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蒲 (pou4) — hang out; bum around; loaf about | [etymology] 浮, [Mandarin] 泡 in Cantonese

pouˎ₄蒲
Mandarin Pinyin: pu2

Meaning of 蒲

nounhang out; bum around; loaf about | [etymology] 浮, [Mandarin] 泡
nouna Chinese family name
nounplant of genus calamus
nouncattail; reed mace

Example Sentences with 蒲

keoiˏ₅佢seng4jat6成gwaa3zyu6日heoi˗₃掛pou4,住mˎ₄去soengˊ²蒲，faan1hok6唔想返學。
He'd rather go out partying than go to school.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日pouˎ₄蒲jinˉ¹煙faaˉ¹花coengˎ₄場
He hangs out at adult entertainment venues often.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日ceotˉ¹出laiˎ₄嚟pouˎ₄蒲。
He/She often goes out to hang out.
gamˉ¹今maanˏ₅晚soengˊ²想mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想ceotˉ¹出laiˎ₄嚟pouˎ₄蒲？
Do you want to go out and hang out tonight?
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋heoi˗₃去tungˎ₄銅loˎ₄鑼waanˎ₄灣ceotˉ¹出laiˎ₄嚟pouˎ₄蒲。
We go hang out in Causeway Bay.
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Words Containing 蒲

南洋蒲桃naam4 joeng2 pou4 tou2
Syzygium samarangense (Java apple)
蒲點pou4 dim2
a hang out place for teenagers and young adults, places like bars, ktv, discos where young people hang out
蒲公英pou4 gung1 jing1
dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum)
夜蒲je6 pou4
hang out at bars or discos at night
蒲頭pou4 tau4
make the scene; put in a public appearance; reappear; show one's face; show oneself; show up; turn up
出嚟蒲ceot1 lei4 pou4
hit up; hit the streets
蒲團pou4 tyun2
rush prayermat, rush cushion; a cattail hassock
蒲面pou4 min2
to appear ; to show one's face [colloquial]
頂唔蒲ding2 m4 pou4
to be unable to tolerate / cope with [colloquial]
蒲開pou4 hoi1
to hang out (in the usual place) [colloquial]
蒲桃pou4 tou2
jamboo; jambul
番鬼蒲桃faan1 gwai2 pou4 tou2
Southern fruits

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