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• 判官 — puang3 guan1: magistrate, judge, underworld judge (in mythology)
• 判刑 — puang3 hêng5: to sentence, to convict
• 判若雲泥 — puang3 riag8 hung5 ni5: worlds apart, as different as heaven and earth
• 判詞 — puang3 se5: judgment, verdict
• 判罪 — puang3 zuê6: to convict, to declare guilty
• 判 — puang3: to judge, to sentence
• 盤查 — puang5 cê5: to interrogate and inspect, to check (e.g. at a checkpoint)
• 盤旋 — puang5 suang5: to circle, to spiral, to hover
• 不見不散 — pug4 gin3 pug4 suan3: be there or be square, wait until we meet, no matter what
• 呸 — pui3: to spit
• 屁 — pui3: fart, flatulence
• 奔波 — pung1 bo1: to rush about, to be busy running around
• 奔 — pung1: to run fast, to rush, to flee
• 潘 — pung1: water used to rinse rice, slops; swill
• 墳 — pung5: grave; tomb; mound
• 盆 — pung5: basin, tub
• 胚胎 — puê1 to1: embryo
• 坯 — puê1: unfired brick or pottery blank, adobe
• 配備 — puê3 bi6: to equip, to provide with, to allocate
• 配飯 — puê3 bung7: to have savory dishes with one's rice
• 配置 — puê3 di3: to allocate, to deploy, to configure
• 配電 — puê3 diang6: to distribute electricity
• 配合 — puê3 hah8: to cooperate, to coordinate with, to conform with
• 配音 — puê3 im1: voice acting, dubbing
• 配料 — puê3 liao7: ingredient, seasoning; condiment
• 配偶 — puê3 ngou2: spouse, partner
• 配送 — puê3 sang3: to deliver, to distribute
• 配套 — puê3 tao3: accompanying, complementary, supporting
• 杮 — puê3: wood shavings
• 配 — puê3: to match; to pair, to combine; to mix, to allocate
• 皮笈 — puê5 gib8: leather suitcase
• 皮球 — puê5 giu5: rubber ball, ball
• 皮革 — puê5 gêg4: leather, hide
• 皮膚 — puê5 hu1: skin, dermis
• 皮卵 — puê5 neng6: century egg, preserved egg
• 皮鞋 — puê5 oi5: leather shoe, dress shoe
• 皮箱 — puê5 sion1: leather suitcase, suitcase
• 皮 — puê5: skin
• 裴 — puê5: surname Pei
• 鈹 — puê5: beryllium
• 被單 — puê6 duan1: bedsheet
• 被囝 — puê6 gian2: quilt
• 被套 — puê6 tao3: quilt cover, duvet cover
• 被 — puê6: quilt; blanket; bedding
• 詖古 — puêh8 gou2: to tell stories
• 詖話 — puêh8 uê7: to chat, to discuss, to have a talk
• 詖 — puêh8: to talk, to chat, to converse
• 鄱陽湖 — puêng5 iang5 hu5: Poyang Lake
• 鄱陽 — puêng5 iang5: Poyang (lake and county in Jiangxi, China)
• 磐 — puêng5: large rock; boulder, stable; firm
• 帕金森病 — pê3 gim1 siam1 bên7: Parkinson's disease
• 帕 — pê3: handkerchief, kerchief, headscarf
• 擘 — pêg4: to split; to tear apart (with the hands), to open; to spread
• 碧 — pêg4: blue-green, jade green
• 辟 — pêg4: to open; to open up, law; penal code (literary)
• 魄 — pêg4: soul, spirit, vigor
• 澎湖 — pên5 ou5: Penghu (Pescadores Islands, Taiwan), Penghu County
• 澎湃 — pên5 pai3: surging; crashing (of waves), passionate; overflowing (figurative)
• 膨脹 — pên5 ziang3: to expand; to swell, to inflate; to distend
• 彭州 — pên5 ziu1: Pengzhou (county-level city of Chengdu, Sichuan)
• 彭 — pên5: surname Peng
• 拼圖 — pêng1 dou5: jigsaw puzzle
• 拼音 — pêng1 im1: pinyin, romanization system, to spell phonetically
• 烹飪 — pêng1 rim2: to cook, to prepare food
• 拼接 — pêng1 zih4: to piece together, to splice
• 拼 — pêng1: to piece together, to spell, to go all out
• 烹 — pêng1: to cook; to boil (food)
• 品嘗 — pêng2 siang5: to taste; to sample (food)
• 聘 — pêng3: to engage; to employ, to betroth
• 平安 — pêng5 ang1: safe and sound, peaceful, well-being
• 評比 — pêng5 bi2: to compare and evaluate, to rate against each other
• 平等 — pêng5 dêng2: equal, equality
• 平均 — pêng5 geng1: average, mean
• 評估 — pêng5 gou2: to assess, to evaluate
• 評價 — pêng5 gê3: evaluation, assessment, appraisal
• 平和 — pêng5 hua5: peaceful, mild-tempered, gentle
• 平方米 — pêng5 huang1 bhi2: square metre
• 平方公里 — pêng5 huang1 gong1 li2: square kilometre
• 平方 — pêng5 huang1: square (arithmetic), second power, square metre (colloquial short form)
• 平凡 — pêng5 huang5: ordinary, common, mediocre
• 平衡 — pêng5 huang5: balance, equilibrium
• 評論 — pêng5 lung6: to comment, to review, to discuss
• 平原 — pêng5 nguang5: plain; flatland
• 評判 — pêng5 puang3: to judge, to adjudicate, to referee
• 平時 — pêng5 si5: normal times, usually, ordinarily
• 評審 — pêng5 sim2: to evaluate, to judge, to appraise
• 平常 — pêng5 siên5: ordinary, usual, usually
• 平息 — pêng5 sêg4: to calm down, to subside, to suppress
• 平臺 — pêng5 tai5: platform, terrace, balcony
• 平坦 — pêng5 tang2: flat, level, smooth
• 評委 — pêng5 ui2: judge (of a competition), panel member, adjudicator
• 憑借 — pêng5 zia6: to rely on, to depend on, by means of
• 坪 — pêng5: plain; flatland, level ground; terrace
• 憑 — pêng5: to rely on; to depend on, on the basis of; according to, proof; evidence
• 朋 — pêng5: friend
• 萍 — pêng5: duckweed
• 評 — pêng5: to comment on, to judge, to appraise
• 耳機 — re2 gi1: headphones, earphones, telephone receiver
• 耳熟能詳 — re2 sêg8 lêng5 siang5: familiar from having heard it many times, well-known; able to recite from memory
• 爾 — re2: only; that's all (sentence-final particle)
• 邇 — re2: near; close
• 而且 — re5 cia2: furthermore; moreover; in addition
• 㧫 — re5: to wipe, to mop
• 挐 — re5: chaotic, messy, disorderly
• 而 — re5: and; but; yet (connects clauses), and then
• 膩 — re6: greasy; oily, too rich (of food)
• 兒戲 — ri5 hi3: child's play, trifling matter
• 兒女 — ri5 neng2: sons and daughters, children
• 兒時 — ri5 si5: childhood
• 兒童節 — ri5 tong5 zoih4: Children's Day
• 兒童 — ri5 tong5: child
• 兒子 — ri5 ze2: son
• 兒 — ri5: child, son (bound form)
• 二伯 — ri6 bêg4: second uncle (father's second-eldest brother), senior male relative (respectful address)
• 二手 — ri6 ciu2: second-hand, used
• 二月 — ri6 ghuêh8: February, second lunar month
• 二弦 — ri6 hin5: erxian (two-stringed bowed lute), erhu (in some Southern Min/Cantonese/Hakka usage)
• 二氧化硫 — ri6 iang2 huê3 liu5: sulfur dioxide
• 二氧化碳 — ri6 iang2 huê3 tuan3: carbon dioxide
• 二郎神 — ri6 neng5 sing5: Erlang Shen (deity in Chinese mythology)
• 二維碼 — ri6 rui5 bhê2: QR code
• 二十八 — ri6 zab8 boih4: twenty-eight, 28
• 二十七 — ri6 zab8 cig4: twenty-seven; 27
• 二十九 — ri6 zab8 gao2: twenty-nine, 29
• 二十一 — ri6 zab8 ig4: twenty-one; 21
• 二十六 — ri6 zab8 lag8: twenty-six, 26
• 二十五 — ri6 zab8 ngou6: twenty-five, 25
• 二十二 — ri6 zab8 ri6: twenty-two, 22
• 二十三 — ri6 zab8 san1: twenty-three, 23
• 二十四 — ri6 zab8 si3: twenty-four, 24
• 二十 — ri6 zab8: twenty, 20
• 字母 — ri7 bho2: letter (of an alphabet), alphabet
• 字白 — ri7 bêh8: placard, public notice, handbill
• 二手貨 — ri7 ciu2 huê3: second-hand goods, used goods
• 字典 — ri7 diang2: dictionary
• 二更 — ri7 gên1: second night watch (9-11pm, archaic)
• 字號 — ri7 ho7: shop name, trade name, name of a business
• 字樣 — ri7 ion7: wording, printed characters, inscription
• 字幕 — ri7 mo6: subtitle, caption
• 字體 — ri7 toi2: typeface; font, style of calligraphy, handwriting
• 二 — ri7: two, 2
• 字 — ri7: character, written word
• 寺 — ri7: temple, monastery
• 珥 — ri7: jade or pearl earring (literary)
• 餌 — ri7: bait, lure
• 遮戇 — ria2 ghong7: corn; maize
• 偌 — ria2: so, such, that (to such a degree)
• 惹 — ria2: to provoke, to offend, to cause trouble
• 廿 — riab8: twenty
• 熱愛 — riag8 ain3: to love passionately, to adore, to have a deep love for
• 熱切 — riag8 ciag4: fervent, earnest
• 熱情 — riag8 cêng5: enthusiastic, warm, passionate
• 熱帶魚 — riag8 dua3 he5: tropical fish
• 熱帶風暴 — riag8 dua3 huang1 bao6: tropical storm
• 熱帶 — riag8 dua3: the tropics, torrid zone
• 若干 — riag8 gang1: several; a few; a certain number/amount of, how many (literary)
• 熱血 — riag8 huêh4: hot-blooded, passionate, enthusiastic
• 熱烈 — riag8 liag8: enthusiastic, warm, ardent
• 熱量 — riag8 liang6: heat, calories, energy
• 熱門 — riag8 mung5: popular, in vogue, trending
• 熱議 — riag8 ngi2: to discuss heatedly, to debate passionately
• 熱心 — riag8 sim1: enthusiastic, warm-hearted, keen
• 熱搜 — riag8 siou1: trending search, popular search query
• 熱線 — riag8 suan3: hotline, popular route
• 熱水瓶 — riag8 zui2 bang5: thermos, vacuum flask
• 熱水袋 — riag8 zui2 do7: hot water bottle, hot water bag
• 弱 — riag8: weak; feeble, fragile; delicate
• 箬 — riag8: sheath of bamboo shoots, large-leaved bamboo (Indocalamus tessellatus)
• 若 — riag8: if
• 冉 — riam2: a surname
• 染 — riam2: to dye, to catch (a disease)
• 蚺 — riam2: boa; python
• 嚷 — riang2: to shout, to yell, to make an uproar
• 壤 — riang2: soil, earth, land
• 釀 — riang2: to brew, to ferment
• 燃油 — riang5 iu5: fuel oil
• 燃氣 — riang5 ki3: gas, fuel gas
• 然而 — riang5 re5: but, yet, however
• 燃燒彈 — riang5 sio1 tang5: firebomb, incendiary bomb
• 燃燒 — riang5 sio1: to burn, to combust
• 燃 — riang5: to burn; to be alight, to ignite; to light
• 讓步 — riang6 bou7: to give in, to yield, to make a concession
• 讓行 — riang6 gian5: to give way (when driving), to yield the right of way
• 讓座 — riang6 zo7: to give up one's seat, to offer a seat to someone
• 擾亂 — riao2 luang6: to disturb, to disrupt, to throw into disorder
• 擾民 — riao2 ming5: to disturb the people, to be a nuisance to residents
• 擾 — riao2: to disturb, to trouble
• 爪 — riao2: claw; talon; paw
• 擾混 — riao3 hung6: to disturb
• 饒平 — riao5 pêng5: Raoping (a county of Chaozhou, Guangdong)
• 饒 — riao5: to forgive; to spare; to let off
• 入侵 — rib8 cim5: to invade, to intrude
• 入手 — rib8 ciu2: to start with, to obtain; get
• 入境 — rib8 gêng2: to enter a country, to enter a region
• 入鄉隨俗，入港隨灣 — rib8 hion1 sui5 sog8: when in Rome, do as the Romans do
• 入鄉隨俗 — rib8 hiên1 sui5 sog8: when in Rome, do as the Romans do, follow local customs
• 入去 — rib8 ke3: to go in, to enter
• 入門 — rib8 mung5: to enter (a door), to learn the basics; get the hang of something
• 入選 — rib8 suang2: to be selected, to be chosen
• 入職 — rib8 zêh4: to start a new job, to commence employment