杯 (bui1 | bei1) : cup; glass

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杯

bui1

bei1

[n] cup; glass; goblet; tumbler

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

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

杯

This word has been viewed 13814 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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茶杯 caa4 bui1 cha2 bei1 = teacup

酒杯 zau2 bui1 jiu3 bei1 = winecup

乾杯 gon1 bui1 gan1 bei1 = Cheers!, to drink up

杯子 bui1 zi2 bei1 zi5 = cup 國

杯葛 bui1 got3 bei1 ge2 = hartal; boycott

杯櫃 bui1 gwai6 bei1 gui4 = kitchen cupboard

世界杯 sai3 gaai3 bui1 shi4 jie4 bei1 = the World Cup

玻璃杯 bo1 lei4*1 bui1 bo1 li2 bei1 (Taiwan), bo1 li5 bei1 (PRC) = a (drinking) glass

量杯 loeng4 bui1 = measuring jug; measuring cup

杯麵 bui1 min6 = cup noodle
See all 38 compounds (CantoDict reports 42 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 13 examples containing 杯

唔該，畀杯冰水呀。粵
Can I please have a glass of ice water?

一日飲八杯水。粵
Drink eight cups of water each day.

我將隻杯擺喺度粵
I put the cup here

隻杯我擺喺度粵
I put the cup here

你唔係我杯茶粵
You're not my cup of tea

呢杯鮮奶有好多鈣質粵
There's a lot of calcium in this glass of milk.
[Lit. this glass milk have many calcium]

呢杯水你仲愛唔愛？粵
Do you still want this glass of water?
[Note that the final syllable can be changed to something resembling tone 2 to form a question.]

張枱上面得翻三隻杯。粵
Only three cups are left on the table.
[In this sentence, the aspect marker 翻 merely connotes that there have been more than three cups on the table.]

我擺咗你杯奶喺雪櫃畀你聽日飲。粵
I put your glass of milk in the refrigerator for you to drink tomorrow.

隻杯放到咁𠍁，因住𢱕落嚟。粵
The cup is placed so close to the edge, be careful or it might just fall off.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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