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Jyutping bok3
Pinyin bào

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to explode or burst/to quick fry or quick boil/crackle/to pop/to occur unexpectedly/to break out/to disclose/to expose/to reveal/to burgle/full to maximum capacity/full/to come sexually/to ejaculate

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Jyutping paau3
Pinyin bào

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to explode or burst/to quick fry or quick boil/crackle/to pop/to occur unexpectedly/to break out/to disclose/to expose/to reveal/to burgle/full to maximum capacity/full/to come sexually/to ejaculate

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Jyutping baau3
Pinyin bào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to explode or burst
  2. to quick fry or quick boil
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) 1. rob; 2. disclose; 3. get full (of house) or get over (limited capacity)
  2. to explode or burst/to quick fry or quick boil/crackle/to pop/to occur unexpectedly/to break out/to disclose/to expose/to reveal/to burgle/full to maximum capacity/full/to come sexually/to ejaculate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    形容​一樣​野​裏​面​嘅​壓​力​太​大​導​致​物件​結構​盡毀
    to explode; to burst
    • 個波爆咗。
      个波爆咗。
      go3 bo1 baau3 zo2.
      The balloon burst.
  2. 動詞
    將​秘密​公開
    to let the cat out of the bag
    • 佢將個秘密爆咗出嚟。
      佢将个秘密爆咗出嚟。
      keoi5 zoeng1 go3 bei3 mat6 baau3 zo2 ceot1 lai4.
      He revealed the secret.
  3. 動詞
    超出​容量​或​上限
    to exceed the capacity or upper limit
    • 爆credit
      爆credit
      baau3 kwe1 dit4
      to exceed the course credit limit
    • 爆data
      爆data
      baau3 dei1 taa4
      to exceed the data plan capacity
  4. 動詞
    用​大火​將食​材快​抄
    (of cooking) to quick-fry
    • 啲蒜要爆一爆先出到味。
      啲蒜要爆一爆先出到味。
      di1 syun3 jiu3 baau3 jat1 baau3 sin1 ceot1 dou2 mei6.
      You need to stir fry the garlic first to get the taste out.
  5. 形容詞
    形容​一個場​地​裏​面​啲​人​多​到​唔​可以​容納​更​多​嘅​人​,​或者​超出​規​定​嘅​上限
    full; full house; filled to capacity; unable to hold more people
    • 場場爆滿
      场场爆满
      coeng4 coeng4 baau3 mun5
      to play to full houses for every session
    • 仲有冇飛賣啊?冇嚹,爆咗嚹。
      仲有冇飞卖啊?冇嚹,爆咗嚹。
      zung6 jau5 mou5 fei1 maai6 aa3? mou5 lu3, baau3 zo2 lu3.
      Are there any tickets left? No, it's already a full house.
  6. 形容詞
    驚人
    shocking; surprising; astonishing
    • 啱啱收到單猛料好爆。
      啱啱收到单猛料好爆。
      ngaam1 ngaam1 sau1 dou2 daan1 maang5 liu2 hou2 baau3.
      I've just got breaking news.
  7. 近義詞
    爆棚
  8. 副詞
    強烈​噉​;​猛烈​噉
    strongly; intensively; super; vigorously; literally: explosively
    • 爆寫文
      爆写文
      baau3 se2 man2
      to keep writing an essay
    • 佢今晚真係爆索。
      佢今晚真系爆索。
      keoi5 gam1 maan5 zan1 hai6 baau3 sok3.
      She's super hot tonight.
  9. 近義詞
    勁、喪、超
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to burst; to explode
  2. character
    to expose; to reveal
    • 爆料
      爆料
      baau3 liu2
      to debunk; to expose
  3. character, colloquial
    full, filled to capacity; to exceed limit
    • 已经爆咗预算。
      已经爆咗预算。
      ji5 ging1 baau3 zo2 jyu6 syun3.
      The budget has been used fully.
    • 間房爆棚。
      间房爆棚。
      gaan1 fong2 baau3 paang4.
      The room is full.
  4. character, Cantonese, colloquial
    extremely, intensively, explosively
    • 我而家忙到爆!
      我而家忙到爆!
      ngo5 ji4 gaa1 mong4 dou3 baau3 !
      I'm extremely busy now!
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. crackle, pop, burst, explode
  2. Cangjie Input
    FATE
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 破裂
  2. 炸開 – 炸开
  3. 裂開 – 裂开
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #22
  2. HSK3 六级汉字表 #8
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    战争爆发的时候,我们在这里已经住了10年了。
    戰爭爆發的時候,我們在這裏已經住了10年了。
    zhàn zhēng bào fā de shí hou , wǒ men zài zhè lǐ yǐ jīng zhù le 10 nián le 。
    • We had lived there for ten years when the war broke out.
    • We lived there for ten years when the war began.
  2. Mandarin
    爆炸的原因是什么?
    爆炸的原因是什麼?
    bào zhà de yuán yīn shì shén me ?
    • What was the cause of the explosion?
  3. Mandarin
    一连串的爆炸使实验室成为废墟。
    一連串的爆炸使實驗室成為廢墟。
    yī lián chuàn de bào zhà shǐ shí yàn shì chéng wéi fèi xū 。
    • A series of blasts reduced the laboratory to ruins.
  4. Mandarin
    在全体职员回家后,火事爆发了。
    在全體職員回家後,火事爆發了。
    zài quán tǐ zhí yuán huí jiā hòu , huǒ shì bào fā le 。
    • The fire broke out after the staff went home.
  5. Mandarin
    战争在1939年爆发了。
    戰爭在1939年爆發了。
    zhàn zhēng zài 1939 nián bào fā le 。
    • War broke out in 1939.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我屋企寻晚俾人爆格。
    我屋企尋晚俾人爆格。
    ngo5 uk1 kei2 cam4 maan5 bei2 jan4 baau3 gaak3 。
    • My house was broken into last night.
  2. Cantonese
    我买咗呢部超快速爆谷机俾自己做圣诞礼物。
    我買咗呢部超快速爆谷機俾自己做聖誕禮物。
    ngo5 maai5 zo2 nei4 bou6 ciu1 faai3 cuk1 baau3 guk1 gei1 bei2 zi6 gei2 zou6 sing3 daan3 lai5 mat6 。
    • I bought myself this superfast popcorn machine as a Christmas present.
  3. Cantonese
    佢嬲爆爆噉砰埋咗道门。
    佢嬲爆爆噉砰埋咗道門。
    keoi5 niu5 baau3 baau3 gam2 ping1 maai4 zo2 dou6 mun4 。
    • He banged the door in anger.
  4. Cantonese
    佢嬲爆爆咁睥住我。
    佢嬲爆爆咁睥住我。
    keoi5 niu5 baau3 baau3 gam3 pai5 zyu6 ngo5 。
    • She stared me down with anger.
  5. Cantonese
    我食得太多朱古力就会爆疮。
    我食得太多朱古力就會爆瘡。
    ngo5 sik6 dak1 taai3 do1 zyu1 gu1 lik1 zau6 wui5 baau3 cong1 。
    • If I eat too much chocolate, I break out in pimples.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    爆炸之后,飞机嘅残骸遍布海面。
    爆炸之後,飛機嘅殘骸遍佈海面。
    baau3 zaa3 zi1 hau6, fei1 gei1 ge3 caan4 haai4 pin3 bou3 hoi2 min6.
    • After the explosion, the wreckage of the plane scattered on the sea.
  2. Cantonese
    火山爆发喇,快啲走!
    火山爆發喇,快啲走!
    fo2 saan1 baau3 faat3 laa3, faai3 di1 zau2!
    • The volcano is going to erupt, run!
  3. Cantonese
    日本樱岛火山爆发,熔岩石块飞到一公里外。
    日本櫻島火山爆發,熔岩石塊飛到一公里外。
    jat6 bun2 jing1 dou2 fo2 saan1 baau3 faat3, jung4 ngaam4 sek6 faai3 fei1 dou3 jat1 gung1 lei5 ngoi6.
    • Mount Sakurajima erupts, lava is ejected to 1km away.
  4. Cantonese
    连爆三单大镬嘢
    連爆三單大鑊嘢
    lin4 baau3 saam1 daan1 daai6 wok6 je5
    • three big incidents cropping up in a row
  5. Cantonese
    仲有三关我就爆机喇!
    仲有三關我就爆機喇!
    zung6 jau5 saam1 gwaan1 ngo5 zau6 baau3 gei1 laa3!
    • I am going to finish the game in three stages.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    看老娘锤爆你的狗头!
    看老孃錘爆你的狗頭!
    kàn lǎo niáng chuí bào nǐ de gǒu tóu !
    • See how I hammer you in your goddamn head!
  2. Mandarin
    吹爆
    吹爆
    chuī bào
    • to like very much
  3. Cantonese
    你咁肥,因住撑爆件裇衫呀!
    你咁肥,因住撑爆件裇衫呀!
    nei5 gam3 fei4, jan1 zyu6 zaang6 baau3 gin6 seot1 saam1 aa3!
    • You're so fat, be careful not to tear the shirt apart!
  4. Cantonese
    泵一声噉爆炸
    泵一声噉爆炸
    bam6 jat1 seng1 gam2 baau3 zaa3
    • to explode with a boom
  5. Cantonese
    我今个月啲期全部爆嗮。
    我今个月啲期全部爆嗮。
    ngo5 gam1 go3 jyut6 di1 kei4 cyun4 bou6 baau3 saai3.
    • All my time slots are filled this month.