爆 (baau3 | bao4) : explode; disclose

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爆

baau3

bao4

[1] explode; burst; blow out
[2] occur unexpectedly; break out
[3] quick-fry; quick-boil
[4] [粵] disclose; expose; reveal
[5] [粵] burgle; burglarize
[6] [粵] full to capacity; a full house

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 19

Level: 3

Radical: 火 (#86)

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

爆

This word has been viewed 12889 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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爆炸 baau3 zaa3 bao4 zha4 = to explode

爆發 baau3 faat3 bao4 fa1 = to erupt

爆破 baau3 po3 bao4 po4 = to blow up

爆竹 baau3 zuk1 bao4 zhu2 = firecrackers

潮爆 ciu4 baau3 = very trendy; very fashionable; extremely chic/fashionable 粵

爆谷 paau3 guk1 bao4 gu3 = popcorn 粵

爆穀 paau3 guk1 bao4 gu3 = variant of 爆谷粵

引爆 jan5 baau3 = detonate; ignite

爆開 baau3 hoi1 = pop

火爆 fo2 baau3 huo3 bao4 = fiery; irritable; flourishing
See all 100 compounds (CantoDict reports 103 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 爆

你今日嘅打扮真係潮爆！粵
You look really fashionable today!
[Your style is very up to date.]

我俾佢寸爆粵
I was left speechless by his sarcasm.

你真係冇用，畀人哋一剒你就乜都爆晒出嚟粵
You are useless. You revealed everything when they pressured you to do so.

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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.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 爆
Unicode code for this character: U+7206 (off-site link)

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