菠蘿 (bo1 lo4) — pineapple, ananas (usually 鳳梨 in Mandarin) in Cantonese
boˉ¹菠loˎ₄蘿简 菠萝
Mandarin Pinyin: bo1 luo2
Meaning of 菠蘿
nounpineapple, ananas (usually 鳳梨 in Mandarin)
Example Sentences with 菠蘿
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.
Characters in 菠蘿
Words Containing 菠蘿
菠蘿油bo1 lo4 jau4
"pineapple" bun with butter
菠蘿丁bo1 lo4 deng1
someone who takes advantage of other people
菠蘿釘bo1 lo4 deng1
the spikes on a pineapple
大樹菠蘿daai6 syu6 bo1 lo4
jackfruit (tree and fruit)
菠蘿彈bo1 lo4 daan2
a hand grenade
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
菠蘿蜜bo1 lo4 mat6
jackfruit; cempedak; [Indonesian] nangka
菠蘿蓋bo1 lo4 goi3
kneecap (patella)
菠蘿包bo1 lo4 baau1
'pineapple' bun (菠蘿 = pineapple); coconut bun -- a bun with a sweet coconut filling found in many Chinese bakeries; does not actually contain pineapple, but so-called because the top of the bun has a checkered design that was supposed to look like the outside of a pineapple (not all bakeries bother with the design so some pineapple buns don't even have any connection with pineapples anymore) | sometimes erroneously written as 菠蘿飽
菠蘿汁bo1 lo4 zap1
pineapple juice
菠蘿麻bo1 lo4 maa4
a type of Burlap or Hessian fabric
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