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擘 (maak3) — (jyutping) maak3 - Cantonese only in Cantonese

maak˗₃擘
Mandarin Pinyin: bo4

Meaning of 擘

noun(jyutping) maak3 - Cantonese only
nounthumb; outstanding person
nountear apart; rip up; break off | [synonym] 掰, 搣
nounopen (one's eyes, mouth); spread (fingers); stretch (legs)

Example Sentences with 擘

baak˗₃擘daaiˍ₆大go˗₃個sauˊ²手baanˊ²板samˉ¹心
Open your palm wide.
zek˗₃隻wungˍ₆甕pak˗₃擘zoˊ²咗
The jar is broken.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心paak˗₃擘laanˍ₆爛beiˊ²髀
Be careful not to break your leg.
dimˊ²點paak˗₃擘laanˍ₆爛beiˊ²髀
How did you break your leg?
ngoˏ₅我bakˉ¹擘hoiˉ¹開ngaanˏ₅眼。
I opened my eyes.
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Words Containing 擘

擘梯maak3 tai1
double ladder; standing ladder
擘開眼講大話maak3 hoi1 ngaan5 gong3 daai6 waa6
blatantly tell a lie; have the audacity to tell a lie with one's eyes wide open
口擘擘hau2 maak3 maak3
mouth opening (when being surprised/shocked)
擘大眼瀨尿maak3 daai6 ngaan5 laai6 niu6
to brazenly do sth. that one knows is wrong [Syn]明知故犯
擘開眼maak3 hoi1 ngaan5
to open the eyes
擘開maak3 hoi1
to break open
擘面maak3 min6
of a relationship, partnership etc. to be severed
擘大對腳maak3 daai6 deoi3 goek3
spread [your] legs wide
擘大口maak3 daai6 hau2
open mouthed at a loss for words
擘大眼maak3 daai6 ngaan5
to open the eyes wide
擘大個口得個窿maak3 daai6 go3 hau2 dak1 go3 lung1
to have a gapping mouth due to shock or suprise; to open one's mouth wide
巨擘geoi6 maak3
thumb; authority (knowledgeable person)

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