薄 (bok6 | bao2 bo2 bo4) : thin; slight

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薄

bok6

bao2 bo2 bo4

[粵] bok6 [國] bao2
[1] thin; flimsy; slim
[2] infertile; poor; barren
[3] indifferent; ungenerous; unkind
[4] short of strength; light; weak

[粵] bok6 [國] bo2
[1] slight; meagre; small
[2] despise; belittle; disdain
[3] frivolous; unstately; harsh
[4] approach; draw near; close in
[5] surname

[粵] bok6 [國] bo4
peppermint

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Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

薄

This word has been viewed 10179 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Aug 2013 17:37

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薄荷糖 bok6 ho4 tong4*2 = mint candy; peppermint candy

薄荷 bok6 ho4 bo4 he2 = mint; peppermint

薄弱 bok6 joek6 bo2 ruo4 = weak; frail

薄膜 bok6 mok6*2 bo2 mo2 = membrane; film

薄皮 bok6 pei4*2 = pellicle

厚薄 hau5 bok6 = thickness

單薄 daan1 bok6 = thin and weak

薄餅 bok6 beng2 = pizza 粵

尖酸刻薄 zim1 syun1 hak1 bok6 jian1 suan1 ke4 bo2 = sharp and unkind (words)

偷薄 tau1 bok6 = mean; decadent (customs); thin out hair

微薄的 mei4 bok6 dik1 wei2 bo2 de5 = meager, meagre 國 (common formation)

微薄 mei4 bok6 wei1 bo2 = scanty; meager

薄切切 bok6 cit3*1 cit3*1 = very thin (non-human)

薄紙板 bok6 zi2 baan2 bao2 zhi3 ban3 = cardboard

薄弱的 bok6 joek6 dik1 bo2 ruo4 de5 = [adj] gossamer 國

意大利薄餅 ji3 daai6 lei6 bok6 beng2 yi4 da4 li4 bao2 bing3 = pizza 粵

薄煎餅 bok6 zin1 beng2 = a pancake (lit., "thin fried cake")

薄英英 bok6 jing1 jing1 = very thin; very thin objects

薄絨 bok6 jung4*2 = lightweight worsted cloth

人情紙咁薄 jan4 cing4 zi2 gam3 bok6 = human decency is thin like paper (i.e., don't expect decency from people) 粵

薄稀稀 bok6 hei1 hei1 = "sparse" or "watery" (in reference to foods like congee) 粵

薄罉 bok6 caang1 = a tortilla-like flat cake made from flour 粵

墨西哥薄餅 mak6 sai1 go1 bok6 beng2 = a quesadilla (lit., "Mexican pizza") 粵 (common formation)

樹搖葉落人搖福薄 syu6 jiu4 jip6 lok6 jan4 jiu4 fuk1 bok6 shu4 yao2 ye4 luo4 ren2 yao2 fu2 bo2 = a saying that discourages one from swaying or shaking one's legs 粵

薄利多銷 bok6 lei6 do1 siu1 bo2 li4 duo1 xiao1 = low profit margin but high transaction rate

菲薄 fei2 bok6 fei3 bo2 = humble; belittle

妄自菲薄 mong5 zi6 fei2 bok6 wang4 zi4 fei3 bo2 = to feel unduly inferior; to belittle oneself

知識淺薄 zi1 sik1 cin2 bok6 zhi1 shi5 qian3 bo2 = to have superficial knowledge

薄施脂粉 bok6 si1 zi1 fan2 bo2 shi1 zhi1 fen3 = apply a light layer of makeup

薄被 bok6 pei5 = comforter 粵

刻薄 hak1 bok6 ke4 bo2 = unkind, harsh, mean, acrimonious

薄情 bok6 cing4 bo2 qing2 = fickle

涼薄 loeng4 bok6 = heartless; unfeeling

薄扶林 bok6 fu4 lam4 = Pok Fu Lam

薄暮 bok6 mou6 bo2 mu4 = twilight; dusk; haze

如履薄冰 jyu4 lei5 bok6 bing1 ru2 lv3 bo2 bing1 = walking on thin ice

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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