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• 半球 — buan3 giu5: hemisphere
• 半徑 — buan3 gên3: radius
• 半路 — buan3 lou7: halfway, midway, on the way
• 半暝三更 — buan3 mê5 san1 gên1: in the middle of the night, late at night
• 半暝 — buan3 mên5: midnight, late at night
• 半世 — buan3 si3: half a lifetime
• 半山腰 — buan3 suan1 io1: hillside, mountainside, halfway up a hill
• 半山客 — buan3 suan1 kêh4: Hakka people of the Chaoshan region (whose speech is influenced by Teochew)
• 半生 — buan3 sên1: half a lifetime
• 半成品 — buan3 sêng5 bing2: semi-finished product, work in progress
• 半桶屎 — buan3 tang2 sai2: smatterer, amateur, dabbler
• 半 — buan3: half
• 盤 — buan5: tray; plate; dish
• 叛變 — buang6 biang3: to mutiny, to defect, to turn traitor
• 叛反 — buang6 huang2: to mutiny, to rebel
• 叛逆 — buang6 ngêg8: to rebel, to be rebellious, to betray
• 叛 — buang6: to rebel; to betray
• 不備 — bug4 bi6: off guard; taken by surprise, incomplete; not exhaustive
• 不便 — bug4 biang6: inconvenient
• 不變 — bug4 biêng3: to not change; to remain unchanged
• 不切實際 — bug4 ciag4 sig8 zi3: impractical, unrealistic, fanciful
• 不當 — bug4 dang3: inappropriate, unsuitable
• 不同 — bug4 dang5: different, distinct, diverse
• 不倒翁 — bug4 dao2 ong1: roly-poly toy; tumbler doll, (figurative) political survivor; irrepressible person
• 不斷 — bug4 deng6: continuously, constantly, unceasingly
• 不得其死 — bug4 dig4 ki5 si2: to die suddenly/violently, to not die a natural death
• 不動產 — bug4 dong6 suan2: real estate, immovable property
• 不及 — bug4 gib8: too late; not in time, to not reach, to be unable to match
• 不禁 — bug4 gim1: can't help but, involuntarily, unable to restrain oneself
• 不歸路 — bug4 gui1 lou7: road of no return, point of no return
• 不過 — bug4 guê3: however, but
• 不合時宜 — bug4 hah8 si5 ngi5: untimely; inopportune, out of fashion; behind the times
• 不懈 — bug4 hai6: untiring, unremitting, persevering
• 不法 — bug4 huag4: illegal, unlawful
• 不菲 — bug4 hui1: expensive, costly, not cheap
• 不幸 — bug4 hêng6: unfortunate; sad, unfortunately (adv.)
• 不堪回首 — bug4 kam1 huê5 siu2: cannot bear to look back on, too painful to recall
• 不堪 — bug4 kam1: to be unable to bear; unbearable, must not; should not
• 不可磨滅 — bug4 ko2 bhua5 mig8: indelible, unforgettable; everlasting
• 不可思議 — bug4 ko2 se1 ngi2: inconceivable; unimaginable, incomprehensible
• 不可 — bug4 ko2: cannot; must not, (as intensifier with 非...) must
• 不老 — bug4 lao2: eternal youth, immortality, agelessness
• 不良反應 — bug4 liang5 huang2 êng3: adverse reaction, side effect
• 不良 — bug4 liang5: bad, harmful, adverse
• 不論 — bug4 lung6: no matter what, regardless of, whether
• 不能 — bug4 lêng5: cannot, unable to, must not
• 不滿 — bug4 muan2: dissatisfied, resentful
• 不宜 — bug4 ngi5: not suitable, inadvisable
• 不義之財 — bug4 ngi6 ze1 cai5: ill-gotten wealth, ill-gotten gains
• 不雅 — bug4 ngia2: indecent, vulgar, uncouth
• 不日 — bug4 rig8: in a few days, shortly, soon
• 不時 — bug4 si5: often, from time to time, now and then
• 不惜 — bug4 sioh4: to not spare; to not begrudge, at any cost
• 不成器 — bug4 sêng1 ki3: good-for-nothing, to fail to grow into a useful/talented person
• 不妥 — bug4 to2: improper; inappropriate, unsuitable
• 不停 — bug4 têng5: to not stop, nonstop, incessant
• 不支 — bug4 zin1: to be unable to endure, to give way from exhaustion
• 不盡 — bug4 zing6: endless, boundless
• 不少 — bug4 zio2: quite a lot, not few, many
• 不足 — bug4 zog4: insufficient, inadequate, lacking
• 不准 — bug4 zung2: to forbid; to prohibit, not allowed
• 不翼而飛 — bug4 êg8 re5 buê1: to vanish without a trace, to disappear suddenly, to spread like wildfire (of news)
• 不 — bug4: not; un- (literary negation prefix)
• 𠜙 — buh8: to poke, to pierce, to stab
• 悲哀 — bui1 ai1: sorrowful, sad, grieved
• 悲劇 — bui1 giah8: tragedy
• 悲憤 — bui1 hung3: sad and resentful, indignant
• 悲傷 — bui1 sion1: sad, sorrowful, grief-stricken
• 悲痛 — bui1 tong3: grieved, sorrowful, deeply pained
• 卑 — bui1: low, inferior, humble
• 悲 — bui1: sad, sorrowful
• 痱 — bui3: prickly heat, heat rash
• 肥囝 — bui5 gian2: fat person, fatty, fatso
• 肥美 — bui5 mui2: plump and delicious, lush, fertile
• 肥胖 — bui5 puang3: fat, corpulent, obese
• 肥 — bui5: fat, plump, obese
• 吠 — bui7: to bark
• 分米 — bung1 bhi2: decimetre, decimeter
• 奔馳 — bung1 ci5: to run quickly, to speed, to gallop
• 分手 — bung1 ciu2: to break up, to end a relationship, to part ways
• 奔放 — bung1 huang3: bold and unrestrained, wild, untrammeled
• 分開 — bung1 kui1: to separate, to part
• 奔流 — bung1 liu5: to flow swiftly, to rush (of a current)
• 分 — bung1: to give
• 楓 — bung1: maple (tree)
• 本地人 — bung2 di7 nang5: local resident, native
• 本地儂 — bung2 di7 nang5: local resident, native
• 本地 — bung2 di7: local, native, this place
• 本京 — bung2 gian1: Bangkok (Teochew term used by the Thai-Teochew community)
• 本科生 — bung2 kuê1 sêng1: undergraduate student
• 本科 — bung2 kuê1: undergraduate program, major subject
• 本來 — bung2 lai5: originally, of course, inherently
• 本能 — bung2 lêng5: instinct
• 本人 — bung2 nang5: oneself, myself, I (formal)
• 本領 — bung2 nia2: skill, ability
• 本事 — bung2 se7: skill, ability
• 本身 — bung2 sing1: itself, oneself, per se
• 本土 — bung2 tou2: native land, metropolitan territory, mainland/continent
• 本位 — bung2 ui7: one's own post or department, standpoint, monetary standard
• 本錢 — bung2 zin5: capital, funds
• 本 — bung2: classifier for books/volumes
• 苯 — bung2: benzene
• 畚斗 — bung3 dao2: dustpan
• 糞斗 — bung3 dao2: dustpan
• 畚箕 — bung3 gi1: dustpan
• 糞箕 — bung3 gi1: winnowing basket (for dirt/rubbish), dustpan
• 笨 — bung3: stupid, foolish, clumsy
• 糞 — bung3: excrement, feces, dung
• 㖹 — bung5: to spurt, to blow out, to puff out
• 歕 — bung5: to blow
• 飯菜 — bung7 cai3: meal, food (rice and dishes)
• 飯床 — bung7 ceng5: dining table
• 飯店 — bung7 diam3: hotel, restaurant
• 飯粿 — bung7 guê2: red peach cake (rice kueh)
• 飯圈 — bung7 kuang1: fan community, fandom
• 飯籬 — bung7 loi7: strainer, colander
• 飯疕 — bung7 pi2: rice crust, crust of cooked rice
• 飯匙銃 — bung7 si5 cêng3: cobra
• 飯匙骨 — bung7 si5 gug4: shoulder blade, scapula
• 飯匙 — bung7 si5: rice scoop, rice paddle
• 飯勺 — bung7 siêh8: rice scoop, rice spoon
• 飯糰 — bung7 tuang5: rice ball, onigiri
• 飛機場 — buê1 gi1 dion5: airport; airfield
• 飛機師 — buê1 gi1 se1: pilot; aviator
• 飛機恤 — buê1 gi1 sug8: jacket; windbreaker
• 飛機 — buê1 gi1: airplane; aircraft; plane
• 飛虎隊 — buê1 houn2 dui7: Flying Tigers (WWII American Volunteer Group), Special Duties Unit (Hong Kong Police)
• 菠薐 — buê1 lêng5: spinach
• 飛龍 — buê1 lêng5: spinach
• 杯麵 — buê1 min7: cup noodles
• 飛絲 — buê1 si1: oral blood blister
• 飛鳥 — buê1 ziao2: flying bird, bird
• 杯 — buê1: cup, glass, drinkware
• 飛 — buê1: to fly
• 尾尾 — buê2 buê2: end
• 背後 — buê3 ao6: behind; at the back (of), secretly; behind someone's back
• 背景 — buê3 gêng2: background, context, powerful connections
• 背面 — buê3 ming7: back (of something), reverse side
• 背誦 — buê3 song6: to recite from memory; to memorize; to learn by heart
• 背 — buê3: back; backside; reverse side
• 背 — buê3: to carry on the back, to bear (responsibility); to shoulder
• 輩 — buê3: generation, cohort; class of people
• 培訓 — buê5 hung3: to train
• 培養 — buê5 iang2: to cultivate, to nurture, to train
• 培育 — buê5 iog8: to cultivate, to breed, to foster
• 賠率 — buê5 lug8: odds (betting)
• 陪伴 — buê5 puan6: to accompany, to keep company
• 賠償 — buê5 siên5: to compensate, to pay for damage
• 培 — buê5: to cultivate, to foster, to nurture
• 賠 — buê5: to suffer a financial loss, to compensate, to pay for damage
• 陪 — buê5: to accompany, to keep someone company
• 佩帶 — buê6 dua3: to wear (a badge, medal, or accessory)
• 佩服 — buê6 hog8: to admire, to look up to
• 倍數 — buê6 siou3: multiple (mathematics)
• 佩 — buê6: to wear (a pendant, ornament), to wear at the waist
• 倍 — buê6: times; -fold (multiplier), double
• 悖 — buê6: to contradict, to go against, to be contrary to
• 狽 — buê6: legendary wolf-like beast (short forelegs, long hind legs)
• 貝 — buê6: shellfish, cowrie
• 邶 — buê6: Bei (an ancient Chinese state south of present-day Tangyin, Henan)
• 咅 — buêh4: to curse at, to scold
• 叛亂 — buêng6 luêng6: to rebel; to revolt, to rise in insurrection
• 叛徒 — buêng6 tu5: traitor, betrayer
• 把門 — bê2 mung5: to guard a door/gate, to be goalkeeper
• 把 — bê2: classifier for handled objects (chairs, knives, umbrellas, etc.), handle; grip
• 扒竊 — bê5 ciag4: to pickpocket, to steal from pockets
• 爬起身 — bê5 ki2 sêng1: to get up, to get out of bed, to rise
• 爬起 — bê5 ki2: to get up, to get out of bed
• 扒龍船 — bê5 lêng5 zung5: to race dragon boats, to paddle a dragon boat
• 爬山 — bê5 suan1: to climb a mountain, to hike, to mountaineer
• 扒頭 — bê5 tao5: to overtake, to cut in line, to jump the queue
• 扒癢 — bê5 zion6: to scratch an itch
• 扒 — bê5: to climb, to crawl, to scratch
• 朳 — bê5: toothless rake (literary)
• 爬 — bê5: to climb, to crawl, to creep
• 琶 — bê5: (bound form) pipa, Chinese lute (as in 琵琶)
• 父嬡 — bê6 ai5: parents; father and mother
• 父母官 — bê6 bho2 guan1: local official (archaic)
• 父母 — bê6 bho2: parents, mother and father
• 爸母 — bê6 bho2: father and mother; parents
• 爸親 — bê6 cing1: father
• 父兒母囝 — bê6 ri5 bho2 gian2: husband, wife and children; the whole family
• 爸 — bê6: father; dad
• 筆排 — bêg4 bai5: broad brush of tied small brushes, used for whitewashing or painting
• 迫不及待 — bêg4 bug4 gib8 tai6: impatient, in a hurry, itching to get on with it
• 逼迫 — bêg4 bêg4: to force; to compel
• 迫切 — bêg4 ciêg4: urgent; pressing, eager; earnest
• 迫促 — bêg4 cêg4: annoyed, frustrated, stressed; uneasy
• 逼側 — bêg4 cêg4: on edge; tense; uneasy; irritable
• 迫害 — bêg4 hai7: to persecute
• 必痕 — bêg4 hung5: crack, crevice
• 伯利恆 — bêg4 li6 hêng5: Bethlehem
• 煏 — bêg4: to grill, to roast/dry over fire
• 迫 — bêg4: to force, to compel, to press
• 逼 — bêg4: to compel; to pressure; to force, to press for; to extort
• 伯母 — bêh4 bho2: aunt (wife of father's elder brother), polite term of address for an older woman
• 百萬 — bêh4 bhuêng7: million
• 伯父 — bêh4 bê6: paternal uncle (father's elder brother), respectful term of address for an older man
• 百度 — bêh4 dou7: Baidu (Chinese search engine)
• 伯公 — bêh4 gong1: great-uncle (father's paternal uncle), (Teochew, Hakka) the Earth God, alternative name for 土地公