「波」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: bo1
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • a ball; a spherical object (measure word: 個)
    (Cant.) go3faat3se6zaam6seng4go3bo1gam2hai2saan1soeng6min6luk1lok6lai4gam2dim2syun3
    (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.) naam4zai2gang2hai6zung1ji3tek3bo1
    (Eng.) Of course boys like playing football.
    (Cant.) kei4sat6乒乓波bing1 bam1 bo1hou2pou2kap6ji4gaa1do1sou3ngoi6gwok3jan4dou1wui5daa2haa5
    (Eng.) Table tennis is actually a rather popular sport. Most foreigners play the game.

  • (of vehicles) gearbox; transmission
    (Cant.) ngo5haau2dou2棍波gwan3 bo1ce1paai4ji4gaa1gwan3bo1tung4自動波zi6 dung6 bo1dou1zaa1dak1
    (Eng.) I passed the driving exam and got a manual-gear licence. Now I can drive either manual-gear or auto-gear cars.
    (Cant.) ngo5gaa3daan1ce1ho2ji5轉波zyun3 bo1soeng5ce3lou2dou1hou2hing1sung1
    (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.) nei5gu2ting1jat6wui5m4wui5gwaa3baat3hou6bo1
    (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.) tiu4neoi2zan1hai6sok3deoi3bo1hou2daai6
    (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 bo1dong6joeng6
    (Eng.) bluish green waves undulating
    (Cant.) jat1bo1mei6ping4jat1bo1jau6hei2
    (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 bo1ho2ji5hai2zan1hung1cyun4bo3daan6hai6gei1haai6bo1lai6jyu4sing1bo1zau6jiu3jau5mui4gaai3sin1ho2ji5cyun4bo3
    (Eng.) Electromagnetic waves can travel through vacuum, but mechanical waves like sound waves can only travel through a medium.

See also: 排擋
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「波 / ball」

Entry #2
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • bo1
  • ball bo1
Part of Speech: noun
Labels: Loanword
Explanation:
dance; ball (measure word: 個)
(Cant.) 波場bo1 coeng4
(Eng.) ballroom
(Cant.) ci4sin6bo1
(Eng.) charity ball
(Cant.) nei5heoi3m4heoi3lai4gan2go3lyun4haau6ballbo1aa3
(Eng.) Will you go to the coming inter-school ball?
Synonym: Synonym: 舞會
See also: 跳舞 舞蹈 舞 球 舞會
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