bā
to peel
to skin
to tear
to pull down
to cling to (sth on which one is climbing)
to dig
pá
to rake up
to steal
to braise
to crawl
bā pí
to flay
to skin
(fig.) to exploit
to take advantage of
bā kāi
to pry open or apart
to spread (sth) open with both hands
pá qiè
to steal
to pick pockets
to frisk
bā lā
to push lightly
to flick to one side
to get rid of
bā fèn
muckraking
to stir up scandal
to expose (corruption)
pá huī
incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
bā chē
to pull oneself up onto a moving vehicle
pá gāo
buckwheat pudding (snack of buckwheat noodles with sauce)
jǐn fáng pá shǒu
Be on guard against pickpockets!
Beware of thieves!
bā lōu
to pile together
to cram food into one's mouth (with chopsticks)
to eat fast
pá gāo cǎi dī
crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
toadying and bullying
bèng pá diào kǎo
to strip, tie up, hang and beat sb, an ancient torture technique
jiū xīn bā gān
lit. grips the heart, seizes the liver (idiom); fear grips the heart
worried out of one's wits
scared stiff
bā tou r
handhold (to pull oneself up)
Zhōu bā pí
Zhou the exploiter, archetypal character in short story 半夜雞叫|半夜鸡叫[ban4 ye4 ji1 jiao4]
bā wū qiān niú
to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb)
to strip of everything
bèng bā diào kǎo
to strip, tie up, hang and beat sb, an ancient torture technique