Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- bāo
English
- a variety of rush
- bud
- firm, enduring
- flower calyx
- to burst forth
- luxuriant
- profuse
As a component in
Words containing 苞
- 開苞hoi1 baau1
to deflower
- 花苞faa1 baau1
flower bud
- 苞米baau1 mai5
(dialect) corn; maize
- 苞穀baau1 guk1
variant of 包穀|包谷[bao1 gu3]
- 苞粟baau1 suk1
variant of 包粟[bao1 su4]
- 苞片baau1 pin3
bract (botany)
- 含苞ham4 baau1
(of a plant) to be in bud
- 含苞待放ham4 baau1 doi6 fong3
in bud
- 苞藏禍心baau1 cong4 wo6 sam1
variant of 包藏禍心|包藏祸心[bao1 cang2 huo4 xin1]