to repair/to patch/to mend/to make up for/to fill (a vacancy)/to supplement/to restore/nutritious/tonics/to moursih/to subsidise/to be of benefit/to add to
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
副詞
遲咗 belatedly; after the proper time
補祝
补祝
bou2 zuk1 to celebrate belatedly
上星期打風嗰堂今日補上返。
上星期打风𠮶堂今日补上返。
soeng6 sing1 kei4 daa2 fung1 go2 tong4 gam1 jat6 bou2 soeng5 faan1. The class canceled last week due to the typhoon will instead take place today.
未打針有冇得補打？
未打针有冇得补打？
mei6 daa2 zam1 jau5 mou5 dak1 bou2 daa2? I haven't been vaccinated. Can I take a belated shot?
張form漏咗幅相，而家補交返。
张form漏咗幅相，而家补交返。
zeong1 fom1 lau6 zo2 fuk1 soeng1, ji4 gaa1 bou2 gaau1 faan1. I forgot to attach my photo to the form earlier, and I'm re-submitting with my photo now.
形容詞
形容食物對身體有益；可以補到身 (of food) nourishing
呢隻湯好補㗎。
呢只汤好补㗎。
ni1 zek3 tong1 hou2 bou2 gaa3. This soup is very nourishing.
動詞
修理一啲爛咗嘅嘢 to mend; to repair
補鞋
补鞋
bou2 haai4 to mend a shoe
個袋穿咗個窿，可唔可以幫我補一補呀？
个袋穿咗个窿，可唔可以帮我补一补呀？
go3 doi2 cyun1 zo2 go3 lung1, ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 bong1 ngo5 bou2 jat1 bou2 aa3? There is a hole in the pocket. Can you please mend it for me?
動詞
添加番原本缺少嘅嘢 to fill; to supply; to make up for
多除少補
多除少补
do1 ceoi4 siu2 bou2 surplus money will be returned and any shortfall will have to be made up
你要喺呢個星期之內補返啲文件俾我哋。
你要喺呢个星期之内补返啲文件俾我哋。
nei5 jiu3 hai2 ni1 go3 sing1 kei4 zi1 noi6 bou2 faan1 di1 man4 gin2 bei2 ngo5 dei6. You have to supply the missing documents to us within this week.
個空缺已經有人補上。
个空缺已经有人补上。
go3 hung1 kyut3 ji5 ging1 jau5 jan4 bou2 soeng5. The vacancy has already been filled.
你對佢咁衰，做乜都補唔返啦。
你对佢咁衰，做乜都补唔返啦。
nei5 deoi3 keoi5 gam3 seoi1, zou6 mat1 dou1 bou2 m4 faan1 laa1. You've been so bad to her - there's nothing you can do to make up for the way you've treated her.
動詞
有益身體 to nourish one's body; to be good for, used especially for Chinese medicine
呢啲湯補肺㗎。
呢啲汤补肺㗎。
ni1 di1 tong1 bou2 fai3 gaa3. This soup helps nourish your lungs.
動詞
喺學生課餘時間額外上關於學校科目嘅堂；補習 to tutor
精補數學
精补数学
zing1 bou2 sou3 hok6 specialised in tutoring maths
補全科
补全科
bou2 cyun4 fo1 to have private tuition for all subjects
我幫緊一個學生補數學同英文。
我帮紧一个学生补数学同英文。
ngo5 bong1 gan2 jat1 go3 hok6 saang1 bou2 sou3 hok6 tung4 jing1 man2. I'm tutoring a student in mathematics and English.
我喺補習社補中文。
我喺补习社补中文。
ngo5 hai2 bou2 zaap6 se5 bou2 zung1 man2. I am being tutored Chinese at a tutoring centre.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character
to compensate; to recompense; to make up for
From now on, you should exercise regularly. I bought some health supplements for you to try.
Mandarin
某些失明者会产生一个弥补性的能力，这个能力让他们察觉到他们与离他们很近的物体的距离。
某些失明者會產生一個彌補性的能力，這個能力讓他們察覺到他們與離他們很近的物體的距離。
mǒu xiē shī míng zhě huì chǎn shēng yí gè mí bǔ xìng de néng lì ， zhè ge néng lì ràng tā men chá jué dào tā men yǔ lí tā men hěn jìn de wù tǐ de jù lí 。
Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the proximity of objects around them.
People come and go. There are vacancies in the governing team after several principal officials jumped ship by early retirement some days ago. Meanwhile, certain members of the opposition camp would rather leave their parties and fill in.
The so-called "three virtuous men of Yin" were all in various forms of oblivion beforehand and were accorded great fame after the fact. How did that help with the matters of their country? What use were there to their prince?