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爆谷
  paau3 guk1   jyutping
  bao4 gu3   pinyin
popcorn

[variant] 爆穀
[] 爆米花, 包穀

has a standard reading of 'baau3'. But in 爆谷, (paau3) is a transliteration from 'pop' in 'popcorn'. See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]
noun

Level: 3   Google Frequency: 105

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
爆谷

This word has been viewed 4257 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Yeegs on 22nd Aug 2005 01:59 and last edited on 17th Jul 2016 02:28
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Characters in this word:

 baau3  -  explode; disclose
 guk1  -  valley; gorge; pent-up

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:


detail  paau3 guk1  bao4 gu3 = variant of 爆谷


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