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  baau1   jyutping
  bao1   pinyin
[1] [v] wrap; pack; bundle
[2] [n] [classifier] package; bundle; sack; packet; parcel
[3] [n] bun (food)
[4] [v] include; contain; cover
[5] [v] undertake; guarantee; assure
[6] [v] charter; hire; contract
[7] [v] surround; encircle; envelop



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Stroke count: 5
Level: 2
Radical: (#20)

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

This word has been viewed 22086 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Oct 2009 10:03

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detail  got3 baau1  gua4 bao1 = popular Taiwan snack, similar to a hamburger, steamed bun stuffed with pork, pickled vegetables, peanut powder and cilantro
detail  baau1 baau1  bao1 bao1 = bag
detail  fong1 baau1  fang1 bao1 = sandwich bread
detail  caan1 baau1  can1 bao1 = bun
detail  min6 baau1  mian4 bao1 = bread
detail  baau1 pei4  bao1 pi2 = outer skin, wrapper; foreskin
detail  caa1 siu1 baau1  cha1 shao1 bao1 = roast pork buns
detail  syu1 baau1  shu1 bao1 = schoolbag
detail  ngan4 baau1   = wallet; purse
detail  ho4 baau1  he2 bao1 = purse; wallet; (placename) Ho Pao
detail  caa4 baau1  cha2 bao1 = teabag
detail  baau1 zou1  bao1 zu1 = principal tenant; rent sth for subletting
detail  siu2 lung4 baau1  xiao3 long2 bao1 = small pork dumpling, Shanghai dumpling
detail  seoi2 zing1 baau1  shui3 jing1 bao1 = crystal dumplings
detail  min6 baau1 pou3  mian4 bao1 pu4 = bakery shop
detail  baau1 zou1 po4   = landlady
detail  lau4 saa1 baau1  liu2 sha1 bao1 = a flowing egg custard bun
detail  baau1 suk1  bao1 su4 = corn
detail  min6 baau1 fong4  mian4 bao1 fang2 = bakery
detail  baau1 hai2 ngo5 san1 soeng6  bao1 xi2 wo3 shen1 shang4 = I'll take care of it; I'll deal with it
detail  baau1 coi3  bao1 cai4 = cabbage; white cabbage
detail  min6 baau1 fong1  mian4 bao1 fang1 = bakery
detail  gun3 tong1 baau1  guan4 tang1 bao1 = soup filled steamed buns
detail  min6 baau1   = bread
detail  zyu1 paa2 baau1   = pork chop in a bun
detail  bo1 lo4 baau1  bo1 luo2 bao1 = 'pineapple' bun; coconut bun
detail  baau1 kut3  bao1 kuo4 = to include; including
detail  daa2 baau1  da3 bao1 = bale; pack; doggie bag
detail  haam3 baau1   = crybaby
detail  ho4 baau1 daan6*2  he2 bao1 dan4 = folded fried egg
detail  baau1 ji6 naai5*1  bao1 er4 nai3 = to keep a mistress, to have a concubine
detail  zi2 baau1 gai1  zhi3 bao1 ji1 = paper-wrapped fried chicken
detail  gai1 mei5 baau1   = cocktail bun
detail  baau1 ham4  bao1 han2 = to contain
detail  baau1 wai4  bao1 wei2 = to surround; to encircle
detail  baau1 zi2  bao1 zi5 = steamed stuff bun
detail  baau1 gon3 ji4  bao1 ganr1 = take full responsibility for a task
detail  baau1 fuk6  bao1 fu5 = bundle wrapped in cloth; burden; load
detail  baau1 zong1  bao1 zhuang1 = pack; package
detail  baau1 gwo2  bao1 guo3 = to wrap up; parcel
detail  baau1 baan6  bao1 ban4 = to oversee a project entirely
detail  bui3 baau1  bei1 bao1 = backpack
detail  jau4 baau1  you2 bao1 = (postal) parcel
detail  sing4 baau1  cheng2 bao1 = contract
detail  sing4 baau1 jan4  cheng2 bao1 ren2 = contractor
detail  cin4*2 baau1  qian2 bao1 = purse; wallet
detail  ngoi6 baau1   = to outsource; outsourced (work, function, departments)
detail  daai6 baau1 daai6 laam5  da4 bao1 da4 lan3 = (idiom) to take it all in without worrying about the little details
detail  tai4 baau1  ti2 bao1 = handbag; shopping bag; bag; valise
detail  baau1 bei3  bao1 bi4 = shield, harbor, cover up
detail  gung1 si6 baau1  gong1 shi4 bao1 = attache case, briefcase
detail  baau1 zyu6   = encase
detail  baau1 jung4  bao1 rong2 = pardon, forgive; contain, hold; show tolerance
detail  daai6 baau1   = bailing
detail  siu2 jau4 baau1   = small packet
detail  hon3 bou2 baau1   = hamburger
detail  pei4 baau1 gwat1   = extremely emaciated, skinny
detail  zap1 baau1 fuk6  zhi2 bao1 fu5 = to pack up and quit, resign; to get the sack ([普]: 捲鋪蓋)
detail  ding2 baau1   = to substitute packages: a swindling trick
detail  gai1 baau1 zai2   = a small breasted girl/woman; flat chested (lit., "small chicken buns")
detail  jat1 cai4 baau1   = pack together
detail  fan1 hoi1 baau1   = pack separately
detail  daa2 ho4 baau1   = to pick pockets (or have one's picked)
detail  hung4 baau1  hong2 bao1 = red packet, gift money
detail  siu2 baau1  xiao3 bao1 = packet
detail  beng6 baau1 ji4  bing4 bao1 er5 = a person who is always falling ill; chronic invalid
detail  jyun4 jing4 min6 baau1  yuan2 xing2 mian4 bao1 = bun
detail  sing4 baau1 soeng1  cheng2 bao1 shang1 = a contractor
detail  baau1 faan6  bao1 fan4 = get or supply meals at a fixed rate; board
detail  baau1 siu1  bao1 xiao1 = have exclusive selling rights; be the sole agent for a production unit or firm
detail  baau1 gam1  bao1 jin1 = cover with gold leaf; gild
detail  baau1 pui4  bao1 pei2 = guarantee to pay compensations
detail  baau1 zong1 zi2  bao1 zhuang1 zhi3 = [n] wrapper
detail  baau1 lo4 maan6 zoeng6  bao1 luo2 wan4 xiang4 = all-embracing; all-inclusive
detail  baau1 lo4  bao1 luo2 = include; cover; embrace
detail  baau1 zaat3  bao1 zha2 (Taiwan), bao1 za1 (PRC) = to bind up; package; wrap
detail  baau1 gun2  bao1 guan3 = assure; guarantee
detail  baau1 guk1  bao1 gu3 = maize; corn
detail  baau1 zou1 dik1  bao1 zu1 de5 = [adj] charter
detail  baau1 caan2 dou3 wu6  bao1 chan3 dao4 hu4 = fixing of farm output quotas for each household
detail  baau1 caan2  bao1 chan3 = make a production contract
detail  baau1 gei1  bao1 ji1 = chartered plane; to charter a plane
detail  baau1 caau1  bao1 chao1 = to envelop, move about, move around, outflank
detail  baau1 sing4 zou2  bao1 cheng2 zu3 = (responsible) crew
detail  baau1 sing4 zai3  bao1 cheng2 zhi4 = responsible crew system
detail  baau1 zaat3  bao1 zha2 (Taiwan), bao1 za1 (PRC) = wrap up; bind up; pack
detail  baau1 soeng1  bao1 xiang1 = box (in a theatre or concert hall)
detail  baau1 bei3 zeoi6 hang4  bao1 bi4 zui4 xing2 = cover up a criminal offense
detail  baau1 gon3 zai3  bao1 gan1 zhi4 = contract system
detail  baau1 gon1  bao1 gan1 = to be responsible for a task unit until it is completed
detail  baau1 gung1  bao1 gong1 = undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications; contract for a job; contractor
detail  baau1 cang4 dik1  bao1 ceng2 de5 = [adj] clad
detail  baau1 cang4  bao1 ceng2 = cladding; covering (on a fiber)
detail  baau1 coeng4  bao1 chang2 = book a whole theatre
detail  baau1 jyun4 ji4  bao1 yuan2 er2 = buy the whole lot; finish up or off
detail  baau1 maai4 jat1 cai4   = to pack together
detail  sau2 tai4 baau1  shou3 ti2 bao1 = handbag; purse
detail  hong3 min6 baau1   = toast, to make toast
detail  hong3 min6 baau1 lou4  kang4 mian4 bao1 lu2 = toaster oven
detail  zi1 si6*2 hon3 bou2 baau1   = a cheeseburger
detail  ceon1 zit3 baau1 gei1   = the Lunar New Year cross-strait charter flight arrangement
detail  mung4 gu2 baau1  meng2 gu3 bao1 = a yurt
detail  min6 baau1 si1 fu6*2  mian4 bao1 shi1 fu4 = a baker
detail  zaa3 naai5 wong4 baau1   = deep-fried custard buns
detail  baau1 zong1 jip6 ze2  bao1 zhuang1 ye4 zhe3 = a packer (type of profession)
detail  got3 baau1 pei4  ge1 bao1 pi2 = circumcise; circumcision
detail 𢱕  baau1 zin2 dap6   = the game of scissor rock paper
detail  baau1 haam4  bao1 han2 = excuse; forgive; bear with
detail  baau1 hei2  bao1 qi3 = to wrap (roll, fold, or wind together); to sell sb into servitude
detail  mou4 so2 bat1 baau1  wu2 suo3 bu4 bao1 = all-embracing; all-encompassing
detail  zi2 baau1 bat1 zyu6 fo2  zhi3 bao1 bu5 zhu4 huo3 = one can't wrap fire in paper (there is no concealing the truth); truth will out
detail  haak1 min6 baau1  hei1 mian4 bao1 = black bread; brown bread; rye bread
detail  leoi5 hang4 baau1  lv3 xing2 bao1 = gripesack; gripsack
detail  tou2 baau1 zi2  tu3 bao1 zi5 = a country bumpkin; a hick
detail  jat1 sau2 baau1 baan6  yi1 shou3 bao1 ban4 = keep everything in one's own hands; take everything on oneself
detail  sam1 baau1  xin1 bao1 = pericardium
detail  baau1 bou2  bao1 bao3 = to guarantee that...; to promise
detail  baau1 ding2 geng2   = argumentative, quarrelsome; a quarrelsome person
detail  baau1 mei5*1/5   = to come final or last at the bottom of a list
detail  daa2 baau1 daan1  da3 bao1 dan1 = vouch for; guarantee
detail  daa2 baau1 zaang1   = to nudge; to hit sth with the elbow
detail  gai1 juk6 baau1   = chicken pau (pau ayam, chicken buns)
detail  gai1 baau1   = chicken pau (pau ayam, chicken buns)
detail  min6 baau1 gwo2 syu6   = breadfruit
detail  ho4 baau1 zai2   = a pickpocket
detail  ho4 baau1 jau5*2   = a pickpocket
detail  seoi1 neoi5*2 baau1   = an insult for women along the lines of "bitch" or "cow"
detail  ngau4 gok3 baau1  niu2 jiao3 bao1 = croissant
detail  faat3 gwok3 min6 baau1  fa3 guo2 mian4 bao1 = baguette
detail  baau1 liu6*2   = include materials
detail  paau1 syu1 baau1   = to show off knowledge
detail  baa1 laat6 gai1 teoi2 baau1   = Zinger Burger
detail  zyu1 zai2 baau1  zhu1 zai3 bao1 = a kind of small bread
detail  baau1 pei4 gau3  bao1 pi2 gou4 = smegma
detail  baau1 pei4 cit3 ceoi4  bao1 pi2 qie4 chu2 = circumcision (of penis)
detail  hoeng1 baau1  xiang1 bao1 = a small bag full of fragence used on Dragonboat Festival
detail 𣲷  hau2 song2 ho4 baau1 nap6   = paying lip service instead of money
detail  min6 baau1 ce1  mian4 bao4 che1 = a van; a minibus
detail  naai5 wong4 baau1  nai3 huang2 bao1 = steamed creamy custard bun
detail  soeng5 noi6 dei6 baau1 ji6 naai5*1   = keeping a mainland mistress; taking mainland mistresses
detail  sei2 neoi5*2 baau1   = (abusive term for a) bad girl
detail  zi2 baau1 m4 zyu6 fo2   = there is no concealing the truth (lit., "one can't wrap fire in paper")
detail 宿  suk1 baau1   = smelling rank from being covered with sweat and not having taken a bath
detail  me1 syu1 baau1   = to carry school bag
detail  daa2 baau1 gei1   = bale press; baler; packager; packer; packing press; press
detail  gung1 man4 baau1  gong1 wen2 bao1 = a briefcase, an attache, a portfolio
detail  baau1 gwat1   = a lap seam (frequently used in tailoring)
detail  coeng2 baau1 saan1  qiang3 bao1 shan1 = snatch bun hill, bun scrambling competition
detail  baau1 zi6 tau4  bao1 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 20 (wrap) (勹)
detail  tou4 jiu1 baau1  tao1 yao1 bao1 = foot a bill
detail  ngam4 ho4 baau1   = foot a bill; pay out of one's own pocket
detail  hung4 fung1 baau1  hong2 feng1 bao1 = red packet, red paper envelope
detail ,  gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4 hung4 baau1 naa4 loi4  gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2 hong2 bao1 na2 lai2 = a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money!
detail  zam1 baau1  zhen1 bao1 = pincushion
detail  baau1 toi4*2  bao1 tai2 = the last person to finish eating and leave his seat at a table
detail  bui3 baau1 haak3  bei4 bao1 ke4 = backpacker
detail  gon1 min6 baau1 pin3*2  gan1 mian3 bao1 pian4 = zwieback
detail  min6 baau1 pin3*2  mian4 bao1 pian4 = sliced bread
detail  baau1 lo4 maan6 jau5  bao1 luo2 wan4 you3 = all-inclusive; all-embracing
detail  min6 baau1 syu6  mian4 bao1 shu4 = breadfruit tree
detail  baau1 cong4 wo6 sam1  bao1 cang2 huo4 xin1 = harbour malicious intentions; have evil plans
detail  lin4 jung4 baau1  lian2 rong2 bao1 = lotus seed bun
detail 使  seon3 si3 baau1  xin4 shi3 bao1 = messenger bag
detail  saa1 baau1  sha1 bao1 = punching bag / ball
detail  hung4 baau1  xiong2 bao1 = worthless person; a good for nothing
detail  maai6 daai6 baau1  mai4 da4 bao1 = great bargain (selling big bun)
detail  baau1 aau3 geng2  bao1 niu4 jing3 = variant of 包頂頸
detail  jiu1 baau1  yao1 bao1 = bum bag; fanny pack; purse
detail  gau2 zoeng1 baau1  jiu3 zhang1 bao1 = (mahjong) nine pieces declaration
detail  ng5 zi2 baau1 saang1  wu3 zi5 bao1 sheng1 = (mahjong) last five tiles penalty
detail  sap6 ji6 zoeng1 baau1 zi6 mo2*1  shi2 er4 zhang1 bao1 zi4 mo1 = (mahjong) twelve pieces declaration
detail  lyun4 hap6 baau1 gwo2 fuk6 mou6 gung1 si1  lian2 he2 bao1 guo3 fu2 wu4 gong1 si1 = UPS; United Parcel Service
detail  baau1 cung4  bao1 chong2 = a hydatid
detail  baau1 cung4 beng6  bao1 chong2 bing4 = echinococcus; hydatid disease
detail  baau1 baan6 fan1 jan1   = arranged marriage
detail  baau1 tau4  bao1 tou2 = to wrap one's head; Baotou
detail  goeng1 si1 caa4 baau1  jiang1 shi1 cha2 bao1 = slang for maxi pads (lit., "vampire teabags")
detail  baau1 cing2  bao1 zheng3 = Bao Zheng; Baau Cing
detail  coeng2 baau1 saan1 bei2 coi3  qiang3 bao1 shan1 bi3 sai4 = bun scrambling competition
detail  ping4 on1 baau1  ping2 an1 bao1 = lucky bun
detail  sam1 baau1 jim4  xin1 bao1 yan2 = pericarditis

Showing 10 of 11 examples containing 包
detail 麵包變咗
The bread is squashed.
[Lit. the bread change-already shape. 變形 is a verb-noun pair, much like 食飯 or 洗手.]
detail 父母早餐麵包
My parents eat toast for breakfast.
detail 唔見咗我嘅荷包
Oh no! I can't find my wallet!
detail audio 禮物
I hate wrapping up presents!
detail 討厭禮物
I hate wrapping up presents!
detail 唔該打包拎走
Please wrap it up for me to take away!
detail audio
Paper cannot wrap fire.
[Subtext: a secret cannot be kept forever.]
detail 包括水電費房子
I want to rent a house that has utilities included.
detail 文章點頭如搗蒜
I'm sure that this article will resonate with you thoroughly.
detail 一日早啲釘蓋
You smoke ten packs of cigarettes a day, (you) got a death wish?
[Lit: You smoke ten packs of cigarettes a day, (you) want to die earlier?]
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