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  fau2 pau2   jyutping
  pou1   pinyin
[1] cut open; rip open; tear open
[2] analyse; dissect; examine


Jyutping fau2 is literary pronunciation; pau2 is colloquial. However, fau2 is replacing pau2 even in many colloquial contexts.
verb
Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: (#18)

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

This word has been viewed 5786 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Sep 2010 01:17

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detail  gaai2 pau2/fau2  jie3 pou1 = to dissect; dissection
detail  gaai2 pau2 dou1 beng3  jie3 pou1 dao1 bing3 = scalpel
detail  gaai2 pau2 hok6  jie3 pou3 xue2 = anatomy
detail  gaai2 pau2 sat1  jie3 pou1 shi4 = a dissecting room
detail  gaai2 pau2 maa4 zoek3  jie3 pou1 ma2 que4 = lit. to dissect a sparrow; fig. a preliminary test on a small sample
detail  gwaa1 fau2 dau2 fan1  gua1 pou1 dou4 fen1 = (of a county) to be divided or split like a melon or a bean; to be partitioned
detail  dau6*2 fau2 gwaa1 fan1  dou4 pou1 gua1 fen1 = collapsed and crumbling (e.g., with respect to carved up territories)
detail  fau2 baak6  pou1 [PRC] pou3 [TW] bai2 = to defend oneself; explain oneself in defense; pour out one's heart in a attempt to vindicate oneself
detail  fau2 fuk1 cong4 zyu1  pou1[PRC] pou3 [TW] fu4 cang2 zhu1 = die for the purpose of gain; disregard one's life to amass riches
detail  fau2 fuk1 caan2  pou3 [TW] pou1 [PRC] fu4 chan3 = Caesarean birth
See all 21 compounds (CantoDict reports 26 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)
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