掰 baai¹ {bāi}

1. to break off or break open sth with one's hands
2. (fig.) to break off (a relationship)

擘髀〔掰-〕 maak³ bei² {bāi bì}

to be in a sitting pose with thighs open to reveal one's genitals

擘梯〔掰-〕 maak³ tai¹ {bāi tī}

noun; double ladder; standing ladder, herring bone ladder

掰掰 baai¹ baai¹ {bāi bāi}

bye-bye (loanword) (Tw)

掰扯 baai¹ ce² {bāi che}

1. to debate
2. to dispute
3. to wrangle (dialect)

掰開〔-开〕 baai¹ hoi¹ {bāi kāi}

1. to pull apart
2. to pry open with the hands

掰彎〔-弯〕 baai¹ waan¹ {bāi wān}

1. to bend
2. (slang) to turn a straight person gay

掰直 baai¹ zik⁶ {bāi zhí}

1. to straighten
2. (slang) to turn a gay person straight

擘大口〔掰--〕 maak³ daai⁶ hau² {bāi dà kǒu}

to open one's mouth widely

擘大眼〔掰--〕 maak³ daai⁶ ngaan⁵ {bāi dà yǎn}

to open one's eyes wide

擘一字〔掰--〕 maak³ jat¹ zi⁶ {bāi yī zì}

to do the splits

擘網巾〔掰网-〕 maak³ mong⁵ gan¹ {bāi wǎng jīn}

to break up; to fall out

掰手腕 baai¹ sau² wun² {bāi shǒu wàn}

arm wrestling

掰腕子 baai¹ wun² zi² {bāi wàn zi}

arm wrestling

掰開揉碎〔-开--〕 baai¹ hoi¹ jau⁴ seoi³ {bāi kāi róu suì}

1. lit. to pull apart and knead to a pulp
2. fig. to analyze minutely from every angle
3. to chew sth over

擘大眼瀨尿〔掰--濑-〕 maak³ daai⁶ ngaan⁵ laai⁶ niu⁶ {bāi dà yǎn lài niào}

to blatantly do something in the open despite knowing that it is wrong to do so

擘大口得個窿〔掰---个-〕 maak³ daai⁶ hau² dak¹ go³ lung¹ {bāi dà kǒu dé gè lóng}

speechless (slang)

擘大眼講大話〔掰--讲-话〕 maak³ daai⁶ ngaan⁵ gong² daai⁶ waa⁶ {bāi dà yǎn jiǎng dà huà}

someone lies but remains calm or remains untroubled

擘大個口得個窿〔掰-个--个-〕 maak³ daai⁶ go³ hau² dak¹ go³ lung¹ {bāi dà gè kǒu dé gè lóng}

verb; describes people when get a shock or surprise; they open their mouth wide and are unable to reply; to be rendered speechless