巴 (baa1 | ba1) : greatly desire; be close to

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巴

baa1

ba1

[1] name of an ancient state which occupied today's eastern Szechwan [2] [n] crust formed as a result of heat or dryness [3] [v] greatly desire; anxiously hope; expect [4] used with parts of human body (hands, cheeks, chin, etc.) [5] a final particle implying closeness or adhesion [6] [v] be close to [7] bar (physics) [8] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 4

Level: 2

Radical: 己 (#49)

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

巴

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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巴士 baa1 si6*2 = bus

巴閉 baa1 bai3 = arrogant, flashy; impressive 粵

巴士站 baa1 si6*2 zaam6 = bus stop, bus station

小巴 siu2 baa1 xiao3 ba1 = minibus

九巴 gau2 baa1 jiu3 ba1 = The Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited, KMB

冧巴溫 lam1 baa1*2 wan1 = number one; supervisor, foreman 粵

士巴拿 si6 baa1 naa4*2 = a spanner (loanword); a wrench 粵

下巴 haa6 paa4 xia4 ba5 = chin

結巴 git3 baa1 jie1 ba5 = stutter; stammer

嘴巴 zeoi2 baa1 zui3 ba1 = the mouth 國
See all 211 compounds (CantoDict reports 226 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 巴

巴士在半路上拋錨國
The bus broke down on the way.
[半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [粵] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/938/]link[/url] ]

巴士喺半路拋錨粵
The bus broke down on the way.
[半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [國] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/936/]link[/url] ]

搭幾號巴士可以去到上環？粵
Which bus can take me to Sheung Wan?

今次婚禮嘅場面認真巴閉粵
The wedding ceremony was really grand

靚女一上車，小巴上嘅麻甩仔都打雀噉眼望住佢粵
The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards

用個士巴拿擰實粒螺絲粵
Use to spanner to tighten the screw.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 巴
Unicode code for this character: U+5DF4 (off-site link)

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