撥〔拨〕 but⁶ {bō}

1. to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
2. to dial
3. to allocate
4. to set aside (money)
5. to poke (the fire)
6. to pluck (a string instrument)
7. to turn round
8. classifier: group, batch

撥火〔拨-〕 but⁶ fo² {bō huǒ}

to instigate and stir up something

撥扇〔拨-〕 put³ sin³ {bō shàn}

verb; to fan

撥出〔拨-〕 but⁶ ceot¹ {bō chū}

1. to pull out
2. to allocate (funds)
3. to dial

撥刺〔拨-〕 but⁶ ci³ {bō cī}

splash (of a fish)

撥打〔拨-〕 but⁶ daa² {bō dǎ}

1. to call
2. to dial

撥動〔拨动〕 but⁶ dung⁶ {bō dòng}

1. to stir
2. to prod
3. to poke
4. to move sideways
5. to strum (on a guitar etc)

撥付〔拨-〕 but⁶ fu⁶ {bō fù}

appropriate sum of money

撥款〔拨-〕 but⁶ fun² {bō kuǎn}

1. to allocate funds
2. appropriation

撥開〔拨开〕 but⁶ hoi¹ {bō kāi}

1. to push aside
2. to part
3. to brush away

撥號〔拨号〕 but⁶ hou⁶ {bō hào}

to dial a telephone number

撥冗〔拨-〕 but⁶ jung² {bō rǒng}

to find time to do sth in the midst of pressing affairs

撥用〔拨-〕 but⁶ jung⁶ {bō yòng}

appropriation

撥弄〔拨-〕 but⁶ lung⁶ {bō nòng}

1. to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc)
2. to fiddle with
3. to stir up

撥奏〔拨-〕 but⁶ zau³ {bō zòu}

pizzicato

撥子〔拨-〕 but⁶ zi² {bō zi}

plectrum

撥正〔拨-〕 but⁶ zing³ {bō zhèng}

1. set right
2. correct

撥接〔拨-〕 but⁶ zip³ {bō jiē}

dial-up (Internet connection)

撥轉〔拨转〕 but⁶ zyun² {bō zhuǎn}

1. to turn
2. to turn around
3. to transfer (funds etc)

撥個輪〔拨个轮〕 but⁶ go³ leon⁴ {bō gè lún}

to make a phone call

撥火棍〔拨--〕 but⁶ fo² gwan³ {bō huǒ gùn}

poker

撥號音〔拨号-〕 but⁶ hou⁶ jam¹ {bō hào yīn}

dial tone

撥號盤〔拨号盘〕 but⁶ hou⁶ pun⁴ {bō hào pán}

telephone dial

撥浪鼓〔拨--〕 but⁶ long⁶ gu² {bō làng gǔ}

1. a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy)
2. rattle-drum

撥子彈〔拨-弹〕 but⁶ zi² daan² {bō zǐ tán}

plectrum

撥大葵扇〔拨---〕 but⁶ daai⁶ kwai⁴ sin³ {bō dà kuí shàn}

being a matchmaker

撥號連接〔拨号连-〕 but⁶ hou⁶ lin⁴ zip³ {bō hào lián jiē}

1. dial-up connection
2. dial-up networking

撥弦樂器〔拨-乐-〕 but⁶ jin⁴ ngok⁶ hei³ {bō xián yuè qì}

1. plucked string or stringed instrument
2. plucked instrument

撥亂反正〔拨乱--〕 but⁶ lyun⁶ faan² zing³ {bō luàn fǎn zhèng}

1. bring order out of chaos
2. set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder

撥雲見日〔拨云见-〕 but⁶ wan⁴ gin³ jat⁶ {bō yún jiàn rì}

lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice