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拋 (paau1) — sell in large quantities and/or at low prices in Cantonese

paauˉ¹拋
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Mandarin Pinyin: pao1

Meaning of 拋

nounsell in large quantities and/or at low prices
nounthrow; cast; fling; toss; hurl
nounshow; appear
nounabandon; desert; leave behind

Example Sentences with 拋

baaˉ¹巴siˊ²士zoiˍ₆在bun˗₃半louˍ₆路soengˍ₆上paauˉ¹拋naauˎ₄錨
The bus broke down on the way.
baaˉ¹巴siˊ²士haiˊ²喺bun˗₃半louˍ₆路paauˉ¹拋maau錨
The bus broke down on the way.
ngoˏ₅我gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好paauˉ¹拋zat6.窒。
I speak very awkwardly.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個joengˍ₆樣houˊ²好paauˉ¹拋zat6.窒。
His appearance is very awkward.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日douˉ¹都paauˉ¹拋zat6.窒。
He's always awkward.
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Words Containing 拋

拋媚眼paau1 mei6 ngaan5
make eyes at; give sb the glad eye; cast coquettish glance at
拋垃圾paau1 laap6 saap3
to throw rubbish; to dispose of garbage; to trash | Syn.: 丟垃圾; 掉垃圾
拋生藕paau1 saang1 ngau5
ogle; to flirt
拋頭露面paau1 tau4 lou6 min6
to appear in public
拋浪頭paau1 long6 tau4
to bluff and bluster; to make a show of strength; to attempt to scare sb. with a feigned show of strength
拋書包paau1 syu1 baau1
to show off knowledge
拋鑊paau1 wok6
to throw/toss the wok or pan. It's a cooking technique used mostly in stir-frying and sauteing by experienced or confident cooks, in order to toss the ingredients around inside the wok or pan.
拋下paau1 haa6
release
拋錨paau1 naau4
anchored, cast anchor; (of cars) get stuck midway
拋窒paau1 zat6
to intimidate [colloquial]
鬥拋dau3 paau1
to show off one's moves before a fight; to argue using foul language [colloquial]
拋開paau1 hoi1
to throw out, to get rid of, to fling off

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