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泡 (pou5) — a burst/spray/stream of excretions, tears, etc in Cantonese

pouˏ₅泡
Mandarin Pinyin: pao4 pao1

Meaning of 泡

nouna burst/spray/stream of excretions, tears, etc
nounpou4 & pao4
nounkill time; hang about; loiter | [粵] 蒲, 浮
nounsoak in water; brew; pickle
nounbubbles; foam; lather
nounpaau1 & pao4
nounpaau1 & pao1
nounpou5 & pao4
nounpaau3 & pao4
nounsth puffy and soft, e.g. tofu puff, blisters
nounbubble-shaped thing, e.g. light bulb, mumps
nounpok1 & pao1

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Example Sentences with 泡

佢近來怪怪哋，一時就笑口吟吟，一時就鼓埋泡腮
She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy
gamˉ¹今ci˗₃次jatˉ¹一wokˍ₆鑊paau˗₃泡
This time it's a total mess.
keoiˏ₅佢gaauˊ²搞dou˗₃到jatˉ¹一wokˍ₆鑊paau˗₃泡
He messed it all up.
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係jatˉ¹一wokˍ₆鑊paau˗₃泡
It's truly a disaster.
singˎ₄成gin˗₃件siˍ₆事jatˉ¹一wokˍ₆鑊paau˗₃泡
The whole thing went wrong.
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Words Containing 泡

發泡膠faat3 pou5 gaau1
foam plastic
汽泡hei3 paau1
steam pocket
大頸泡daai6 geng2 paau1
mumps
省電燈泡saang2 din6 dang1 paau1
energy saving light bulb [粵]: 慳電膽
蛇泡簕se4 paau1 lak6
Rubus reflexus
浸泡zam3 paau3
to steep, soak, immerse
泡沫pou5 mut6
froth, foam | [粵]: 泡 (pou5)
泡水館paau3 seoi2 gun2
a hot water store; a bathhouse
四川泡菜sei3 cyun1 paau3 coi3
Szechuan pickled cabbage
一鑊泡jat1 wok6 pou5
in a complete mess; in an awful state; confusion ensues
鼓埋泡腮gu2 maai4 paau1 soi1
pent up in frustration
卵泡leon2 paau1
ovarian follicle

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