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撲 (pok3) — throw oneself on; spring at; pounce on in Cantonese

pok˗₃撲
简 扑
Mandarin Pinyin: pu1

Meaning of 撲

nounthrow oneself on; spring at; pounce on
nounblow on/against (face, nose, etc)
nounflap; flutter
noundab; put on (powder, etc)
noun(verb) Put on (make-up powder)

Example Sentences with 撲

jatˉ¹一caiˎ₄齊daaˊ²打pukˉ¹撲kaatˉ¹克
Let's play poker together.
ngoˏ₅我zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意pukˉ¹撲kaatˉ¹克
I like poker.
maaiˏ₅買fu˗₃副sanˉ¹新pukˉ¹撲kaatˉ¹克
Buy a new deck of cards.
keoiˏ₅佢sikˉ¹識waanˊ²玩pukˉ¹撲kaatˉ¹克
He knows how to play poker.
syuˉ¹輸zoˊ²咗pukˉ¹撲kaatˉ¹克
Lost at poker.
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Words Containing 撲

撲克牌pok3 hak1 paai2
poker; playing cards
撲騰pok3 tang4
pitter-patter
撲波pok3 bo1
to save the ball (in soccer)
頻撲pan4 pok3
flit
撲滿pok3 mun5
a piggy bank | [粵] 豬仔錢罌
飛蛾撲火fei1 ngo4 pok3 fo2
like a moth to a flame
撲空pok3 hung1
come away empty-handed; fail to get what one wants
撲上pok3 soeng6
dredge
撲熄pok3 sik1
eradicate
撲水pok3 seoi2
to raise money; to raise funds
日本相撲手jat6 bun2 soeng1 pok3 sau2
Japanese sumo wrestlers
撲滅pok3 mit6
to eradicate; to extinguish

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