pào
bubble
foam
blister (i.e. skin bubble)
to soak
to steep
to infuse
to dawdle
to shilly-shally
to hang about
to pick up (a girl)
to get off with (a sexual partner)
classifier for occurrences of an action
classifier for number of infusions
pāo
puffed
swollen
spongy
small lake (esp. in place names)
classifier for urine or feces
qì pào
bubble
blister (in metal)
(of beverages) sparkling
carbonated
pào tāng
to dawdle
to go slow deliberately
to fizzle out
to have all one's hopes dashed
jìn pào
to steep
to soak
to immerse
pào yǐng
lit. soap bubble
pie in the sky
nothing
pào mò
foam
(soap) bubble
(economic) bubble
dēng pào
light bulb
see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4]
third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)
CL:個|个[ge4]
pào téng
to bubble
to fizz
to effervesce
pào zǎo
to bathe
to immerse oneself in a warm bath
pào wēn quán
to soak in a spa or hot spring
pào bā
to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc)
to go clubbing
pào shuǐ
to infuse
to soak in water
pào niū
to pick up girls
to play around with girls
to chase after girls
qǐ pào
to bubble
to foam
to blister
to sprout boils (on one's body)
sparkling (wine etc)
diàn dēng pào
light bulb
(slang) unwanted third guest
fā pào jì
foaming agent
blowing agent
pào zhì
to brew
to infuse
to pickle
pào fàn
to soak cooked rice in soup or water
cooked rice reheated in boiling water
Hán guó pào cài
kimchi
Korean pickled cabbage
yáng ròu pào mó
mutton and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine)
huà wéi pào yǐng
lit. to turn into soap bubbles
to come to nothing (idiom)
mèng huàn pào yǐng
lit. dreams and visions in a bubble (idiom); fig. the illusory nature of the world in Buddhism
illusion
pipe dream
fā pào jiāo
expanded polystyrene (EPS)
styrofoam
qǐ pào mò
to emit bubbles
to bubble
to foam (with rage)
to seethe
pào pào shā
seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples)
nóng pào
pustule
pussy pimple
same as 脓包
zhōng chéng pào yǐng
finally a soap bubble (idiom); grandiose plans that end up with nothing
pie in the sky
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