卜卜脆

Chinese

		to divine; foretell; turnip	to divine; foretell; turnip	brittle; fragile; crisp brittle; fragile; crisp; clear and loud voice; neat
trad. (卜卜脆)		卜	卜	脆
simp. #(卜卜脆)		卜	卜	脆

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bok¹ bok¹ ceoi³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bok¹ bok¹ ceoi³
    • Yale: bōk bōk cheui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bok⁷ bok⁷ tsoey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bog¹ bog¹ cêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔːk̚⁵ pɔːk̚⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/

Adjective

卜卜脆 (Cantonese)

1. (of food) crispy
   • 1976, “有酒今朝醉”, in 黎彼得 (lyrics), 半斤八兩, performed by 許冠傑 [Sam Hui]:

     爺爺話我最興嗲幾句　買包花生卜卜脆 [Cantonese, trad.]
     爷爷话我最兴嗲几句　买包花生卜卜脆 [Cantonese, simp.]

     je⁴ je⁴ waa⁶ ngo⁵ zeoi³ hing¹ de¹ gei² geoi³, maai⁵ baau¹ faa¹ sang¹ bok¹ bok¹ ceoi³ [Jyutping]

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2. (of women) young and attractive

   十八歲，卜卜脆 [Cantonese, trad.]
   十八岁，卜卜脆 [Cantonese, simp.]

   sap⁶ baat³ seoi³, bok¹ bok¹ ceoi³ [Jyutping]

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• (crispy): 脆卜卜