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  pou2   jyutping
  pu3   pinyin
universal; general; widespread; everywhere; common; all


adjective
Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: (#72)

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

This word has been viewed 9370 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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detail  tong4 / naap6 / dak1 / cyun1 / pou2   tang2 / na4 / de2 / chuan1 / pu3 = Donald Trump, US billionare businessman
detail   cyun1 / pou2  chuan1 / pu3 = Donald Trump, US billionare businessman
detail  dak6 long5 pou2  te4 lang3 pu3 = Trump
detail  pou2 kap6  pu3 ji2 = to popularize, universal, available to all
detail  pou2 pin3  pu3 bian4 = normal; common
detail  pou2 tung1  pu3 tong1 = ordinary; general
detail  pou2 tung1 waa6*2  pu3 tong1 hua4 = putonghua
detail  gat1 pou2 ce1  ji2 pu3 che1 = jeep
detail  san1 pou2 sam1 jat1 gaa1  xin1 pu3 sen1 yi1 jia1 = "The Simpsons"
detail  pou2 tung1 jan4   = the average person, the everyman
detail  guk1 pou2  ju2 pu3 = chrysanthemum Pu-erh tea
detail  pou2 lo4 daai6 zung3   = the public
detail  pou2 tung1 wai6*2  pu3 tong1 wei4 = economy class
detail  bat1 pou2 tung1  bu4 pu3 tong1 = uncommon
detail  pou2 nei5*2 caa4  pu3 er3 cha2 = Pu-erh tea
detail  gat1 pou2 coi3 jan4  ji2 pu3 sai4 ren2 = gypsy (loanword in Mandarin)
detail  pou2 tung1 man6 tai4  pu3 tong1 wen4 ti2 = common questions; general questions
detail  pou2 tung1 lou5 baak3 sing3  pu3 tong1 lao3 bai3 xing4 = common people; average people; hoi polloi
detail  pou2 tung1 pang4 jau5   = a common friend, a regular friend
detail  pou2 tung1 kap1   = common grade
detail  pou2 tung1 zi1 sik1   = [n] common knowledge
detail  pou3 fei1   = buffet
detail  pou2 syun2  pu3 xuan3 = universal suffrage
detail  pou2 caa4  pu3 cha2 = census; general survey; general investigation; reconnaissance survey
detail  pou2 ziu3  pu3 zhao4 = to shine
detail  pou2 tung1 gaau3 juk6 man4 pang4   = General Certificate of Education (GCE)
detail  laai1 pou2 laan4  la1 pu3 lan2 = Lapland
detail 西  sing3 do1 mei5 wo4 pou2 lam4 sai1 bei2  sheng4 duo1 mei3 he2 pu3 lin2 xi1 bi3 = Sao Tome and Principe
detail  pou2 tung1 seoi2  pu3 tong1 shui3 = light water
detail  bo1 si1 pou2 lou5 si1  bo1 si1 pu3 lu3 si1 = the Bosphorus
detail  bo1 si1 pou2 lou5 si1 hoi2 haap6  bo1 si1 pu3 lu3 si1 hai3 xia2 = the Bosphorus (strait)
detail  pou2 pin3 lei5 leon6  pu3 bian4 li3 lun4 = universal hypothesis
detail  ngok6 pou2 wu4  yue4 pu3 hu2 = Yuepuhu (place in Xinjiang)
detail  pou2 ding6  pu3 ding4 = Puding (place in Guizhou)
detail  pou2 gaak3  pu3 ge2 = Puge (place in Sichuan)
detail  pou2 laan4  pu3 lan2 = Pulan (place in Tibet)
detail  pou2 ning4  pu3 ning2 = Puning (city in Guangdong)
detail  pou2 on1  pu3 an1 = Pu'an (place in Guizhou)
detail  pou2 to4  pu3 tuo2 = Putuo (place in Zhejiang)
detail  sou3 wong1 naa5 pou2 gwok3 zai3 gei1 coeng4  su4 wang1 na4 pu3 guo2 ji4 ji1 chang3 = Suvarnabhumi International Airport
detail  wai6 pou2   = Hewlett-Packard
detail  pou2 gat1  pu3 ji2 = Phuket (city in Thailand)
detail  pou2 laan4 dim3  pu3 lan2 dian4 = Pulandian (in Liaoning province)
detail  gwok3 gaa1 pou2 tung1 waa6*2 seoi2 ping4 haau2 si5  guo2 jia1 pu3 tong1 hua4 shui3 ping2 kao3 shi4 = National Proficiency Test of Putonghua
detail  wai6 pou2 gung1 si1  hui4 pu3 gong1 si1 = Hewlett-Packard; HP
detail  fat6 gwong1 pou2 ziu3  fo2 guang1 pu3 zhao4 = the Buddha's light universally shines
detail  pou2 tin1 tung4 hing3  pu3 tian1 tong2 qing4 = universal or national celebration
detail  pou2 to4 saan1  pu3 tuo2 shan1 = Mt Potala at Zhoushan in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains
detail  pou2 jin4  pu3 xian2 = Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
detail  san1 hon3 pou2 gwan6   = New Hampshire
detail  pou2 lam4  pu3 lin2 = purine
detail  ou3 zau1 zung3 hap6 pou2 tung1 zi2 sou3   = Australia All Ordinaries Index
detail  pou2 ging1  pu3 jing1 = Putin
detail  pou2 lei6 si1 tung1  pu3 li4 si1 tong1 = Bridgestone tire company
detail  pou2 song1 giu6*2 ce1  pu3 sang1 jiao4 che1 = Passat; a car model of Volkswagen

Showing all 3 examples containing 普
detail 一點普通話
I can speak a little bit of Mandarin.
detail 覺得普通話兒化好惡
I think that erhua in Mandarin sounds horrible.
[Lit. I feel Putonghua [possessive particle] erhua very terrible-listen]
detail 見到頭先已經知道唔係普通筆記
Based on your expression just now, I guess you already know that this isn't an ordinary notebook.
[Lit. see-arrive you just-not (possessive particle) expression, I think you already know-already, this (counter) isn't ordinary (possessive particle) notebook.]

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