泡

paau1 · paau3 · paau4 · pok1 · pou4 · pou5

(bursted) bubble · illusory · visionary hope

Meanings

paau1

  1. (bursted) bubble
  2. illusory
  3. visionary hope
  4. bubble-shaped thing, such as light bulb
  5. mumps
  6. a burst
  7. spray
  8. stream, a quantifier

paau3

  1. to soak
  2. to steep
  3. to infuse
  4. to brew
  5. to pickle
  6. to pick up (a girl)
  7. to get off with (a sexual partner)

paau4

  1. grand

pok1

  1. blister (i.e. skin bubble)
  2. something soft and puffy such as tofu puff

pou4

  1. to dawdle
  2. to shilly-shally
  3. to hang about

pou5

  1. bubble
  2. foam
  3. lather

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