坡 (bo1) — slope; hillside in Cantonese
boˉ¹坡Mandarin Pinyin: po1
Meaning of 坡
nounslope; hillside
nounsloping; slanting
Example Sentences with 坡
香港同新加坡人都見慣高樓大厦
People of Hong Kong and Singapore are used to seeing high rise buildings.
ngoˏ₅我heoi˗₃去singˉ¹星gaaˉ¹加bo1.坡。
I'm going to Singapore.
singˉ¹星gaaˉ¹加boˉ¹坡houˊ²好jit6.熱。
Singapore is very hot.
keoiˏ₅佢zyuˍ₆住singˉ¹星gaaˉ¹加bo1.坡。
He/She lives in Singapore.
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋heoi˗₃去singˉ¹星gaaˉ¹加boˉ¹坡waan2.玩。
We're going to Singapore to play.
Words Containing 坡
星加坡人sing1 gaa3 bo1 jan4
a person from Singapore
新加坡共和國san1 gaa3 bo1 gung6 wo4 gwok3
the Republic of Singapore
東坡dung1 bo1
Dongpo District of Meishan City, Sichuan
坡圓bo1 jyun4
Singapore dollar
坡度bo1 dou6
slope
新加坡san1 gaa3 bo1
Single-character abbreviation: 新 or 星 | e.g.: 新馬 Singapore and Malaysia | Old forms include 星加坡, 星嘉坡 and 新嘉坡 | Cant. speakers often retain the form 星加坡 in speech.
山坡saan1 bo1
hillside; mountainside
走下坡zau2 haa6 bo1
go downhill; be on a downward path; be on the decline
斜坡ce3 bo1
slope; brae; ramp; inclination
坡幣bo1 bai6
Singapore Dollars
新加坡航空san1 gaa3 bo1 hong4 hung1
Singapore Airlines
星加坡sing1 gaa3 bo1
Singapore
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