卜 (buk1) — foretell; predict; prophesy in Cantonese
bukˉ¹卜Mandarin Pinyin: bu3
Meaning of 卜
nounforetell; predict; prophesy
nountell fortune; divine; consult the oracle
nounchoose; select (date, dwelling, etc)
Example Sentences with 卜
老虎竟然識食紅蘿蔔，真係咄咄怪事！
Tigers that eat carrots? How strange is that?!
go˗₃個doˉ¹多siˍ₆士ceoi˗₃脆bukˉ¹卜buk1.卜。
The toast is crispy.
BBBB個go˗₃騭kauˎ₄脹zoeng˗₃卜bok˗₃卜
The baby's cheeks are chubby.
cingˉ¹清tongˉ¹湯loˎ₄蘿baakˍ₆蔔hou2.好。
Clear soup radish is good.
BB biˉ¹臉biˉ¹蛋nimˎ₄紅daanˊ²卜hungˎ₄卜
The baby's cheeks are rosy.
Words Containing 卜
吉卜賽人gat1 buk1 coi3 jan4
a gypsy; a gipsy
卜臣buk1 san2
boxing
卜辭buk1 ci4
oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones
問卜man6 buk1
divination
打卜臣daa2 buk1 san2
(playing sport of) boxing, to box
十八歲卜卜脆sap6 baat3 seoi3 bok1 bok1 ceoi3
refers to sexually mature girls (lit., "18 years old and crispy")
未卜先知mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1
know without consulting the oracle
卜筮buk1 sai6
tell fortune by straw or tortoise shell
卜位buk1 wai2
book seats; reserve seats
紅卜卜hung4 bok1 bok1
variant of 紅扑扑
十卜sap6 buk1
to support [loanword]; encourage [Var.] 實卜, 十扑, 十port
打卜成daa2 bok1 sing2
to box (as in boxing)
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