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  bou2   jyutping
  bao3   pinyin
[1] [n] walled village; town [2] [n] petty military station; fort; fortress; stronghold

Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 6582 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  sing4 bou2  cheng2 bao3 = castle
detail  bou2 leoi5  bao3 lei3 = fort, fortress, stronghold, citadel, bulwark
detail  ngoi3 ding1 bou2  ai4 ding1 bao3 = Edinburgh
detail  hon3 bou2 baau1   = hamburger
detail  hon3 bou2 ngau4 juk6 beng2   = Hamburger steak
detail  laat6 ziu1 zoeng3 hon3 bou2   = chiliburger
detail  hon3 bou2  han4 bao3 = Hamburg (German city); [loan.] hamburger
detail  am3 bou2  an4 bao3 = a bunker
detail  bou2 ziu1  bao3 jiao1 = barrier reef
detail  hon3 bou2 paa2   = hamburger steak
detail  hon3 bou2 ngau4 juk6   = hamburger meat
detail  jin1 juk6 daan6*2 hon3 bou2  yan1 rou4 dan4 han4 bao3 = Egg McMuffin
detail  zi1 si6*2 hon3 bou2 baau1   = a cheeseburger
detail  soeng1 cang4 zi1 si6*2 maa1 bou2   = Double Cheese Burger
detail  daai6 bou2 ziu1   = Great Barrier Reef
detail  diu1 bou2  diao1 bao3 = pillbox (military fortification); blockhouse
detail  lou4 sam1 bou2  lu2 sen1 bao3 = Luxembourg
detail  joek3 hon6 noi6 si1 bou2  yue1 han4 nei4 si1 bao3 = Johannesburg
detail  ji1 si1 taan2 bou2  yi1 si1 tan3 bao3 = Istanbul
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 bou2  yi1 si1 lan2 bao3 = Islamabad
detail  si6 gaa1 bou2   = [translit.] Scarborough
detail  bou2 leoi5 zin3  bao3 lei3 zhan4 = blockhouse warfare
detail  wai1 lim4 si1 bou2  wei1 lian2 si1 bao3 = Williamsburg (Virginia)
detail 西  ho4 sai1 bou2  he2 xi1 bao3 = Hexibao (place in Gansu)
detail  ng4 bou2  wu2 bu3 = Wubu (place in Shaanxi)
detail  hon3 bou2 zung1 man4 gok3  han4 bao3 zhong1 wen2 jiao3 = Chinese Corner Hamburg
detail  lam4 bou2  lin2 bao3 = Limburg
detail  hou4 si1 dang1 bou2   = Huis Ten Bosch
detail  hon3 bou2 wong4  han4 bao3 wang2 = Burger King
detail  sek6 mak6 bou2 cang4  shi2 mo4 bao3 ceng2 = aquadag
detail  mai5 dou6 si6 bou2  mi3 du4 shi4 bao3 = Middlesbrough, England, UK
detail  mai5 dak1 ji5 si1 bou2   = Middlesbrough, England, UK

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