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• 百合 — bêh4 hah8: lily (flower or bulb)
• 百葉窗 — bêh4 hioh8 têng1: Venetian blinds, shutters
• 百分百 — bêh4 hung1 bêh4: one hundred percent, absolutely, totally
• 百分點 — bêh4 hung1 diam2: percentage point
• 百分之 — bêh4 hung1 ze1: percent
• 百貨公司 — bêh4 huê3 gong1 si1: department store
• 百科全書 — bêh4 kuê1 cuang5 ze1: encyclopedia
• 百日嗽 — bêh4 rig8 sao3: whooping cough, pertussis
• 百姓 — bêh4 sên3: common people, the masses, ordinary citizens
• 百戰百勝 — bêh4 ziang3 bêh4 sêng3: to win every battle, to be ever-victorious
• 百褶裙 — bêh4 zih4 gung5: pleated skirt
• 伯 — bêh4: paternal uncle (father's elder brother), eldest brother, respectful term of address for an older man
• 柏 — bêh4: cypress
• 百 — bêh4: hundred
• 𬦰 — bêh4: to climb, to get up (from sitting or lying down)
• 白菜 — bêh8 cai3: napa cabbage, bok choy
• 白痴 — bêh8 ci1: idiot, fool, halfwit
• 白豆 — bêh8 dao7: soybean (yellow)
• 白帶 — bêh8 dua3: leukorrhea, vaginal discharge
• 白國 — bêh8 gog4: Belarus
• 白果 — bêh8 guain2: ginkgo nut, ginkgo
• 白瓜 — bêh8 guê1: oriental pickling melon
• 白蟻 — bêh8 hia6: termite, white ant
• 白虎 — bêh8 houn2: White Tiger (mythological guardian of the West)
• 白費 — bêh8 hui3: to waste (effort, time, etc.)
• 白雲 — bêh8 hung5: white cloud
• 白血病 — bêh8 huêh4 bên7: leukemia
• 白內障 — bêh8 lai6 ziang3: cataract
• 白鷺鷥 — bêh8 liao6 si1: little egret (Egretta garzetta)
• 白露 — bêh8 lou7: dew in autumn, White Dew (solar term around September 8)
• 白目耳 — bêh8 mag8 re2: snow fungus, white fungus
• 白肉 — bêh8 nêg8: boiled pork (unseasoned), white meat
• 白仁囝 — bêh8 ring5 gian2: stupid person, fool; idiot
• 白仁 — bêh8 ring5: stupid, dumb, dim-witted
• 白色 — bêh8 sêg4: white (color)
• 白讀 — bêh8 tag8: colloquial reading (of a Chinese character)
• 白頭偕老 — bêh8 tao5 hai5 lao2: to live together to old age, to remain happily married until death
• 白糖 — bêh8 teng5: white sugar, refined sugar
• 白帖 — bêh8 tiab4: obituary, death notice
• 白鐵 — bêh8 tih4: galvanized iron, white iron
• 白話字 — bêh8 uê7 ri7: Pe̍h-ōe-jī (POJ) romanization, vernacular writing
• 白話 — bêh8 uê7: vernacular Chinese, plain spoken language
• 白斬雞 — bêh8 zam2 goi1: white cut chicken, poached sliced chicken
• 帛書 — bêh8 ze1: silk manuscript
• 白芍 — bêh8 ziag4: white peony root (medicinal herb)
• 白酒 — bêh8 ziu2: baijiu (distilled liquor), white wine
• 帛 — bêh8: silk, fabric
• 白 — bêh8: white
• 柄 — bên3: handle, stem (of a flower or fruit)
• 平擔 — bên5 dan1: carrying pole, shoulder pole
• 平地 — bên5 di7: flat ground, level ground
• 平行線 — bên5 gian5 suan3: parallel line
• 平行 — bên5 gian5: parallel, concurrent, simultaneous
• 平樣 — bên5 ion7: the same
• 平洋 — bên5 iên5: plain; flatland
• 平跤底 — bên5 ka1 doin2: flatfoot, pes planus
• 平 — bên5: level; flat; even
• 棚 — bên5: shed; shack, awning; canopy; tent
• 病房 — bên7 bang5: hospital ward, sickroom
• 病情 — bên7 cêng5: condition of an illness, state of a patient's illness
• 病毒 — bên7 dag8: virus
• 病根 — bên7 geng1: root cause of a disease, root cause of trouble (figurative)
• 病急亂投醫 — bên7 gib4 luang6 dao5 ui1: to turn to anyone for help when desperate, to try anything in a desperate plight
• 病鬼 — bên7 gui2: sickly person (humorous)
• 病因 — bên7 ing1: cause of a disease, pathogenesis
• 病友 — bên7 iu2: wardmate, fellow patient, person sharing a medical condition
• 病理 — bên7 li2: pathology
• 病歷 — bên7 lêh8: medical history, medical record
• 病原菌 — bên7 nguang5 kung2: pathogenic bacteria, germs
• 病人 — bên7 ring5: patient, invalid, sick person
• 病相思 — bên7 sio1 si1: to be lovesick
• 病 — bên7: to be sick, to fall ill, illness, disease (n.)
• 炳 — bêng2: bright; luminous, illustrious; notable
• 秉 — bêng2: to hold; to grasp, to preside over, to persist in
• 迸發 — bêng5 huag4: to burst forth, to gush out
• 憑欄 — bêng5 lang5: to lean on a railing
• Benz — bêng5 si6: Mercedes-Benz (car brand)
• 憑證 — bêng5 zêng3: proof, evidence, voucher/certificate
• 迸 — bêng5: to gush out, to burst forth
• 並排 — bêng6 bai5: to be side by side, to be abreast, to be parallel
• 駢文 — bêng6 bhung5: pianwen (a rhythmical, ornate parallel-prose literary style)
• 並且 — bêng6 cia2: and, moreover, furthermore
• 併發症 — bêng6 huag4 zêng3: complication (medical)
• 並非 — bêng6 hui1: to not be the case, is really not, is by no means
• 栟 — bêng6: palm (bound form, as in 栟櫚/棕櫚 'palm tree')
• 駢 — bêng6: parallel; side-by-side, antithetical (of prose or couplets)
• 差不多 — ca1 bug4 do1: almost, nearly, about the same
• 差錯 — ca1 co3: mistake, error, slip-up
• 差池 — ca1 di5: mistake; error, mishap; accident
• 差距 — ca1 ge6: disparity, gap
• 差價 — ca1 gê3: price difference
• 差唔多 — ca1 m6 do1: almost; nearly, about the same
• 差 — ca1: different; wrong, poor; inferior
• 炒菜 — ca2 cai3: to stir-fry (vegetables); to cook a meal
• 炒股 — ca2 gou2: to speculate on the stock market; to trade stocks
• 炒粿條 — ca2 guê2 diao5: char kway teow (fried flat rice noodles)
• 炒粿角 — ca2 guê2 gag4: fried rice cake cubes (a Teochew dish from Penang)
• 炒粿 — ca2 guê2: fried rice cakes (a Teochew dish)
• 炒麵 — ca2 min7: stir-fried noodles; chow mein
• 炒鰇魚 — ca2 riu5 he5: to fire someone; to sack someone (from a job)
• 炒作 — ca2 zag4: to hype; to sensationalize, to speculate (financially)
• 炒 — ca2: to stir-fry; to sauté
• 柴米油鹽 — ca5 bhi2 iu5 iam5: daily necessities (lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt), the mundane necessities of life
• 柴火 — ca5 huê2: firewood
• 柴油 — ca5 iu5: diesel fuel, diesel
• 柴目 — ca5 mag8: knot or lump in wood/tree trunk
• 柴粕 — ca5 poh4: sawdust, wood shavings
• 柴杮 — ca5 puê3: wood shavings
• 柴梳 — ca5 siu1: wooden comb
• 柴頭 — ca5 tao5: firewood, wood; log
• 柴槌 — ca5 tui5: wooden mallet, wooden stick
• 柴 — ca5: stick, wood
• 插女 — cab4 ni2: to get a girlfriend
• 察覺 — cag4 gag4: to detect, to perceive, to realize
• 錯峰 — cag4 hong1: at staggered/offset times, in a staggered way
• 漆器 — cag4 ki3: lacquerware
• 擦傷 — cag4 sion1: graze, scratch, abrasion
• 察看 — cag4 toin2: to observe, to check on
• 錯綜複雜 — cag4 zong1 hog8 zab8: tangled and complicated, intricate
• 察 — cag4: to examine, to investigate, to notice
• 擦 — cag4: to wipe, to scrub, to erase
• 漆 — cag4: paint; lacquer; varnish
• 膝 — cag4: knee
• 賊竇 — cag8 dao3: bandit lair, bandit hideout
• 賊囝 — cag8 gian2: thief
• 鑿囝 — cag8 gian2: chisel (tool)
• 賊 — cag8: thief, bandit, robber
• 鑿 — cag8: to chisel; to bore a hole; to dig, chisel (tool)
• 插班 — cah4 bang1: to join a class mid-course, to transfer in as a student
• 插手 — cah4 ciu2: to meddle; to interfere, to take part; to lend a hand
• 插喙 — cah4 cui3: to interrupt; to cut in, to butt in; to chime in
• 插圖 — cah4 dou5: illustration, plate (in a book)
• 插花 — cah4 huê1: to arrange flowers, to mingle; to mix together
• 插曲 — cah4 kêg4: interlude; episode, subtheme (of a show)
• 插秧 — cah4 ng1: to transplant rice seedlings, to plant rice
• 插燒 — cah4 sio1: char siu; barbecued pork
• 插頭 — cah4 tao5: electrical plug
• 插座 — cah4 zo7: power outlet, socket; jack
• 插 — cah4: to stick into; to insert
• 歃 — cah4: to eat (esp. in an undignified/greedy manner), to smear blood on the mouth (literary)
• 猜疑 — cai1 ghi5: to be suspicious; to have misgivings
• 猜忌 — cai1 gi6: to be suspicious and jealous
• 猜拳 — cai1 kung5: to play a finger-guessing game (often as a drinking game)
• 猜 — cai1: to guess; to suppose, to suspect
• 菜鴨 — cai2 ah4: domestic duck (raised for eating)
• 採取 — cai2 cu2: to adopt, to take (measures)
• 踩踏 — cai2 dah8: to step on; to trample on, to stampede (of a crowd)
• 採摘 — cai2 diah4: to pluck, to pick (fruit/flowers)
• 菜乾 — cai2 guan1: dried vegetable
• 彩虹 — cai2 hong5: rainbow
• 採訪 — cai2 huang2: to interview, to cover (news)
• 彩雲 — cai2 hung5: colorful clouds, vibrant clouds
• 採樣 — cai2 ion7: to sample, to take a sample
• 彩禮 — cai2 loi2: betrothal gifts, bride price
• 彩票 — cai2 pio3: lottery ticket
• 彩色 — cai2 sêg4: colored, multicolored
• 彩頭 — cai2 tao5: good omen, auspicious sign
• 採集 — cai2 zib8: to gather, to collect
• 採用 — cai2 êng7: to adopt, to employ (a method)
• 彩 — cai2: color, luck, lottery prize
• 採 — cai2: to pick, to select, to gather
• 睬 — cai2: to notice, to pay attention to, to heed
• 踩 — cai2: to step on; to trample on
• 菜苗 — cai3 bhio5: vegetable seedling (grown in concentration)
• 菜脯 — cai3 bou2: dried preserved radish
• 菜市 — cai3 ci6: food market, wet market
• 菜地 — cai3 di7: vegetable plot
• 菜刀 — cai3 do1: kitchen knife, chef's knife, vegetable cleaver
• 菜單 — cai3 duan1: menu, grocery list
• 菜園 — cai3 hng5: vegetable garden
• 菜農 — cai3 long5: vegetable farmer
• 菜籃子 — cai3 na5 ze2: vegetable basket, food basket, non-staple food supply (figurative)
• 菜頭粿 — cai3 tao5 guê2: radish cake, turnip cake, chai tow kway
• 菜頭 — cai3 tao5: daikon, Chinese radish
• 菜栽 — cai3 zai1: vegetable seedling (grown in concentration)
• 菜 — cai3: vegetable, dish of food
• 財務 — cai5 bhu6: finance, financial affairs
• 才情 — cai5 cêng5: talent, ability, flair
• 豺狗 — cai5 gao2: dhole, wolf (dialectal)
• 裁軍 — cai5 gung1: to disarm, to reduce armaments
• 財傅 — cai5 hu3: secretary, clerk
• 財氣 — cai5 ki3: luck in making money, luck for wealth
• 財力 — cai5 lag8: financial resources, financial ability, assets
• 材料 — cai5 liao7: material, ingredient, data
• 財物 — cai5 muêh8: money and goods, property, belongings
• 才能 — cai5 nêng5: ability, talent, competence
• 裁判 — cai5 puang3: referee, umpire, judge
• 財神 — cai5 sing5: god of wealth, Caishen
• 財產 — cai5 suan2: property, assets
• 財團 — cai5 tuang5: financial group, consortium
• 裁員 — cai5 uang5: to lay off employees, to downsize, to cut staff
• 裁剪 — cai5 ziang2: to tailor (clothes), to trim; to prune, to crop
• 財主 — cai5 zu2: wealthy man, rich man, moneybags
• 財政 — cai5 zêng3: finance, public finance
• 才 — cai5: only; just, only then; not until
• 材 — cai5: material; stuff, timber
• 裁 — cai5: to cut (cloth/paper), to trim
• 豺 — cai5: dhole (Cuon alpinus), wild dog
• 財 — cai5: wealth, valuables, riches; money
• 蠶屎 — cain5 sai2: silkworm excrement; silkworm droppings