拍 paak³ {pāi}

1. to pat
2. to clap
3. to slap
4. to swat
5. to take (a photo)
6. to shoot (a film)
7. racket (sports)
8. beat (music)

拍乸 paak³ naa² {pāi ná}

partner, companion

拍板 paak³ baan² {pāi bǎn}

1. clapper-board
2. auctioneer's hammer
3. to beat time with clappers

拍出 paak³ ceot¹ {pāi chū}

1. to sell at auction
2. to reach a given price at auction

拍打 paak³ daa² {pāi dǎ}

to slap

拍電〔-电〕 paak³ din⁶ {pāi diàn}

to send a telegram

拍檔〔-档〕 paak³ dong³ {pāi dàng}

partner

拍發〔-发〕 paak³ faat³ {pāi fā}

1. to send
2. to cable (a telegram)

拍擊〔-击〕 paak³ gik¹ {pāi jī}

1. to smack
2. to beat

拍客 paak³ haak³ {pāi kè}

citizen journalist (typically posting short, self-produced documentary videos on the Web)

拍戲〔-戏〕 paak³ hei³ {pāi xì}

to shoot a movie

拍號〔-号〕 paak³ hou⁶ {pāi hào}

time signature (music)

拍演 paak³ jin⁵ {pāi yǎn}

1. (dialect) to perform
2. to act (in a play etc)

拍馬〔-马〕 paak³ maa⁵ {pāi mǎ}

1. to urge on a horse by patting its bottom
2. fig. to encourage
3. same as 拍馬屁, to flatter or toady

拍賣〔-卖〕 paak³ maai⁶ {pāi mài}

1. to auction
2. auction sale
3. to sell at a reduced price

拍岸 paak³ ngon⁶ {pāi àn}

to beat against the shore (of waves)

拍案 paak³ on³ {pāi àn}

1. lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)
2. fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc

拍片 paak³ pin² {pāi piàn}

1. to film
2. to make a film

拍手 paak³ sau² {pāi shǒu}

to clap one's hands

拍攝〔-摄〕 paak³ sip³ {pāi shè}

1. to film
2. to shoot (a picture)

拍拖 paak³ to¹ {pāi tuō}

(dialect) to date sb

拍子 paak³ zi² {pāi zi}

1. racket (sports)
2. bat
3. beat (music)

拍照 paak³ ziu³ {pāi zhào}

to take a picture

拍磚〔-砖〕 paak³ zyun¹ {pāi zhuān}

1. (slang) to throw brickbats
2. to criticize harshly

拍膊頭〔--头〕 paak³ bok³ tau⁴ {pāi bó tóu}

to pat on the shoulder; to listen, support, and care when one's upset; it is also used to describe someone who does an unpaid job as a favour

拍得住 paak³ dak¹ zyu⁶ {pāi de zhù}

to be able to compete or well-matched with someone/something; to be as good as

拍硬檔〔--档〕 paak³ ngaang⁶ dong³ {pāi yìng dàng}

(slang) to give a favor; to cooperate; to help; to work closely together

拍心口 paak³ sam¹ hau² {pāi xīn kǒu}

describes the act of promising to take on something or to help out someone with full confidence

拍手掌 paak³ sau² zoeng² {pāi shǒu zhǎng}

verb; clap your hand

拍烏蠅〔-乌蝇〕 paak³ wu¹ jing¹ {pāi wū yíng}

(adj.) to describe a place where the business is very quiet / slow, with hardly any customers; literally 'squatting flies to kill time'.

拍子簿 paak³ zi² bou² {pāi zi bù}

noun; writing pad or block

拍子機〔--机〕 paak³ zi² gei¹ {pāi zǐ jī}

Beat maker

拍住上 paak³ zyu⁶ soeng⁵ {pāi zhù shàng}

partner; to work together

拍電影〔-电-〕 paak³ din⁶ jing² {pāi diàn yǐng}

to make a movie

拍胸脯 paak³ hung¹ pou² {pāi xiōng pú}

to vouch for

拍立得 paak³ laap⁶ dak¹ {Pāi lì dé}

Polaroid (Tw)

拍馬屁〔-马-〕 paak³ maa⁵ pei³ {pāi mǎ pì}

1. to flatter
2. to fawn on
3. to butter sb up
4. toadying
5. boot-licking

拍馬者〔-马-〕 paak³ maa⁵ ze² {pāi mǎ zhě}

1. flatterer
2. toady

拍賣商〔-卖-〕 paak³ maai⁶ soeng¹ {pāi mài shāng}

1. auctioneer
2. auction house

拍賣會〔-卖会〕 paak³ maai⁶ wui² {pāi mài huì}

1. auction
2. CL: 場

拍婆子 paak³ po⁴ zi² {pāi pó zi}

1. to chase girls
2. to hang around with girls

拍紙簿〔-纸-〕 paak³ zi² bou² {pāi zhǐ bù}

writing pad

拍薑咁拍〔-姜--〕 paak³ goeng¹ gam² paak³ {pāi jiāng gān pāi}

verb; literally: beat the ginger with kitchen knife, it means beat someone badly

拍爛手掌〔-烂--〕 paak³ laan⁶ sau² zoeng² {pāi làn shǒu zhǎng}

to applaud intensely

拍手稱快〔--称-〕 paak³ sau² cing¹ faai³ {pāi shǒu chēng kuài}

to applaud

拍手無塵〔--无尘〕 paak³ sau² mou⁴ can⁴ {pāi shǒu wú chén}

not to have a single penny left

拍案驚奇〔--惊-〕 paak³ on³ ging¹ kei⁴ {pāi àn jīng qí}

1. to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
2. amazing!

拍案叫絕〔---绝〕 paak³ on³ giu³ zyut⁶ {pāi àn jiào jué}

1. lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
2. amazing!
3. great!

拍案而起 paak³ on³ ji⁴ hei² {pāi àn ér qǐ}

1. lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
2. unable to take it any more

拍拍屁股走人 paak³ paak³ pei³ gu² zau² jan⁴ {pāi pāi pì gu zǒu rén}

1. to make oneself scarce
2. to slip away
3. to take a French leave