布 (bou3 | bu4) : cloth; textiles

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布

bou3

bu4

[1] (cotton) cloth; textiles [2] [v] declare; announce; proclaim [3] [v] display; distribute; disseminate; spread out [4] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 巾 (#50)

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

布

This word has been viewed 12364 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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布菲 bou3*6 fei1 bu4 fei1 = buffet style meal; smorgasbord (loan word)

布甸 bou3 din1 bu4 dian4 = pudding 粵

布丁 bou3 ding1 bu4 ding1 = pudding

布娃娃 bou3 waa1 waa1 bu4 wa2 wa5 = rag doll; ragdoll

紗布 saa1 bou3 sha1 bu4 = gauze

擺布 baai2 bou3 bai3 bu4 = order about, manipulate

牛仔布 ngau4 zai2 bou3 niu2 zai3 bu4 = denim

布料 bou3 liu6*2 = cloth; fabrics

膠布 gaau1 bou3 = packing tape; adhesive tape; adhesive bandage; band-aid

布公仔 bou3 gung1 zai2 = moppet 粵

碗布 wun2 bou3 = dish cloth

地布 dei6 bou3 = floor-cloth

抹地布 maat6 dei6 bou3 = floor-cloth

布碎娃娃 bou3 seoi3*2 waa1 waa1 = rag doll

布碎 bou3 seoi3*2 bu4 sui4 = rag, rags

碎布 seoi3 bou3 = rag, rags

西米布甸 sai1 mai5 bou3 din1 = custard pudding with sago

盧布 lou4 bou3 = rouble, ruble

亞麻布 aa3 maa4 bou3 ya3 ma2 bu4 (Taiwan), ya4 ma2 bu4 (PRC) = linen

麻布 maa4 bou3 ma2 bu4 = linen

布滿 bou3 mun5 bu4 man3 = to cloud

布滿塵埃 bou3 mun5 can4 oi1 bu4 man3 chen2 ai1 = covered with dust all over

布穀鳥 bou3 guk1 niu5 bu4 gu3 niao3 = a cuckoo (bird)

布線 bou3 sin3 bu4 xian4 = wiring

布置任務 bou3 zi3 jam6 mou6 bu4 zhi4 ren4 wu4 = to assign a task

布鞋 bou3 haai4 bu4 xie2 = cloth shoes

布點 bou3 dim2 bu4 dian3 = distribution

帆布 faan4 bou3 fan2 bu4 = canvas

格子棉布 gaak3 zi2 min4 bou3 ge2 zi5 mian2 bu4 = gingham

飾布 sik1 bou3 shi4 bu4 = doily

布谷鳥 bou3 guk1 niu5 bu4 gu3 niao3 = cuckoo

桌布 coek3/zoek3 bou3 zhuo1 bu4 = tablecloth

擦玻璃的抹布 caat3 bo1 lei4*1 dik1 maat3 bou3 ca1 bo1 li5 de5 ma1 bu4 = glass-cloth

抹布 maat3 bou3 ma1 bu4 = a cleaning rag

布匹 bou3 pat1 bu4 pi3 = cloth (alt. 布疋)

宣布 syun1 bou3 xuan1 bu4 = announce; declare; proclaim

布條 bou3 tiu4 bu4 tiao2 = banner; strip of cloth

瀑布 buk6 bou3 pu4 bu4 = waterfall

小瀑布 siu2 buk6 bou3 xiao3 pu4 bu4 = cascade

花布 faa1 bou3 hua1 bu4 = cotton print

尿布 niu6 bou3 niao4 bu4 = diaper; diapers

印花布 jan3 faa1 bou3 = [n] chintz; printed cottons

棉布 min4 bou3 mian2 bu4 = cotton cloth

布冧 bou3 lam1 = loanword for "plum" 粵

紗布繃帶 saa1 bou3 bang1 daai3*2 = gauze bandage

布疋 bou3 pat1 bu4 pi3 = cloth; piece goods

布袋戲 bou3 doi6*2 hei3 bu4 dai4 xi4 = glove puppet theatre, a hand puppet show, glove puppetry

檯布 toi4*2 bou3 tai2 bu4 = a tablecloth 粵

畫布 waa6*2 bou3 hua4 bu4 = a canvas (for painting)

織布機 zik1 bou3 gei1 zhi1 bu4 ji1 = a loom

布偶 bou3 ngau5 bu4 ou3 = a ragdoll

布碌侖 bou3 luk1 leon4*2 = Brooklyn

襯布 can3 bou3 chen4 bu4 = crinoline

拉布拉多 laai1 bou3 laai1 do1 la1 bu4 la1 duo1 = (dog) labrador

帆布鞋 faan4 bou3 haai4 fan1 bu4 xie2 = canvas shoe

鹿皮布 luk6 pei4*2 bou3 lu4 pi2 bu4 = chamois skin

拉布戰術 laai1 bou3 zin3 seot6 = delaying tactic; filibuster

除舊布新 ceoi4 gau6 bou3 san1 chu2 jiu4 bu4 xin1 = get rid of the old to establish the new

絨布 jung4*2 bou3 rong2 bu4 = flannel

拉布 laai1 bou3 la1 bu4 = filibuster

講起嚟一疋布咁長 gong2 hei2 lai4 jat1 pat1 bou3 gam3 coeng4 = it is a long story to tell 粵

芒果布甸 mong1 gwo2 bou3 din6*1 = mango pudding

一疋布咁長 jat1 pat1 bou3 gam3 coeng4 yi1 pi3 bu4 gan1 chang2 = it's a long story 粵

安提瓜和巴布達 on1 tai4 gwaa1 wo4 baa1 bou3 daat6 an1 ti2 gua1 he2 ba1 bu4 da2 = Antigua and Barbuda

布基納法索 bou3 gei1 naap6 faat3 sok3 bu4 ji1 na4 fa3 suo3 = Burkina Faso

布隆迪 bou3 lung4 dik6 bu4 long2 di2 = Burundi

吉布提 gat1 bou3 tai4 ji2 bu4 ti2 = Djibouti

巴布亞新幾內亞 baa1 bou3 aa3 san1 gei1 noi6 aa3 ba1 bu4 ya4 xin1 ji3 nei4 ya4 = Papua New Guinea

津巴布韋 zeon1 baa1 bou3 wai4 jin1 ba1 bu4 wei2 = Zimbabwe

哥倫布 go1 leon4 bou3 = Colombo

布里斯本 bou3 lei5 si1 bun2 = Brisbane

內布拉斯加 noi6 bou3 laai1 si1 gaa3 nei4 bu4 la1 si1 jia1 = Nebraska

布朗 bou3 long5 bu4 lang3 = English surname, Brown

布法羅 bou3 faat3 lo4 bu4 fa3 luo2 = Buffalo

布萊爾 bou3 loi4 ji5 bu4 lai2 er3 = Blair

布達佩斯 bou3 daat6 pui3 si1 bu4 da2 pei4 si1 = Budapest

油布 jau4 bou3 you2 bu4 = linoleum (type of flooring, lit., "oilcloth")

札格拉布 zaat3 gaak3 laai1 bou3 zha2 ge2 la1 bu4 = Zagreb

巴布亞新幾內亞的 baa1 bou3 aa3 san1 gei1 noi6 aa3 dik1 ba1 bu4 ya4 xin1 ji3 nei4 ya4 de5 = [adj] Papua New Guinean 國

綜合布線 zung3 hap6 bou3 sin3 zong1 he2 bu4 xian4 = integrated wiring

布爾津 bou3 ji5 zeon1 bu4 er3 jin1 = Burqin (place in Xinjiang)

布拖 bou3 to1 bu4 tuo1 = Butuo (place in Sichuan)

工布江達 gung1 bou3 gong1 daat6 gong1 bu4 jiang1 da2 = Gongbujiangda (place in Tibet)

布達拉宮 bou3 daat6 laai1 gung1 bu4 da2 la1 gong1 = Potala (winter palace of Dalai Lamas in Lhasa, Tibet)

仁布 jan4 bou3 ren2 bu4 = Renbu (place in Tibet)

西布朗 sai1 bou3 long5 = West Bromwich Albion (England)

布吉 bou3 gat1 = Phuket (southern province in Thailand)

布魯日 bou3 lou5 jat6 bu4 lu3 ri4 = Bruges, Brugge

伊斯坦布爾 ji1 si1 taan2 bou3 ji5 yi1 si1 tan3 bu4 er3 = Istanbul

廷布 ting4 bou3 ting2 bu4 = Thimphu

布須曼人 bou3 seoi1 maan6 jan4 bu4 xu1 man4 ren2 = bushman (African minority)

布朗運動 bou3 long5 wan6 dung6 bu4 lang3 yun4 dong4 = [phys.] Brownian movement

漆布 cat1 bou3 = linoleum (type of flooring)

油漆布 jau4 cat1 bou3 = linoleum (type of flooring)

布魯塞爾 bou3 lou5 coi3 ji5 bu4 lu3 sai4 er3 = Brussels (capital of Belgium)

布爾什維克 bou3 ji5 sap6 wai4 hak1 bu4 er3 shi2 wei2 ke4 = Bolshevik

波爾布特 bo1 ji5 bou3 dak6 bo1 er3 bu4 te4 = Pol Pot

尼亞加拉大瀑布 nei4 aa3 gaa1 laai1 daai6 buk6 bou3 = Niagara Falls

卡布其諾 kaa1 bou3 kei4 nok6 ka3 bu4 qi2 nuo4 = cappuccino

卡布 kaa1 bou3 ka3 bu4 = cappuccino

新罕布夏 san1 hon2 bou3 haa6 = New Hampshire

新罕布什爾 san1 hon2 bou3 sap6 ji5 xin1 han3 bu4 shi2 er3 = New Hampshire

直布羅陀 zik6 bou3 lo4 to4 zhi2 bu4 luo2 tuo2 = Gibraltar

布殊 bou3 syu4 bu4 shu1 = (George W.) Bush

大青蛙布偶秀 daai6 cing1 waa1 bou3 ngau5 sau3 da4 qing1 wa1 bu4 ou3 xiu4 = The Muppet Show

布魯士 bou3 lou5 si6 bu4 lu3 shi4 = blues

都靈裹屍布 dou1 ling4 gwo2 si1 bou3 = the Shroud of Turin

布偉傑 bou3 wai5 git6 bu4 wei3 jie2 = Brian Thomas Burrell, Bo Wai Kit

遮醜布 ze1 cau2 bou3 zhe1 chou3 bu4 = fig leaf 粵

布袋鎮 bou3 doi6 zan3 bu4 dai4 zhen4 = Putai (town in Taiwan)

富布賴特 fu3 bou3 laai6 dak6 fu4 bu4 lai4 te4 = Fulbright (scholarship)

奧爾布賴特 ou3 ji5 bou3 laai6 dak6 Ao4 er3 bu4 lai4 te4 = (Madeleine) Albright (US Secretary of State)

布宜諾斯艾利斯 bou3 ji4 nok6 si1 ngaai6 lei6 si1 bu4 yi2 nuo4 si1 ai4 li4 si1 = Buenos Aires

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基本上間屋布置好咗，剩番啲頭頭尾尾啫粵
The house is basically well-decorated. What remains to be done are just some odds and ends.

件事講起嚟真係一疋布咁長。粵
It's a long incident/story to talk about.
[the story is so long to talk about as if it's as long as a full roll of fabric.]

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