杯 (bui1 | bei1) : cup; glass

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杯

bui1

bei1

[n] cup; glass; goblet; tumbler

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

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

杯

This word has been viewed 13862 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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茶杯 caa4 bui1 cha2 bei1 = teacup

酒杯 zau2 bui1 jiu3 bei1 = winecup

乾杯 gon1 bui1 gan1 bei1 = Cheers!, to drink up

杯子 bui1 zi2 bei1 zi5 = cup 國

杯葛 bui1 got3 bei1 ge2 = hartal; boycott

杯櫃 bui1 gwai6 bei1 gui4 = kitchen cupboard

世界杯 sai3 gaai3 bui1 shi4 jie4 bei1 = the World Cup

玻璃杯 bo1 lei4*1 bui1 bo1 li2 bei1 (Taiwan), bo1 li5 bei1 (PRC) = a (drinking) glass

量杯 loeng4 bui1 = measuring jug; measuring cup

杯麵 bui1 min6 = cup noodle

茶杯碟 caa4 bui1 dip6*2 = a tea set 粵

一套杯碟 jat1 tou3 bui1 dip6*2 = a cup and saucer

高腳杯 gou1 goek3 bui1 gao1 jiao3 bei1 = a goblet

茶杯墊 caa4 bui1 zin3 = a drink coaster

杯墊 bui1 zin3 = a drink coaster

紙杯 zi2 bui1 = paper cups

飲杯 jam2 bui1 = cheers! 粵

敬你一杯 ging3 nei5 jat1 bui1 = "to us!" (a toast)

燒杯 siu1 bui1 shao1 bei1 = beaker

貪杯好酒 taam1 bui1 hou3 zau2 = to be or become an alcoholic

杯碟 bui1 dip6*2 = a cup and saucer

杯耳 bui1 ji5 = the handle on a teacup

杯仔麵 bui1 zai2 min6 = cup noodles

飲得杯落 jam2 dak1 bui1 lok6 = used to express that it's time for a stiff drink after a crisis is over

啤酒杯 be1 zau2 bui1 = a stein; a beer glass/mug (common formation)

大啤酒杯 daai6 be1 zau2 bui1 = a tankard (common formation)

烈酒杯 lit6 zau2 bui1 = a shotglass (shot glass) (common formation)

高杯 gou1 bui1 = a highball glass

白蘭地杯 baak6 laan4*1 dei6*2 bui1 = a brandy snifter (common formation)

交杯合巹 gaau1 bui1 hap6 gan2 = exchanging glasses wedding ritual

莫哭杯 mok6 huk1 bui1 = a training cup for toddlers

續杯 zuk6 bui1 xu4 bei1 = refill of drinks (Taiwan)

杯中物 bui1 zung1 mat6 bei1 zhong1 wu4 = wine; alcohol

摸酒杯底 mo2 zu2 bui1 dai2 mo1 jiu3 bei1 di3 = have an (alcoholic) drink 粵

分杯羹 fan1 bui1 gang1 fen1 bei1 geng1 = want a piece of the cake; want one's share of the profit

保溫杯 bou2 wan1 bui1 bai3 wen1 bei1 = thermos cup

杯弓蛇影 bui1 gung1 se4 jing2 bei1 gong1 she2 ying3 = a false suspicion

杯水車薪 bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 bei1 shui3 che1 xin1 = utterly inadequate

英格蘭足總杯決賽 jing1 gaak3 laan4 zuk1 zung2 bui1 kyut3 coi3 ying1 ge2 lan2 zu2 zong3 bei1 jue2 sai4 = English FA Cup final

蓮花杯 lin4 faa1 bui1 = Mister Softee Large Cups (lit., "lotus cups")

陣鏡杯 zan6 geng3 bui1 = drinking game 粵

紙杯蛋糕 zi2 bui1 daan6 gou1 zhi3 bei1 dan4 gao1 = cupcake

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唔該，畀杯冰水呀。粵
Can I please have a glass of ice water?

一日飲八杯水。粵
Drink eight cups of water each day.

我將隻杯擺喺度粵
I put the cup here

隻杯我擺喺度粵
I put the cup here

你唔係我杯茶粵
You're not my cup of tea

呢杯鮮奶有好多鈣質粵
There's a lot of calcium in this glass of milk.
[Lit. this glass milk have many calcium]

呢杯水你仲愛唔愛？粵
Do you still want this glass of water?
[Note that the final syllable can be changed to something resembling tone 2 to form a question.]

張枱上面得翻三隻杯。粵
Only three cups are left on the table.
[In this sentence, the aspect marker 翻 merely connotes that there have been more than three cups on the table.]

我擺咗你杯奶喺雪櫃畀你聽日飲。粵
I put your glass of milk in the refrigerator for you to drink tomorrow.

隻杯放到咁𠍁，因住𢱕落嚟。粵
The cup is placed so close to the edge, be careful or it might just fall off.

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