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beiˊ²
Pinyin
bi3
Translations
noun
so/such that; so as to; in order that
noun
enable; cause
noun
by (used together with a passive verb)
beiˊ²diˉ¹maiˏ₅ngoˏ₅
(俾点米我)
Pinyin
bǐ diǎn mǐ wǒ
Translations
phrase
This is a colloquial way in Cantonese to ask someone to give a little bit of rice. It's a direct translation of 'give me a little bit of rice'.
beiˊ²foˊ²siuˉ¹
(俾火烧)
Pinyin
bi3 huo3 shao1
Translations
noun
to be burnt
beiˊ²siˊ²使
Pinyin
bi3 shi3
Translations
noun
enable; so that
beiˊ²cinˊ²
(俾钱)
Pinyin
bi3 qian2
Translations
noun
pay
siuˊ²samˉ¹beiˊ²leoiˎ₄pek˗₃
Pinyin
xiao3 xin1 bi3 lei2 pi1
Translations
noun
warning someone that they will need to pay for something that they've done bad
seoiˉ¹beiˊ²janˎ₄taiˊ²
Pinyin
shuai1 bi3 ren2 di4
Translations
noun
looked down by others; disgrace; humiliated; embarrassing
hoiˉ¹maaiˎ₄zengˊ²beiˊ²janˎ₄sikˍ₆seoiˊ²
(开埋井俾人食水)
Pinyin
kai1 mai2 jing3 bi3 ren2 shi2 shui3
Translations
noun
to work so hard for something (especially something that one has initiated from scratch) only for someone else to take the credit
beiˊ²janˎ₄siu˗₃
Pinyin
bi3 ren2 xiao4
Translations
noun
to be laughed at
beiˊ²minˊ²
Pinyin
bi3 mian4
Translations
noun
to give face to; to do somebody a favor [Var.] 畀面
noun
giving one's face (spoken)
beiˊ²samˉ¹geiˉ¹
(俾心机)
Pinyin
bi3 xin1 ji1
Translations
noun
making effort; trying hard (spoken)
mouˏ₅minˍ₆beiˊ²
Pinyin
mao3 mian4 bi3
Translations
noun
to describe not to favor somebody, even though the two people may share a good, close relationship
gaauˉ¹go˗₃boˉ¹beiˊ²neiˏ₅
(交个波俾你)
Pinyin
jiao1 ge4 bo1 bi3 ni3
Translations
noun
passing the ball to you; letting you take over; your turn to take over [colloquial]
daaiˍ₆haaˉ¹sai˗₃beiˊ²siˊ²wai˗₃
(大虾细俾屎喂)
Pinyin
da4xia1 xi4 bi3 shi3 wei4
Translations
noun
a phrase used to bullies (in particular those who pick up those smaller or weaker than them) to get lost [colloquial]
sung˗₃beiˊ²ngoˏ₅douˉ¹mˎ₄hauˉ¹laaˉ¹
Pinyin
song4 bi3 wo3 dou1 wu2 hou3 la5
Translations
noun
I would not want it even if it was given to me free [colloquial]