菠 (bo1) — spinach in Cantonese
boˉ¹菠Mandarin Pinyin: bo1
Meaning of 菠
nounspinach
Example Sentences with 菠
ngoˏ₅我jiu˗₃要go˗₃個boˉ¹菠loˎ₄蘿baau1.包。
I want a pineapple bun.
go˗₃個boˉ¹菠loˎ₄蘿baauˉ¹包houˊ²好jit6.熱。
The pineapple bun is very hot.
maaiˏ₅買go˗₃個boˉ¹菠loˎ₄蘿baau1.包。
Buy a pineapple bun.
go˗₃個boˉ¹菠loˎ₄蘿baauˉ¹包geiˊ²幾houˊ²好sik6.食。
The pineapple bun is quite tasty.
mouˏ₅冇boˉ¹菠loˎ₄蘿baauˉ¹包laa3.喇。
There are no more pineapple buns.
Words Containing 菠
蒜蓉菠菜syun3 jung4 bo1 coi3
stir-fried spinach with minced garlic
菠蘿油bo1 lo4 jau4
"pineapple" bun with butter
菠蘿bo1 lo4
pineapple, ananas (usually 鳳梨 in Mandarin)
菠蘿丁bo1 lo4 deng1
someone who takes advantage of other people
菠菜bo1 coi3
spinach | [variant] 菠菜
菠蘿釘bo1 lo4 deng1
the spikes on a pineapple
菠羅雞bo1 lo4 gai1
someone who takes advantage of other people; an exploiter; lit. pineapple chicken
大樹菠蘿daai6 syu6 bo1 lo4
jackfruit (tree and fruit)
菠蘿彈bo1 lo4 daan2
a hand grenade
菠萝包bo1 lo4 baau1
Pineapple buns
菠蘿雞bo1 lo4 gai1
(literally: pineapple chicken); someone who is keen on clinging on to others in order to gain benefits
木菠蘿muk6 bo1 lo4
jackfruit
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