愽〔博〕 {bó}

1. extensive
2. ample
3. rich
4. obtain
5. aim
6. to win
7. to get
8. plentiful
9. to gamble

博 bok³ {bó}

1. extensive
2. ample
3. rich
4. obtain
5. aim
6. to win
7. to get
8. plentiful
9. to gamble

博拉 bok³ laai¹ {Bó lā}

risking of being arrested by commiting crime

博亂〔-乱〕 bok³ lyun⁶ {bó luàn}

to take advantage or stir up more trouble during chaos

博白 bok³ baak⁶ {Bó bái}

Bobai county in Yulin 玉林, Guangxi

博取 bok³ ceoi² {bó qǔ}

to win (favors, confidence etc)

博彩 bok³ coi² {bó cǎi}

lottery

博大 bok³ daai⁶ {bó dà}

1. enormous
2. broad
3. extensive

博蒂 bok³ dai³ {bó dì}

birdie (one stroke under par in golf)

博得 bok³ dak¹ {bó dé}

1. to win
2. to gain

博德 bok³ dak¹ {Bó dé}

Bodø (city in Norway)

博鬥〔-斗〕 bok³ dau³ {bó dòu}

to fight or argue on a blogging site (netspeak)

博導〔-导〕 bok³ dou⁶ {bó dǎo}

Ph.D. advisor

博動〔-动〕 bok³ dung⁶ {bó dòng}

1. pulsation
2. to throb

博格 bok³ gaak³ {Bó gé}

1. Borg (name)
2. Bjorn Borg (1956-), Swedish tennis star

博古 bok³ gu² {Bó Gǔ}

Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash

博客 bok³ haak³ {bó kè}

1. blog (loanword)
2. weblog
3. blogger

博興〔-兴〕 bok³ hing¹ {Bó xīng}

Boxing county in Binzhou 濱州, Shandong

博學〔-学〕 bok³ hok⁶ {bó xué}

1. learned
2. erudite

博友 bok³ jau⁵ {bó yǒu}

lit. blog friend

博野 bok³ je⁵ {Bó yě}

Boye county in Baoding 保定, Hebei

博弈 bok³ jik⁶ {bó yì}

1. games (such as chess, dice etc)
2. gambling
3. contest

博覽〔-览〕 bok³ laam⁵ {bó lǎn}

to read extensively

博羅〔-罗〕 bok³ lo⁴ {Bó luó}

Boluo county in Huizhou 惠州, Guangdong

博樂〔-乐〕 bok³ lok⁶ {Bó lè}

Börtala Shehiri, county level city in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

博文 bok³ man⁴ {bó wén}

1. blog article
2. to write a blog article (netspeak)

博物 bok³ mat⁶ {bó wù}

natural science

博雅 bok³ ngaa⁵ {bó yǎ}

learned

博愛〔-爱〕 bok³ oi³ {bó ài}

1. universal fraternity (or brotherhood)
2. universal love

博愛〔-爱〕 bok³ oi³ {Bó ài}

Bo'ai county in Jiaozuo 焦作, Henan

博山 bok³ saan¹ {Bó shān}

Boshan district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong

博訊〔-讯〕 bok³ seon³ {Bó xùn}

abbr. for 博訊新聞網, Boxun, US-based dissident Chinese news network

博士 bok³ si⁶ {bó shì}

1. doctor
2. court academician (in feudal China)
3. Ph.D.

博識〔-识〕 bok³ sik¹ {bó shí}

1. knowledgeable
2. erudite
3. erudition
4. proficient

博湖 bok³ wu⁴ {Bó hú}

Bohu county, Baghrash nahiyisi or Bohu county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

博主 bok³ zyu² {bó zhǔ}

blogger

博覽館〔-览馆〕 bok³ laam⁵ gun² {bó lǎn guǎn}

exhibition or expo centres

博寮洲 bok³ liu⁴ zau¹ {bó liáo zhōu}

a less common name used for Lamma Island, Hong Kong

博白縣〔--县〕 bok³ baak⁶ jyun⁶ {Bó bái xiàn}

Bobai county in Yulin 玉林, Guangxi

博登湖 bok³ dang¹ wu⁴ {Bó dēng Hú}

Lake Constance (between Germany, Austria and Switzerland)

博福斯 bok³ fuk¹ si¹ {Bó fú sī}

Bofors, Swedish arms company involved in major corruption case during 1980s

博格多 bok³ gaak³ do¹ {Bó gé duō}

Bogdo, last Khan of Mongolia

博客圈 bok³ haak³ hyun¹ {bó kè quān}

blogosphere

博興縣〔-兴县〕 bok³ hing¹ jyun⁶ {Bó xīng xiàn}

Boxing county in Binzhou 濱州, Shandong

博野縣〔--县〕 bok³ je⁵ jyun⁶ {Bó yě xiàn}

Boye county in Baoding 保定, Hebei

博伊西 bok³ ji¹ sai¹ {Bó yī xī}

Boise, Idaho

博爾德〔-尔-〕 bok³ ji⁵ dak¹ {Bó ěr dé}

Boulder, Colorado

博爾頓〔-尔顿〕 bok³ ji⁵ deon⁶ {Bó ěr dùn}

Bolton (name)

博弈論〔--论〕 bok³ jik⁶ leon⁶ {bó yì lùn}

game theory

博覽會〔-览会〕 bok³ laam⁵ wui² {bó lǎn huì}

1. exposition
2. international fair

博羅縣〔-罗县〕 bok³ lo⁴ jyun⁶ {Bó luó xiàn}

Boluo county in Huizhou 惠州, Guangdong

博樂市〔-乐-〕 bok³ lok⁶ si⁵ {Bó lè shì}

Börtala Shehiri of Bole City, county level city in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

博物館〔--馆〕 bok³ mat⁶ gun² {bó wù guǎn}

museum

博物院 bok³ mat⁶ jyun² {bó wù yuàn}

museum

博美犬 bok³ mei⁵ hyun² {Bó měi quǎn}

Pomeranian (dog breed)

博蒙特 bok³ mung⁴ dak⁶ {Bó méng tè}

Beaumont

博鰲鎮〔-鳌镇〕 bok³ ngou⁴ zan³ {Bó áo zhèn}

Bo'ao seaside resort, Hainan

博愛縣〔-爱县〕 bok³ oi³ jyun⁶ {Bó ài xiàn}

Bo'ai county in Jiaozuo 焦作, Henan

博愛座〔-爱-〕 bok³ oi³ zo⁶ {bó ài zuò}

priority seat (on a bus etc) (Tw)

博帕爾〔--尔〕 bok³ paak³ ji⁵ {Bó pà ěr}

Bhopal, capital of central Indian state of Uttar Pradesh 中央邦

博山區〔--区〕 bok³ saan¹ keoi¹ {Bó shān qū}

Boshan district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong

博士茶 bok³ si⁶ caa⁴ {bó shì chá}

rooibos tea

博士後〔--后〕 bok³ si⁶ hau⁶ {bó shì hòu}

1. postdoc
2. a postdoctoral position

博士山 bok³ si⁶ saan¹ {Bó shì Shān}

Box Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia with a large Chinese community

博湖縣〔--县〕 bok³ wu⁴ jyun⁶ {Bó hú xiàn}

Bohu county, Baghrash nahiyisi or Bohu county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

博覽羣書〔-览群书〕 bok³ laam⁵ kwan⁴ syu¹ {bó lǎn qún shū}

read a variety of books; having a wide range of knowledge

博覽群書〔-览-书〕 bok³ laam⁵ kwan⁴ syu¹ {bó lǎn qún shū}

read a variety of books; having a wide range of knowledge

博愛醫院〔-爱医-〕 bok³ ngoi³ ji¹ jyun² {bó ài yī yuàn}

Pok Oi Hospital

博施濟眾〔--济众〕 bok³ si¹ zai³ zung³ {bó shī jì zhòng}

willing to help the needy

博茨瓦那 bok³ ci⁴ ngaa⁵ naa⁵ {bó cí wǎ nà}

Botswana

博茨瓦納〔---纳〕 bok³ ci⁴ ngaa⁵ naap⁶ {Bó cí wǎ nà}

Botswana

博大精深 bok³ daai⁶ zing¹ sam¹ {bó dà jīng shēn}

1. wide-ranging and profound
2. broad and deep

博科聖地〔--圣-〕 bok³ fo¹ sing³ dei⁶ {Bó kē Shèng dì}

Boko Haram, Islamic insurgent group in north Nigeria

博格達峰〔--达-〕 bok³ gaak³ daat⁶ fung¹ {Bó gé dá fēng}

Mt Bogda in eastern Tianshan

博古通今 bok³ gu² tung¹ gam¹ {bó gǔ tōng jīn}

1. conversant with things past and present
2. erudite and informed

博客寫手〔--写-〕 bok³ haak³ se² sau² {bó kè xiě shǒu}

1. blogger
2. blog writer

博客話劇〔--话剧〕 bok³ haak³ waa² kek⁶ {bó kè huà jù}

blog drama (netspeak)

博學多才〔-学--〕 bok³ hok⁶ do¹ coi⁴ {bó xué duō cái}

erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able

博而不精 bok³ ji⁴ bat¹ zing¹ {bó ér bù jīng}

1. extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
2. Jack of all trades and master of none.

博爾赫斯〔-尔--〕 bok³ ji⁵ haak¹ si¹ {Bó ěr hè sī}

Jorge Luis Borges

博洛尼亞〔---亚〕 bok³ lok⁶ nei⁴ aa³ {Bó luò ní yà}

Bologna

博聞多識〔-闻-识〕 bok³ man⁴ do¹ sik¹ {bó wén duō shí}

1. learned and erudite
2. knowledgeable and experienced

博文約禮〔--约礼〕 bok³ man⁴ joek³ lai⁵ {bó wén yuē lǐ}

vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)

博聞強記〔-闻强记〕 bok³ man⁴ koeng⁴ gei³ {bó wén qiáng jì}

1. have wide learning and a retentive memory
2. have encyclopedic knowledge

博聞強識〔-闻强识〕 bok³ man⁴ koeng⁴ sik¹ {bó wén qiáng shí}

1. erudite
2. widely read and knowledgeable

博物多聞〔---闻〕 bok³ mat⁶ do¹ man⁴ {bó wù duō wén}

1. wide and knowledgeable
2. well-informed and experienced

博物洽聞〔---闻〕 bok³ mat⁶ hap⁶ man⁴ {bó wù qià wén}

to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)

博斯沃思 bok³ si¹ juk¹ si¹ {Bó sī wò sī}

1. Bosworth (name)
2. Stephen Bosworth (1939-), US academic and diplomat, special representative for policy on North Korea from 2009

博斯騰湖〔--腾-〕 bok³ si¹ tang⁴ wu⁴ {Bó sī téng Hú}

Bosten Lake in Xinjiang

博士學位〔--学-〕 bok³ si⁶ hok⁶ wai² {bó shì xué wèi}

1. doctoral degree
2. PhD

博士買驢〔--买驴〕 bok³ si⁶ maai⁵ leoi⁴ {bó shì mǎi lǘ}

1. lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
2. idiom mocking scholastic pomposity

博識多通〔-识--〕 bok³ sik¹ do¹ tung¹ {bó shí duō tōng}

knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)

博識洽聞〔-识-闻〕 bok³ sik¹ hap⁶ man⁴ {bó shí qià wén}

1. knowledgeable
2. erudite (idiom)

博格達山脈〔--达-脉〕 bok³ gaak³ daat⁶ saan¹ mak⁶ {Bó gé dá shān mài}

Bogda Mountain range in Tianshan mountains

博格多汗宮〔----宫〕 bok³ gaak³ do¹ hon⁴ gung¹ {Bó gé duō Hán gōng}

the Palace of the Bogdo Khan in Ulan Bator, Mongolia

博拉博拉島〔----岛〕 bok³ laai¹ bok³ laai¹ dou² {Bó lā Bó lā Dǎo}

Bora Bora, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia

博斯普魯斯〔---鲁-〕 bok³ si¹ pou² lou⁵ si¹ {Bó sī pǔ lǔ sī}

Bosphorus

博德利圖書館〔---图书馆〕 bok³ dak¹ lei⁶ tou⁴ syu¹ gun² {Bó dé lì Tú shū guǎn}

Bodleian Library (Oxford)

博鰲亞洲論壇〔-鳌亚-论坛〕 bok³ ngou⁴ aa³ zau¹ leon⁶ taan⁴ {Bó áo Yà zhōu Lùn tán}

Bo'ao Forum for Asia (since 2001)

博爾塔拉蒙古自治州〔-尔-------〕 bok³ ji⁵ taap³ laai¹ mung⁴ gu² zi⁶ zi⁶ zau¹ {Bó ěr tǎ lā Měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu}

Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang