「波」

Entry #1
Pronunciation：	bo1
Part of Speech：	noun
Explanation：	a ball; a spherical object (measure word: 個) (Cant.) 個go3發faat3射se6站zaam6成seng4個go3波bo1咁gam2，喺hai2山saan1上soeng6面min6碌luk1落lok6嚟lai4咁gam2點dim2算syun3。 (Eng.) The transmission station is just like a ball! What if it rolls down the hill? a generic term for ball games; collocations can be formed with different verbs to indicate the precise type of ball game being mentioned (Cant.) 打波daa2 bo1 (Eng.) to play basketball / volleyball / badminton / tennis / etc. (Cant.) 踢波tek3 bo1 (Eng.) to play football (Cant.) 篤波duk1 bo1 (Eng.) to play snooker / billiards (Cant.) 男naam4仔zai2梗gang2係hai6鍾zung1意ji3踢tek3波bo1。 (Eng.) Of course boys like playing football. (Cant.) 其kei4實sat6乒乓波bing1 bam1 bo1好hou2普pou2及kap6，而ji4家gaa1多do1數sou3外ngoi6國gwok3人jan4都dou1會wui5打daa2吓haa5。 (Eng.) Table tennis is actually a rather popular sport. Most foreigners play the game. (of vehicles) gearbox; transmission (Cant.) 我ngo5考haau2到dou2棍波gwan3 bo1車ce1牌paai4，而ji4家gaa1棍gwan3波bo1同tung4自動波zi6 dung6 bo1都dou1揸zaa1得dak1。 (Eng.) I passed the driving exam and got a manual-gear licence. Now I can drive either manual-gear or auto-gear cars. (Cant.) 我ngo5架gaa3單daan1車ce1可ho2以ji5轉波zyun3 bo1，上soeng5斜ce3路lou2都dou1好hou2輕hing1鬆sung1。 (Eng.) My bicycle is equipped with changeable gear. It can climb slopes with ease. typhoon signal (aka. tropical cyclone warning) issued by the Hong Kong Observatory (Cant.) 落波lok6 bo1 (Eng.) to cancel a typhoon warning signal (Cant.) 你nei5估gu2聽ting1日jat6會wui5唔m4會wui5掛gwaa3八baat3號hou6波bo1？ (Eng.) Do you think Typhoon Signal No. 8 will be hoisted tomorrow? boobs (measure word: 對 / 個) (Cant.) 肥仔波fei4 zai2 bo1 (Eng.) man boobs (Cant.) 條tiu4女neoi2真zan1係hai6索sok3，對deoi3波bo1好hou2大daai6！ (Eng.) That chick is so hot. Her boobs are huge! (of water) waves; ripples (Cant.) 波浪bo1 long6 (Eng.) water wave (Cant.) 碧波bik1 bo1盪dong6漾joeng6 (Eng.) bluish green waves undulating (Cant.) 一jat1波bo1未mei6平ping4，一jat1波bo1又jau6起hei2 (Eng.) before a problem is solved, another arises; literally: before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (physics) wave (Cant.) 波長bo1 coeng4 (Eng.) wavelength (Cant.) 電磁波din6 ci4 bo1可ho2以ji5喺hai2真zan1空hung1傳cyun4播bo3，但daan6係hai6機gei1械haai6波bo1－例lai6如jyu4聲sing1波bo1就zau6要jiu3有jau5媒mui4介gaai3先sin1可ho2以ji5傳cyun4播bo3。 (Eng.) Electromagnetic waves can travel through vacuum, but mechanical waves like sound waves can only travel through a medium.
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「波 / ball」

Entry #2
Character、 Pronunciation：	波 bo1 ball bo1
Part of Speech：	noun
Labels：	Loanword
Explanation：	dance; ball (measure word: 個) (Cant.) 波場bo1 coeng4 (Eng.) ballroom (Cant.) 慈ci4善sin6波bo1 (Eng.) charity ball (Cant.) 你nei5去heoi3唔m4去heoi3嚟lai4緊gan2個go3聯lyun4校haau6ballbo1啊aa3？ (Eng.) Will you go to the coming inter-school ball?
Synonym：	Synonym：舞會
See also：	舞跳舞舞舞會舞蹈球皮球波波
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電郵地址	上面呢個欄位係用嚟隔走啲bot嘅。如果你唔係bot，請唔好填寫任何嘢。

(pos:名詞)
<explanation>
yue:#球 狀物體；#圓 嘅立體物體（量詞：個）
eng:a ball; a spherical object
<eg>
yue:個發射站成個波咁，喺山上面碌落嚟咁點算。 (go3 faat3 se6 zaam6 seng4 go3 bo1 gam2, hai2 saan1 soeng6 min6 luk1 lok6 lai4 gam2 dim2 syun3.)
eng:The transmission station is just like a ball! What if it rolls down the hill?
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<explanation>
yue:球類運動；配上動詞就可以指明係邊一種
eng:a generic term for ball games; collocations can be formed with different verbs to indicate the precise type of ball game being mentioned
<eg>
yue:#打波 (daa2 bo1)
eng:to play basketball / volleyball / badminton / tennis / etc.
<eg>
yue:#踢波 (tek3 bo1)
eng:to play football
<eg>
yue:#篤波 (duk1 bo1)
eng:to play snooker / billiards
<eg>
yue:男仔梗係鍾意踢波。 (naam4 zai2 gang2 hai6 zung1 ji3 tek3 bo1.)
eng:Of course boys like playing football.
<eg>
yue:其實#乒乓波 好普及，而家多數外國人都會打吓。 (kei4 sat6 bing1 bam1 bo1 hou2 pou2 kap6, ji4 gaa1 do1 sou3 ngoi6 gwok3 jan4 dou1 wui5 daa2 haa5.)
eng:Table tennis is actually a rather popular sport. Most foreigners play the game.
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<explanation>
yue:汽車變速箱（#波箱）嘅俗稱
eng:(of vehicles) gearbox; transmission
<eg>
yue:我考到#棍波 車牌，而家棍波同#自動波 都揸得。 (ngo5 haau2 dou2 gwan3 bo1 ce1 paai4, ji4 gaa1 gwan3 bo1 tung4 zi6 dung6 bo1 dou1 zaa1 dak1.)
eng:I passed the driving exam and got a manual-gear licence. Now I can drive either manual-gear or auto-gear cars.
<eg>
yue:我架單車可以#轉波，上斜路都好輕鬆。 (ngo5 gaa3 daan1 ce1 ho2 ji5 zyun3 bo1, soeng5 ce3 lou2 dou1 hou2 hing1 sung1.)
eng:My bicycle is equipped with changeable gear. It can climb slopes with ease.
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<explanation>
yue:#風球，亦即香港天文台發出嘅颱風信號（熱帶氣旋警告信號）；源於以前天文台係用氣球嚟標示風球強度
eng:typhoon signal (aka. tropical cyclone warning) issued by the Hong Kong Observatory
<eg>
yue:#落波 (lok6 bo1)
eng:to cancel a typhoon warning signal
<eg>
yue:你估聽日會唔會掛八號波？ (nei5 gu2 ting1 jat6 wui5 m4 wui5 gwaa3 baat3 hou6 bo1?)
eng:Do you think Typhoon Signal No. 8 will be hoisted tomorrow?
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<explanation>
yue:#乳房（#胸）嘅俗稱（量詞：對／個）
eng:boobs
<eg>
yue:#肥仔波 (fei4 zai2 bo1)
eng:man boobs
<eg>
yue:條女真係索，對波好大！ (tiu4 neoi2 zan1 hai6 sok3, deoi3 bo1 hou2 daai6!)
eng:That chick is so hot. Her boobs are huge!
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<explanation>
yue:水因為引力、湧流或者風力振盪而產生嘅起伏現象
eng:(of water) waves; ripples
<eg>
yue:#波浪 (bo1 long6)
eng:water wave
<eg>
yue:#碧波 盪漾 (bik1 bo1 dong6 joeng6)
eng:bluish green waves undulating
<eg>
yue:一波未平，一波又起 (jat1 bo1 mei6 ping4, jat1 bo1 jau6 hei2)
eng:before a problem is solved, another arises; literally: before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises
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<explanation>
yue:一種物理現象，通常由物質來來回回咁震動而形成，可以傳送能量、訊息等等
eng:(physics) wave
<eg>
yue:#波長 (bo1 coeng4)
eng:wavelength
<eg>
yue:#電磁波 可以喺真空傳播，但係機械波－例如聲波就要有媒介先可以傳播。 (din6 ci4 bo1 ho2 ji5 hai2 zan1 hung1 cyun4 bo3, daan6 hai6 gei1 haai6 bo1 - lai6 jyu4 sing1 bo1 zau6 jiu3 jau5 mui4 gaai3 sin1 ho2 ji5 cyun4 bo3.)
eng:Electromagnetic waves can travel through vacuum, but mechanical waves like sound waves can only travel through a medium.

(pos:名詞)(label:外來語)(sim:舞會)
<explanation>
yue:畀人跳舞聯誼嘅聚會（量詞：個）
eng:dance; ball
<eg>
yue:#波場 (bo1 coeng4)
eng:ballroom
<eg>
yue:慈善波 (ci4 sin6 bo1)
eng:charity ball
<eg>
yue:你去唔去嚟緊個聯校 ball 啊？ (nei5 heoi3 m4 heoi3 lai4 gan2 go3 lyun4 haau6 bo1 aa3?)
eng:Will you go to the coming inter-school ball?

「波」

「波 / ball」

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