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  bou3   jyutping
  bu4   pinyin
[1] (cotton) cloth; textiles [2] [v] declare; announce; proclaim [3] [v] display; distribute; disseminate; spread out [4] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: (#50)

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

This word has been viewed 12302 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  bou3*6 fei1  bu4 fei1 = buffet style meal; smorgasbord (loan word)
detail  bou3 din1  bu4 dian4 = pudding
detail  bou3 ding1  bu4 ding1 = pudding
detail  bou3 waa1 waa1  bu4​ wa2 wa5​ = rag doll; ragdoll
detail  saa1 bou3  sha1 bu4 = gauze
detail  baai2 bou3  bai3 bu4 = order about, manipulate
detail  ngau4 zai2 bou3  niu2 zai3 bu4 = denim
detail  bou3 liu6*2   = cloth; fabrics
detail  gaau1 bou3   = packing tape; adhesive tape; adhesive bandage; band-aid
detail  bou3 gung1 zai2   = moppet
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Showing all 2 examples containing 布
detail 基本上剩番頭頭尾尾
The house is basically well-decorated. What remains to be done are just some odds and ends.
detail 起嚟真係一疋布咁長
It's a long incident/story to talk about.
[the story is so long to talk about as if it's as long as a full roll of fabric.]

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