pua5: female matchmaker
• 媒人 — bhuê5 nang5: matchmaker, go-between
• 媒儂 — bhuê5 nang5: matchmaker, go-between
• 媒體 — bhuê5 ti2: media, mass media
• 煤炭 — bhuê5 tuan3: coal
• 梅州 — bhuê5 ziu1: Meizhou (city in Guangdong, China)
• 媒 — bhuê5: matchmaker, go-between, medium
• 枚 — bhuê5: classifier for small flat objects (coins, stamps, medals), generic counter: piece
• 梅 — bhuê5: Chinese plum; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
• 煤 — bhuê5: coal
• 玫 — bhuê5: type of gemstone, used in 玫瑰 (rose)
• 脢 — bhuê5: meat from the back of an animal, loin meat
• 莓 — bhuê5: berry
• 酶 — bhuê5: enzyme, -ase
• 霉 — bhuê5: moldy, mildewed
• 黴 — bhuê5: mold; mildew
• 未卜先知 — bhuê7 bog4 sain1 zai1: to predict accurately, to foretell, to have foresight
• 未經 — bhuê7 gêng1: to not yet have undergone, without going through
• 未婚 — bhuê7 hung1: unmarried, single
• 未來 — bhuê7 lai5: future, upcoming
• 未成年人 — bhuê7 sêng5 ni5 nang5: minor, juvenile
• 未成年 — bhuê7 sêng5 ni5: underage, minor (not yet an adult)
• 未曾 — bhuê7 zêng5: never, not yet, not once
• 襪 — bhuêh8: sock; stocking
• 饅頭 — bhuêng6 tao5: steamed bun, mantou
• 漫 — bhuêng6: long; endless, free; unrestrained
• 蔓 — bhuêng6: vine; tendril; creeper
• 萬一 — bhuêng7 ig4: in case, if by chance, what if
• 萬字夾 — bhuêng7 ri7 ngiab8: paper clip
• 萬事如意 — bhuêng7 se7 ru5 i3: may all your wishes come true; all the best
• 萬歲 — bhuêng7 suê3: long live!, hooray
• 萬 — bhuêng7: ten thousand; 10,000, myriad; a great number
• 馬尾 — bhê2 bhuê2: horse's tail, ponytail
• 馬布 — bhê2 bou3: sanitary napkin
• 馬不停蹄 — bhê2 bug4 têng5 doi5: non-stop, without stopping, constantly on the go
• 馬車路 — bhê2 cia1 lou7: road
• 馬車 — bhê2 cia1: horse-drawn carriage
• 馬達 — bhê2 dag8: motor
• 馬蹄 — bhê2 doi5: horse hoof
• 馬德望 — bhê2 dêg4 mo7: Battambang (province of Cambodia), Battambang (city, Cambodia)
• 馬甲 — bhê2 gah4: vest; sleeveless garment, corset
• 馬鮫魚 — bhê2 gao1 he5: Spanish mackerel
• 馬囝 — bhê2 gian2: foal, pony
• 馬戲 — bhê2 hi3: circus, equestrian performance (archaic)
• 馬力 — bhê2 lag8: horsepower
• 馬路 — bhê2 lou7: road; street, paved road
• 馬鈴薯 — bhê2 lêng5 ze5: potato
• 馬票 — bhê2 pio1: lottery ticket (horse racing), lottery ticket (general)
• 馬索 — bhê2 soh4: bridle
• 碼頭 — bhê2 tao5: pier; wharf; dock; quay, port city
• 馬鬃 — bhê2 zang1: horse's mane
• 碼子 — bhê2 zi2: numeral; number; digit (informal), counter; chip; token
• 碼 — bhê2: digit; number; code, yard (unit of length)
• 馬 — bhê2: horse
• 麥當勞 — bhêh8 dang1 lao5: McDonald's (fast food restaurant chain)
• 麥麩 — bhêh8 hu1: wheat bran
• 麥粉 — bhêh8 hung2: flour, oatmeal
• 麥克風 — bhêh8 kiog4 hong1: microphone
• 麥生糖 — bhêh8 sên1 teng5: maltose
• 麥生 — bhêh8 sên1: maltose