拌

Mandarin · pinyin bàn

Meanings

  1. to mix
  2. to mix in
  3. to toss (a salad)
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拌
bàn · mix
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4 · ban4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bun6 · pun1 · pun3

Cantonese word readings for 拌. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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  1. to mix; to stir; to blend
  2. to argue; to quarrel
  3. (Hakka) to cast; to throw; to fling; to cause to fall and break; to break
  4. (Hokkien) to pat, brush, or beat to remove dust, etc.
  5. (Hokkien) to drive out; to chase away (insects)
  6. (Mainland China Hokkien) to stir and mix

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