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  buk1   jyutping
  bu3   pinyin
[1] tell fortune; divine; consult the oracle
[2] foretell; predict; prophesy
[3] [literary] choose; select (date, dwelling, etc)

is also the simplified form of .
verb
Stroke count: 2
Level: 2
Radical: (#25)

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

This word has been viewed 7098 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Sep 2013 15:17

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detail  buk1 sing4*2   = boxing
detail  zoeng3 buk1 buk1   = badly swollen
detail  ceoi3 bok1 bok1   = crisp, brittle
detail  bok1 bok1 ceoi3   = crispy, brittle
detail  buk1 san4*2   = [n] boxing
detail  daa2 buk1 san4*2   = [v] (playing sport of) boxing, to box
detail  gat1 buk1 coi3 jan4   = a gypsy; a gipsy
detail  buk1 ci4  bu3 ci2 = oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones
detail  buk1*4 buk1*4 seng1   = onomatopoeia for a heartbeat
detail  daa2 bok1 sing4*2   = to box (as in boxing)
See all 23 compounds (CantoDict reports 20 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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