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  baa1   jyutping
  ba1   pinyin
[1] [n] bus (as a shortened form of 巴士)
[2] [v] hope earnestly; expect anxiously
[3] [v] cling to; stick to; be close to
[4] [n] crust formed as a result of heat or dryness

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 4
Level: 2
Radical: (#49)

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

This word has been viewed 15399 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Mar 2017 10:36

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detail  laai1 baa1   = [粵] (slang) library
detail  baa1 si6*2   = bus
detail  baa1 bai3   = arrogant, flashy; impressive
detail  baa1 si6*2 zaam6   = bus stop, bus station
detail  siu2 baa1  xiao3 ba1 = minibus
detail  gau2 baa1  jiu3 ba1 = The Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited, KMB
detail  lam1 baa1 wan1   = number one; supervisor, foreman
detail  si6 baa1 naa4*2   = a spanner (loanword); a wrench
detail  haa6 paa4  xia4 ba5 = chin
detail  baa1 si6*2 lou2  ba1 shi4 lao3 = bus driver
detail  nai4 baa1  ni2 ba1 = mud
detail  git3 baa1  jie1 ba5 = stutter; stammer
detail  zeoi2 baa1  zui3 ba1 = the mouth
detail  baa1 lai4  ba1 li2 = Paris
detail  zung1 baa1 si6  zhong1 ba1 shi4 = mini-bus
detail  baa1 gaak3 daat6  ba1 ge2 da2 = Baghdad
detail 西  baa1 sai1  ba1 xi1 = Brazil
detail  baa1 sin1; poe6 sen1   = percent
detail  baa1 git3  ba1 jie2 = to fawn on
detail  jim4 baa1  yan2 ba1 = salt
detail  cou4 hyun1 baa1 bai3   = noisy; clamorous
detail  gu2 baa1  gu3 ba1 = Cuba
detail  mei5 baa1  wei3 ba1 (Taiwan); wei3 ba5 (PRC) = tail
detail  daai6 baa1 si6  da4 ba1 shi4 = bus; coach
detail  coeng4 tou4 baa1 si6*2  chang2 tu2 ba1 shi4 = coach
detail  soeng1 cang4 baa1 si6*2  shuang1 ceng2 ba1 shi4 = double-decker bus
detail  ji5 baa1   = Israeli and Palestinian
detail  baa1 zaa1   = jar
detail  haau6 baa1   = school bus
detail  aa3 mei5 baa1   = amoeba
detail  hung1 zung1 baa1 si6*2   = airbus
detail  aa3 mei5 baa1  ya3 mi3 ba1 (Taiwan), ya4 mi3 ba1 (PRC) = amoeba
detail  siu2 jing4 baa1 si6*2   = public light bus; microbus; minibus
detail  baa1 si6*2 fei1   = bus fare
detail  gung1 gung6 siu2 jing4 baa1 si6*2   = public light bus
detail  baa1 zaa1   = talkative (neg.)
detail  baa1 git3 ze2  ba1 jie5 zhe3 = coax
detail  baa1 si1 dak1 siu1 duk6 faat3  ba1 si1 de2 xiao1 du2 fa3 = pasteurization
detail  gau2 lung4 baa1 si6*2   = Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB)
detail  baa1 saat3   = market
detail  laang5 hei3 baa1 si6*2   = air-conditioned bus
detail  baa1 si6*2 soeng6 cang4   = upper deck, upstairs on a bus
detail  baa1 lai4 mou6*2   = a beret (loanword; a small cap)
detail  gaap3 baa1 din1   = gabardine (a tightly woven fabric)
detail  luk6 sik1 siu2 baa1   = green public light bus
detail  baa1 bat1 dak1  ba1 bu4 de2 = anxious; look forward to; earnestly wish for
detail  baa1 ji4 gau2  ba1 er2 gou3 = pekingese (a breed of dog); sycophant, lackey
detail  aa3 mei5 baa1 lei6 zat6  a1 mi3 ba1 li4 ji5 = amoebic dysentery
detail  sam1 baa1 mou5  sen1 ba1 wu3 = [loanword] (dance) samba
detail  sing4 si5 baa1 si6*2   = City Bus
detail  siu2 baa1 zaam6   = a mini-bus stand, a mini-bus stop
detail  baa1 mong6  ba1 wang4 = look forward to
detail  baa1 zoeng2  ba1 zhang3 = palm; hand
detail  zung1 baa1  zhong1 ba1 = a mid sized bus, a medium bus
detail  daai6 baa1  da4 ba1 = a bus
detail  leoi5 jau4 baa1   = a tour bus
detail  gon1 baa1  gan1 ba5 = dried up; shrivelled; wizened
detail  gon1 baa1 baa1  gan1 ba1 ba1 = dull and dry; insipid; dry as dust; dull as ditchwater
detail  wu4 lei4*2 mei5 baa1  hu2 li2 wei3 ba1 (Taiwan); hu2 li5 wei3 ba5 (PRC) = fox's tail (something that gives away a person's real character or evil intentions); cloven hoof
detail  aa2 baa1  ya5 ba1 = mute; a mute person
detail  baa1 laat6  ba1 la4 = fierce, tough, hard to handle (e.g., with women)
detail  bik1 baa1 si6*2   = to force one's way onto a bus
detail  haa6 paa4 heng1 heng1   = speak/promise sth casually or carelessly
detail  jat1 go3 baa1 sin1   = percentile (百分之一), one percent
detail  gai1 si2 baa1   = a chicken's rectal glands
detail  lam4 baa1  lin2 ba1 = lymph; lymphatic
detail  sing4 baa1   = Citybus, one of the three major bus operators in HK
detail  git3 git3 baa1 baa1  jie2 jie2 ba1 ba1 = stutter; to have a stammering tongue
detail  baa1 laat6 gai1 teoi2 baau1   = Zinger Burger
detail  baa1 si6*2 dak1 siu1 duk6   = pasteurized (as a partial loanword)
detail  baa1 dau6*2  ba1 dou4 = croton seed; semen crotonis; tiglium
detail  hoeng1 baa1 lou2  xiang1 ba1 lao3 = a country bumpkin; a villager; a hick
detail  aap3 baa1 din6*1   = Aberdeen; gabardine (a type of fabric)
detail  tung1 tin1 baa1 si6*2   = airbus service; airport shuttle bus
detail  lam1 baa1*2   = number
detail  lam1 baa1 tou1   = number two
detail  baa1 daa2   = brother; friend
detail 鹿  luk6 mei5 baa1  lu4 wei3 ba1 (Taiwan); lu4 wei3 ba5 (PRC) = deer tail (usu. refers to extract from a deer's sexual gland)
detail  aa2 baa1 jing1 jyu5  ya5 ba1 ying1 yu3 = can read and write a language but can't speak it
detail  baa1 saat1   = market
detail  lam4 baa1 lau4  lin2 ba1 liu2 = lymphoma, lymphomas
detail  lik6 baa1  li5 ba5 = not adept, awkward, clumsy; layman
detail  dau1 baa1 sing1  dou1 ba1 xing1 = slap; smack; strike across the face
detail  baa1 zaa1  ba1 zha1 = be a big-mouth; love to gossip; love to not mind one's own business
detail  hoi1 pung4 soeng1 cang4 baa1 si6*2  kai1 peng2 shuang1 ceng2 ba1 shi4 = open-top double-decker bus
detail  hoi1 pung4 gun1 gwong1 baa1 si6*2  kai1 peng2 guan1 guang1 ba1 shi4 = open-top sightseeing / tourist bus
detail  gun1 gwong1 baa1 si6*2  guan1 guang1 ba1 shi4 = tourist bus
detail  baa1 git3 jau5 cin4*2 jan4 hou2 gwo3 baai3 leng4 pou4 saat3  ba1 jie5 you3 qian2 ren2 hao3 guo4 bai4 ling2 pu2 sa4 = it is worthwhile to rub shoulders with the wealthy
detail  dau1 baa1 kam2  dou1 ba1 kan3 = slap; to smack across the face
detail  dau1 baa1 gwaak3  dou1 ba1 guo2 = smack; slap across the face
detail  lam4 baa1 ngaam4  lin2 ba1 yan2 (TW) / lin2 ba1 ai2 (PRC) = lymphoma, lymphomas
detail  jit6 gau2 baa1   = hot dog bus, non air-conditioned bus
detail  au1 baa1 maa5  ou1 ba1 ma3 = Barack Obama
detail  cyun1 baa1  cun1 ba1 = residents' bus, resident shuttle bus
detail  soeng1 haa6 paa4  shuang1 xia4 ba5 = double chin
detail  zi6 daa2 zeoi2 baa1  zi4 da3 zui3 ba1 = contradict oneself
detail  baa1 bei2 si6 syun1 jim4   = barbituates
detail  baa1 lai4 tit3 taap3   = Eiffel Tower
detail  baa1 gei1 si1 taan2  ba1 ji1 si1 tan3 = Pakistan
detail  baa1 lak6 si1 taan2  ba1 le4 si1 tan3 = Palestine
detail  gaa1 laai1 baa1 go1 kwan4 dou2  jia1 la1 ba1 ge1 qun2 dao3 = Galapagos Islands
detail  baa1 naa4 maa5  ba1 na2 ma3 = Panama
detail  aa3 ji5 baa1 nei4 aa3  a1 er3 ba1 ni2 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) = Albania
detail  on1 tai4 gwaa1 wo4 baa1 bou3 daat6  an1 ti2 gua1 he2 ba1 bu4 da2 = Antigua and Barbuda
detail  baa1 lam4  ba1 lin2 = Bahrain
detail  baa1 baa1 do1 si1  ba1 ba1 duo1 si1 = Barbados
detail  lai4 baa1 nyun6  li2 ba1 nen4 = Lebanon
detail  baa1 bou3 aa3 san1 gei1 noi6 aa3  ba1 bu4 ya4 xin1 ji3 nei4 ya4 = Papua New Guinea
detail  baa1 laai1 gwai1  ba1 la1 gui1 = Paraguay
detail  dak6 laap6 nei4 daat6 wo4 do1 baa1 go1  te4 li4 ni2 da2 he2 duo1 ba1 ge1 = Trinidad and Tobago
detail  zeon1 baa1 bou3 wai4  jin1 ba1 bu4 wei2 = Zimbabwe
detail  siu2 baa1 si6  xiao3 ba1 shi4 = micro-bus
detail  baa1 gaai2   = the Palestinian Liberation Organization
detail  baa1 bei2 tung1   = barbitone, barbital; diethyl-malonyl urea
detail  baa1 jan4   = Palestinian
detail  baa1 naa4 maa5 dik1  ba1 na2 ma3 de5 = [adj] Panamanian
detail  baa1 laai1 gwai1 dik1  ba1 la1 gui1 de5 = [adj] Paraguaian
detail  aa3 laai1 baa1 maa5  ya4 la1 ba1 ma3 = Alabama
detail  aa3 dik1 si1 aa3 bui3 baa1  ya4 di4 si1 ya4 bei4 ba1 = Addis Ababa
detail  ngo4 baa1 dai2 aa3 syu1  e2 ba1 di3 ya3 shu1 = Book of Obadiah
detail  do1 baa1 on1  duo1 ba1 an4 = dopamine
detail 西  baa1 sai1 jan4  ba1 xi1 ren2 = a Brazilian person
detail 西  baa1 sai1 lei6 aa3  ba1 xi1 li4 ya4 = Brasilia
detail 西  baa1 sai1 dik1  ba1 xi1 de5 = [adj] Brazilian
detail  baa1 maa5 fo1  ba1 ma3 ke1 = Bamako
detail  baa1 lai4 dik1  ba1 li2 de5 = [adj] Parisian
detail  gei1 lei5 baa1 si1 gung6 wo4 gwok3  ji1 li3 ba1 si1 gong4 he2 guo2 = Republic of Kiribati
detail  gei1 lei5 baa1 si1  ji1 li3 ba1 si1 = Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands)
detail  gaa1 laai1 baa1 go1 si1  jia1 la1 ba1 ge1 si1 = Galapagos
detail  gaa1 laai1 baa1 go1 si1 kwan4 dou2  jia1 la1 ba1 ge1 si1 qun2 dao3 = Galapagos islands
detail  mou5 baa1 baa1 naap6  mu3 ba1 ba1 na4 = Mbabane
detail  baa1 bou3 aa3 san1 gei1 noi6 aa3 dik1  ba1 bu4 ya4 xin1 ji3 nei4 ya4 de5 = [adj] Papua New Guinean
detail  baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 dik1  ba1 le4 si1 tan3 de5 = [adj] Palestinian
detail  aa3 ji5 baa1 nei4 aa3 dik1  a1 er3 ba1 ni2 ya4 de5 = [adj] Albanian
detail  aa3 mai5 baa1 dik1  a1 mi4 ba1 de5 = [adj] amoebic
detail  aa3 baa1 gaa1 kei4  a1 ba1 ga1 qi2 = Abaga qi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  baa1 cing1  ba1 qing1 = Baqing (place in Tibet)
detail  baa1 dung1  ba1 dong1 = Badong (place in Hubei)
detail  baa1 jin6  ba1 yan4 = Bayan (place in Heilongjiang)
detail  baa1 jyun6  ba1 xian4 = Ba county (county in Sichuan)
detail  baa1 lam4 jau6 kei4  ba1 lin2 you4 qi2 = Balin youqi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  baa1 lam4 zo2 kei4  ba1 lin2 zuo3 qi2 = Balin zuoqi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  baa1 zung1  ba1 zhong1 = Bazhong
detail  baa1 zung1 dei6 keoi1  ba1 zhong1 di4 qu1 = Bazhong district (district in Sichuan)
detail  can4 baa1 ji5 fu2 kei4  chen2 ba1 er3 hu3 qi2 = Chenba erhu qi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  daan1 baa1  dan1 ba1 = Danba (place in Sichuan)
detail  gong1 baa1  gang3 ba1 = Gangba (place in Tibet)
detail  haa1 baa1 ho4  ha1 ba1 he2 = Habahe (place in Xinjiang)
detail  san1 baa1 ji5 fu2 jau6 kei4  xin1 ba1 er3 hu3 you4 qi2 = Xinba'erhu youqi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  san1 baa1 ji5 fu2 zo2 kei4  xin1 ba1 er3 hu3 zuo3 qi2 = Xinba'erhu zuoqi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  zung6 baa1  zhong4 ba1 = Zhongba (place in Tibet)
detail  ji5 baa1 wo4 ping4   = Arab-Israeli peace
detail  ji5 baa1 cung1 dat6  yi3 ba1 chong1 tu2 (Taiwan), yi3 ba1 chong1 tu1 (PRC) = Israeli-Palestinian conflict
detail  san1 sai3 gaai3 dai6 jat1 baa1 si6*2 fuk6 mou6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1   = New World First Bus Services Ltd.
detail  baa1 gei1 si1 taan2 hong4 hung1   = Pakistan International Airlines
detail 西  baa1 sai1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1   = Varig Brazilian Airlines
detail  au1 lo4 baa1   = Europa
detail  baa1 gei1 si1 taan2 jan4   = a Pakistani (person)
detail  baa1 naa4 maa5 wan6 ho4   = The Panama Canal
detail  aa3 ji5 baa1 nei4 aa3 saan1 mak6   = the Albanian Alps
detail  baa1 gei1 si1 taan2   = Pakistan
detail  daai6 saam1 baa1   = Saint Paul's (ruins)
detail  sing1 baa1 hak1  xing1 ba1 ke4 = Starbucks Coffee
detail  gau2 baa1 fuk6 mou6 zaam6  jiu3 ba1 fu2 wu4 zhan4 = KMB bus stop
detail  gau2 gwong2 tit3 lou6 zip3 bok3 baa1 si6*2   = KCR Feeder Bus
detail 穿  gong2 sam1 cyun1 so1 baa1 si6*2   = Cross-Border Shuttle Bus
detail 便  hing1 bin6 tit3 lou6 zip3 bok3 baa1 si6*2   = Light Rail Transit Bus (LRT)
detail  aa3 laai1 baa1 maa5  a1 la1 ba1 ma3 = Alabama (U.S. state)
detail  aa3 lei5 baa1 baa1  a3 li3 ba1 ba1 = Ali Baba, Alibaba
detail  san1 baa1   = New World First Bus
detail  baa1 fu3  ba1 ku4 = Baku
detail  baa1 lei4  ba1 li2 = Bali
detail  baa1 lei4 dou2  ba1 li2 dao3 = Bali
detail  baa1 leon4 zi1 hoi2  ba1 lun2 zhi1 hai3 = the Barents Sea
detail  baa1 si1 dak6 ji5  ba1 si1 te4 er3 = Basseterre
detail  baa1 ji5  ba1 er3 = Baltic
detail  baa1 ji5 gon1  Ba1 er3 gan1 = Balkan
detail  baa1 fu1 ning4 zyu2 ji6  ba1 ku1 ning2 zhu3 yi4 = Bakuninism
detail  zik6 tung1 baa1 si6*2   = [n] China Bus
detail  zung1 waa4 baa1 si6*2   = [n] China Motor Bus
detail  zung1 waa4 baa1 si6*2 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1   = [n] Chong-Hua coach co., Ltd.
detail  baa1 maa5  ba1 ma3 = Bama (in Guangxi province)
detail  baa1 lai4 gung1 se5  ba1 li2 gong1 she4 = the Paris Commune
detail  daai6 saam1 baa1 paai4 fong1  da4 san1 ba1 pai2 fang2 = Ruins of St. Paul in Macau (Ruínas da Antiga Catedral de S. Paulo)
detail  si1 baa1 daat6  si1 ba1 da2 = Sparta
detail  baa1 ji5 gon1 bun3 dou2  ba1 er3 gan1 ban4 dao3 = Balkan penninsula
detail  baa1 lai4 daai6 hok6  ba1 li2 da4 xue2 = University of Paris
detail  lung4 wan6 baa1 si6*2   = Long Win Bus Company
detail  baa1 fat6 lok3 tai4  ba1 fa2 luo4 ti2 = (Luciano) Pavarotti
detail  leon4 baa1 mou5  lun2 ba1 wu3 = (dance) rumba
detail  baa1 coi3 lung4 naap6   = Barcelona
detail  baa1 ji5 haak3 sap6   = Balqash
detail  baa1 ji5 haak3 sap6 wu4   = Lake Balqash
detail  so1 si6 baa1 lei6 dou6  shu1 shi4 ba1 li4 dao4 = Salisbury Road
detail  baa1 lai4 tit3 taap3 faan2 zyun3 zoi3 faan2 zyun3   = french kiss
detail  dung1 baa1  dong1 ba1 = Dongba
detail  baa1 si6*2 aa3 suk1 si6 gin6*2   = the bus uncle
detail  ou3 baa1 maa5  ao4 ba1 ma3 = Obama
detail  lam4 baa1 hai6 tung2  lin2 ba1 xi4 tong3 = lymphatic system
detail  baa1 naap6 sing1  ba1 na4 xing1 = Barnard's Star
detail  baa1 ji5 zaat3 hak1  ba1 er3 zha1 ke4 = Balzac (French novelist)
detail  baa1 hak1  ba1 he4 = Bach
detail  baa1 fat1 mit6  ba1 fu2 mie4 = Baphomet
detail -  naap6 gwo1 ji5 nok6 kaa1 laai1 baa1 hak1  na4 ge1 er3 nuo4 ka3 la1 ba1 he4 = Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
detail  baa1 saa1 gaa1 ngaa4 mou5 kuk1  ba1 sha1 jia1 ya2 wu3 qu3 = passacaglia
detail  kaa1 ji5 baa1 cin1 saan1 mak6  ka1 er3 ba1 qian1 shan1 mai4 = Carpathian Mountains
detail  jyu4 baa1  yu3 ba1 = New Lantao Bus Company Limited
detail  baa1 laai1 hak1 laai1 faat3 mou6*2  ba1 la1 ke4 la1 fa3 mao4 = balaclava (loanword)
detail  gwo1 ji5 baa1 kiu4 fu1  ge1 er3 ba1 qiao2 fu1 = (former Soviet leader) Gorbachev
detail  baa1 co2  ba1 chu3 = Bachu (place in Xinjiang)
detail  baa1 maa5 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6  ba1 ma3 yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Bama Yaozu autonomous county (county in Guangxi)
detail  baa1 tong4  ba1 tang2 = Batang (town in Kham prov. of Tibet, pres. Sichuan)
detail  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 jan3 dou6 baa1 gei1 si1 taan2 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan
detail  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 wo4 gaai2 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
detail  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 naan6 man4 gau3 zai3 zou2 zik1   = United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees
detail  daai6 saam1 baa1 gaai1   = Saint Paul's Street
detail  baa1 gei1 si1 taan2 gwok3 zai3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1  ba1 ji1 si1 tan3 guo2 ji4 hang2 kong1 gong1 si1 = Pakistan International Airlines
detail  baa1 jam1 gwok3 ling4 mung4 gu2 zi6 zi6 zau1  ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1 = Bayinguoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture of Xinjiang

Showing all 6 examples containing 巴
detail 巴士半路拋錨
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] ]
detail 巴士半路拋錨
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] ]
detail 巴士可以上環
Which bus can take me to Sheung Wan?
detail 今次婚禮場面認真巴閉
The wedding ceremony was really grand
detail 靚女上車小巴麻甩仔打雀噉眼望住
The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards
detail 士巴拿擰實螺絲
Use to spanner to tighten the screw.

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