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爆 (baau3) — full to capacity; a full house in Cantonese

baau˗₃爆
Mandarin Pinyin: bao4

Meaning of 爆

nounfull to capacity; a full house
noundisclose; expose; reveal
nounexplode; burst; blow out
nounoccur unexpectedly; break out
nounburgle; burglarize
nounquick-fry; quick-boil
noun(verb) 1. rob; 2. disclose; 3. get full (of house) or get over (limited capacity)

Example Sentences with 爆

你今日嘅打扮真係潮爆！
You look really fashionable today!
ngoˏ₅我beiˊ²俾keoiˏ₅佢cyun˗₃寸baau˗₃爆
I was left speechless by his sarcasm.
你真係冇用，畀人哋一剒你就乜都爆晒出嚟
You are useless. You revealed everything when they pressured you to do so.
laa˗₃喇baaˉ¹叭hauˊ²口baau˗₃爆zoˊ²咗
The speaker blew out.
peiˎ₄皮soengˎ₄箱baau˗₃爆hoiˉ¹開laa˗₃喇
The suitcase burst open!
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Words Containing 爆

爆棚baau3 paang4
full; crowded to the utmost capacity; (mahjong) an alternate name for full house [cf. 滿和]
靚爆鏡leng3 baau3 geng3
unbelievably beautiful, sometimes used sarcastically to say sb is ugly; (lit., "made up face smashes the mirror"), smasher
爆樽baau3 zeon1
break a bottle over someone's head
爆燈baau3 dang1
very great, very high (lit., "explode a lamp")
空中核爆炸hung1 zung1 hat6 baau3 zaa3
air nuclear explosion; nuclear airburst
急到爆缸gap1 dou3 baau3 gong1
to have an urgent need to use the toilet such that one feels ready to burst
爆胎baau3 toi1
flat tire; burst tire; blowout
爆發baau3 faat3
to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
自爆zi6 baau3
to personally disclose sth.
火爆fo2 baau3
fiery; irritable; flourishing
篤爆duk1 baau3
to betray a secret
爆光baau3 gwong1
bleed; a bleeding head; a full bladder

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