「補」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: bou2
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to mend; to repair
    (Cant.) 補鞋bou2 haai4
    (Eng.) to mend a shoe
    (Cant.) 個go3袋doi2穿cyun1咗zo2個go3窿lung1,可ho2唔m4可ho2以ji5幫bong1我ngo5補bou2一jat1補bou2呀aa3?
    (Eng.) There is a hole in the pocket. Can you please mend it for me?

  • to fill; to supply; to make up for
    (Cant.) 多除少補do1 ceoi4 siu2 bou2
    (Eng.) surplus money will be returned and any shortfall will have to be made up
    (Cant.) 你nei5要jiu3喺hai2呢ni1個go3星sing1期kei4之zi1內noi6補bou2返faan1啲di1文man4件gin2俾bei2我ngo5哋dei6。
    (Eng.) You have to supply the missing documents to us within this week.
    (Cant.) 個go3空hung1缺kyut3已ji5經ging1有jau5人jan4補bou2上soeng5。
    (Eng.) The vacancy has already been filled.
    (Cant.) 你nei5對deoi3佢keoi5咁gam3衰seoi1,做zou6乜mat1都dou1補bou2唔m4返faan1啦laa1。
    (Eng.) You've been so bad to her - there's nothing you can do to make up for the way you've treated her.

  • to nourish one's body; to be good for, used especially for Chinese medicine
    (Cant.) 呢ni1啲di1湯tong1補bou2肺fai3㗎gaa3。
    (Eng.) This soup helps nourish your lungs.

  • to tutor
    (Cant.) 精zing1補bou2數sou3學hok6
    (Eng.) specialised in tutoring maths
    (Cant.) 補bou2全cyun4科fo1
    (Eng.) to have private tuition for all subjects
    (Cant.) 我ngo5幫bong1緊gan2一jat1個go3學hok6生saang1補bou2數sou3學hok6同tung4英jing1文man2。
    (Eng.) I'm tutoring a student in mathematics and English.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5喺hai2補bou2習zaap6社se5補bou2中zung1文man2。
    (Eng.) I am being tutored Chinese at a tutoring centre.

See also: 修補 維修 修 修復 整 彌 填補 填 撐 充 上 提供 供應 供給 補償 補數 搭夠 彌補
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「補」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: bou2
Part of Speech: adjective
Explanation:
(of food) nourishing
(Cant.) 呢ni1隻zek3湯tong1好hou2補bou2㗎gaa3。
(Eng.) This soup is very nourishing.
See also: 滋補 補身 滋潤 保養 頤
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