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  baau2   jyutping
  bao3   pinyin
[1] [adj] full; having eaten one's fill; plump
[2] [v] satisfy; enjoy; have a feast for
[3] [adv] fully; to the full; completely

is occasionally misused as for the meaning of "bun". At present, no dictionaries and online sources have yet recognized as a variant of in this respect.
Default PoS: adjective Additional PoS: verbadverb
Stroke count: 14
Level: 1
Radical: (#184)

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

This word has been viewed 14267 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Dec 2013 01:32

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detail  sik6 baau2   = be full (from eating)
detail  baau2 tou5 sik6  dao3 du4 shi2 = eat (medicine etc.) on a full stomach
detail  baau2 wo4  bao3 he2 = saturation
detail 滿  baau2 mun5  bao3 man3 = full; plump
detail  baau2 hok6  bao3 xue2 = learned, scholarly
detail  ngaan5 caam4 tou5 baau2  yan3 chan2 du4 bao3 = (idiom) to bite off more than you can chew
detail  baau2 wo4 dik1  bao3 he2 de5 = saturated
detail  gwo3 baau2   = to overeat
detail  jam2 baau2 sik6 zeoi3   = [exp] drinking one's fill and eating oneself drunk (satisfaction after a good meal and many drinks)
detail  baau2 dou3 soeng5 sam1 hau2   = to have eaten too much
See all 34 compounds (CantoDict reports 33 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing all 2 examples containing 飽
detail 食飽
I'm full!
detail 食飽
Feel sleepy when satiated.
[Could be said by a person who has eaten too much. see also: 飯氣攻心]

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