布 (bou3) — (cotton) cloth; textiles in Cantonese
bou˗₃布Mandarin Pinyin: bu4
Meaning of 布
noun(cotton) cloth; textiles
nouna Chinese family name
noundeclare; announce; proclaim
noundisplay; distribute; disseminate; spread out
Example Sentences with 布
基本上間屋布置好咗，剩番啲頭頭尾尾啫
The house is basically well-decorated. What remains to be done are just some odds and ends.
ginˍ₆件siˍ₆事gongˊ²講heiˊ²起leiˎ₄嚟zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係jatˉ¹一patˉ¹疋bou˗₃布gam˗₃咁coengˎ₄長。
It's a long incident/story to talk about.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心saan˗₃散bou˗₃佈sai˗₃細kwanˊ²菌
Be careful about spreading germs.
cyunˎ₄傳daanˉ¹單saan˗₃散bou˗₃佈gok˗₃各cyu˗₃處
Flyers are scattered everywhere.
siuˉ¹消sikˉ¹息seon˗₃迅sukˉ¹速saan˗₃散bou˗₃佈
The news spread quickly.
Words Containing 布
地布dei6 bou3
floor-cloth
布置任務bou3 zi3 jam6 mou6
to assign a task
瀑布buk6 bou3
waterfall, cateract
布疋bou3 pat1
cloth; piece-goods (i.e. fabrics made and sold in standard lengths, also called 'yard goods')
絨布jung2 bou3
flannel
布碎娃娃bou3 seoi2 waa1 waa1
rag doll
紗布saa1 bou3
gauze
抹地布maat6 dei6 bou3
floor-cloth
布條bou3 tiu4
strip of cloth
桌布coek3/zoek3 bou3
tablecloth
拉布戰術laai1 bou3 zin3 seot6
delaying tactic; filibuster; stalling tactic
抹布maat3 bou3
a cleaning rag
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