俾 (bei2) — so/such that; so as to; in order that in Cantonese
beiˊ²俾Mandarin Pinyin: bi3
Meaning of 俾
nounso/such that; so as to; in order that
nounenable; cause
nounby (used together with a passive verb)
Example Sentences with 俾
ngoˏ₅我beiˊ²俾keoiˏ₅佢cyun˗₃寸baau˗₃爆
I was left speechless by his sarcasm.
真係俾佢吹脹
He rendered me speechless.
一做錯少少嘢就俾佢插, 唔乞人憎就奇!
He chews you out for every small mistake you make, it's no wonder he's so unpopular!
keoiˏ₅佢beiˊ²俾gingˊ²警caat˗₃察laaiˉ¹拉zoˊ²咗heoi˗₃去。
He was arrested by the police.
mˎ₄唔goiˉ¹該beiˊ²俾wuˎ₄壺hoengˉ¹香pin2;片。
Please give (me one) pot of jasmine tea.
Words Containing 俾
俾火燒bei2 fo2 siu1
to be burnt
小心俾雷劈siu2 sam1 bei2 leoi4 pek3
warning someone that they will need to pay for something that they've done bad
俾使bei2 si2
enable; so that
俾錢bei2 cin2
pay
衰俾人睇seoi1 bei2 jan4 tai2
looked down by others; disgrace; humiliated; embarrassing
俾面bei2 min2
to give face to; to do somebody a favor [Var.] 畀面
俾心機bei2 sam1 gei1
making effort; trying hard (spoken)
冇面俾mou5 min6 bei2
to describe not to favor somebody, even though the two people may share a good, close relationship
交個波俾你gaau1 go3 bo1 bei2 nei5
passing the ball to you; letting you take over; your turn to take over [colloquial]
送俾我都唔吼啦sung3 bei2 ngo5 dou1 m4 hau1 laa1
I would not want it even if it was given to me free [colloquial]
俾人笑bei2 jan4 siu3
to be laughed at
開埋井俾人食水hoi1 maai4 zeng2 bei2 jan4 sik6 seoi2
to work so hard for something (especially something that one has initiated from scratch) only for someone else to take the credit
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