泡 [－]

Jyutping pou5
Pinyin páo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    abundant

泡 [－]

Jyutping pou5
Pinyin pāo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Classifier for excreta.
  2. character
    Name of a river.
  3. character
    small lake

泡 [－]

Jyutping pou5
Pinyin pào

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. bubble/foam/lather
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    喺​水面​上​漂浮​，​裏​面​含有​氣​體​嘅​球​狀​物​。
    bubble: ball of air in a liquid
    • 番梘泡
      番枧泡
      faan1 gaan2 pou5
      soap bubbles
    • 咪攪杯嘢飲啦，攪到出晒泡喇。
      咪搅杯嘢饮啦，搅到出晒泡喇。
      mai5 gaau2 bui1 je5 jam2 laa1, gaau2 dou3 ceot1 saai3 pou5 laa3.
      Stop stirring your drink! It's getting all frothed up.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Taiwanese-Hokkien
    saliva; spit
  2. character, Hakka, Liannan, Mandarin, Wuhan
    swim bladder
  3. character
    bubble
  4. character
    bubblelike or bulbous object
  5. character
    blister
  6. character, informal
    to pick up; to meet and seduce for romantic purposes
    • 泡妞
      泡妞
      pào niū
      to pick up girls
  7. character
    to pour boiling water; to infuse; to brew (such as tea, instant soup, etc.)
    • 泡茶
      泡茶
      pào chá
      to make (infuse) tea
  8. character
    to soak; to sit in water (or liquid)
  9. character, Min-Nan
    light and crisp
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. bubbles, suds
  2. blister
  3. soak
  4. Cangjie Input
    EPRU
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 泡
  2. 泡兒 – 泡儿
  3. 泡沫
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #616
  2. HSK3 六级汉字表 #166

泡 [－]

Jyutping pou4
Pinyin pào

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to dawdle/to shilly-shally/to hang about

泡 [－]

Jyutping pok1
Pinyin pào

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. blister (i.e. skin bubble)/something soft and puffy such as tofu puff
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    喺​一​塊​表面​上​拱​起​咗​而​入面​裝住​空氣​或​水​嘅​嗰​嚿​嘢
    bubble
    • 你塊mon貼黐到起晒𦢊。
      你块mon贴黐到起晒𦢊。
      nei5 faai3 mon1 tip3 ci1 dou3 hei5 saai3 pok1.
      Your screen protector has so many bubbles in it.
  2. 名詞
    因為​皮膚​受傷​而​喺​皮​膚​表面​起​嘅​嘢
    blister
    • 水泡
      水泡
      seoi2 pok1
      blister
    • 佢洗碗洗得多，搞到隻手起晒泡。
      佢洗碗洗得多，搞到只手起晒泡。
      keoi5 sai2 wun2 sai2 dak1 do1, gaau2 dou3 zek3 sau2 hei2 saai3 pok1.
      He washes the dishes so often that his hand has blisters all over.
  3. 名詞
    膽量
    courage; guts
    • 夠pok
      够pok
      gau6 pok1
      to have enough guts
  4. 參看
    pok、𦢊

泡 [－]

Jyutping paau4
Pinyin pào

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. grand

泡 [－]

Jyutping paau3
Pinyin pào

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to soak/to steep/to infuse/to brew/to pickle/to pick up (a girl)/to get off with (a sexual partner)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    浸
    to soak
    • 泡飯
      泡饭
      paau3 faan6
      rice soaked in soup
    • 泡茶
      泡茶
      paau3 caa4
      to make tea
    • 我好鍾意泡茶飲。
      我好钟意泡茶饮。
      ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 paau3 caa4 jam2.
      I love making tea very much.

泡 [－]

Jyutping paau1
Pinyin pào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. bubble; foam
  2. blister
  3. to soak; to steep; to infuse
  4. to dawdle; to loiter
  5. to pick up (a girl)
  6. to get off with (a sexual partner)
  7. classifier for occurrences of an action
  8. classifier for number of infusions
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (bursted) bubble/illusory/visionary hope/bubble-shaped thing, such as light bulb / mumps/a burst / spray / stream, a quantifier
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    泡​狀​嘅​物​體
    something shaped like a bubble; bulb
    • 燈泡
      灯泡
      dang1 paau1
      light bulb
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 泡
  2. 肚子

泡 [－]

Jyutping paau1
Pinyin pāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. puffed; swollen; spongy
  2. small lake (esp. in place names)
  3. classifier for urine or feces
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她正在泡茶。
    她正在泡茶。
    tā zhèng zài pào chá 。
    • She was making tea.
  2. Mandarin
    我可以不慌不忙吃牛奶面包鸡蛋，或者泡饭酱菜。
    我可以不慌不忙吃牛奶麪包雞蛋，或者泡飯醬菜。
    wǒ kě yǐ bù huāng bù máng chī niú nǎi miàn bāo jī dàn ， huò zhě pào fàn jiàng cài 。
    • I could eat some beef noodle soup, or some reheated rice with soybean paste like that, no problem.
  3. Mandarin
    你要喝什么茶？泡壶柠檬红茶好吧？
    你要喝什麼茶？泡壺檸檬紅茶好吧？
    nǐ yào hē shén me chá ？ pào hú níng méng hóng chá hǎo ba ？
    • What tea do you drink? Is lemon tea okay?
  4. Mandarin
    我不喜欢出去玩，常常在家泡壶咖啡，跟朋友下围棋象棋。
    我不喜歡出去玩，常常在家泡壺咖啡，跟朋友下圍棋象棋。
    wǒ bù xǐ huan chū qù wán ， cháng cháng zài jiā pào hú kā fēi ， gēn péng you xià wéi qí xiàng qí 。
    • I don't like going out to have fun. Usually, I make my own coffee at home, and have a game of chess with a friend.
  5. Mandarin
    好像我成电灯泡了。我该走了。
    好像我成電燈泡了。我該走了。
    hǎo xiàng wǒ chéng diàn dēng pào le 。 wǒ gāi zǒu le 。
    • Seems like I'm the third wheel here. I should go.
    • Seems like I'm just playing gooseberry here. I should go.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我买咗泡芙呀，整唔整返件呀？
    我買咗泡芙呀，整唔整返件呀？
    ngo5 maai5 zo2 pou5 fu1 aa3 ， zing2 m4 zing2 faan2 gin6 aa3 ？
    • I've bought some cream puffs. Do you want one?
  2. Cantonese
    我买咗泡芙呀，你食唔食呀？
    我買咗泡芙呀，你食唔食呀？
    ngo5 maai5 zo2 pou5 fu1 aa3 ， nei5 sik6 m4 sik6 aa3 ？
    • I've bought some cream puffs. Do you want one?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢唔识游水㗎，俾个水泡佢啦！
    佢唔識游水㗎，俾個水泡佢啦！
    keoi5 m4 sik1 jau4 seoi2 gaa3, bei2 go3 seoi2 pou5 keoi5 laa1!
    • He doesn't know how to swim. Give him a swim ring.
  2. Cantonese
    佢俾女朋友飞咗冇耐就同你拍拖，摆明揾你做水泡啦！
    佢俾女朋友飛咗冇耐就同你拍拖，擺明揾你做水泡啦！
    keoi5 bei2 neoi5 pang4 jau5 fei1 zo2 mou5 noi1 zau6 tung4 nei5 paak3 toi1, baai2 ming4 wan2 nei5 zou6 seoi2 pou5 laa1!
    • He got dumped and started seeing you soon after. He's clearly treating you as a mere backup.
  3. Cantonese
    其实我唔钟意电脑㗎，我当呢科系水泡咋！
    其實我唔鍾意電腦㗎，我當呢科係水泡咋！
    kei4 sat6 ngo5 m4 zung1 ji3 din6 nou5 gaa3, ngo5 dong3 ni1 fo1 hai6 seoi2 pou5 zaa3!
    • Actually I don't like computers. I'm just thinking of it as an easy alternative!
  4. Cantonese
    着亲新鞋，我都会起水泡㗎。
    着親新鞋，我都會起水泡㗎。
    zoek3 can1 san1 haai4, ngo5 dou1 wui5 hei2 seoi2 pok1 gaa3.
    • New shoes always give me blisters.
  5. Cantonese
    泡沫塑料
    泡沫塑料
    pou5 mut6 sou3 liu2
    • plastic foam
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    卧室里少一只电灯泡。
    卧室裏少一隻電燈泡。
    wò shì lǐ shǎo yī zhī diàn dēng pào ．
    • There's a light bulb missing in the bedroom.
  2. Mandarin
    泡妞
    泡妞
    pào niū
    • to pick up girls
  3. Mandarin
    泡茶
    泡茶
    pào chá
    • to make (infuse) tea
  4. Mandarin
    冰凉的水在船边泛起泡沫。
    冰涼的水在船邊泛起泡沫。
    bīng liáng de shuǐ zài chuán biān fàn qǐ pào mò ．
    • The icy cold water foamed over the side of the boat.
  5. Mandarin
    衣服已经浸泡很久了。快点去洗吧！
    衣服已經浸泡很久了。快點去洗吧！
    yī fú yǐ jīng jìn pào hěn jiǔ le ． kuài diǎn qù xǐ ba ！
    • The clothes have been soaked for a long time. Quickly go wash them!