擺〔摆〕 baai² {bǎi}

(verb) 1. state; display; 2. swing; 3. wag

擺〔摆〕 baai² {bǎi}

1. to arrange
2. to exhibit
3. to move to and fro
4. a pendulum

擺佈〔摆布〕 baai² bou³ {bǎi bù}

to manipulate; to decorate

擺堆〔摆-〕 baai² deoi¹ {bǎi duī}

to excrete or take a dump

擺檔〔摆档〕 baai² dong³ {bǎi dàng}

setting up a stall to do business

擺款〔摆-〕 baai² fun² {bǎi kuǎn}

(v.)(adj.) to put on airs.

擺柳〔摆-〕 baai² lau⁵ {bǎi liǔ}

1. literally: walking sway, describes people who do not have any target or principal 2. to urinate

擺列〔摆-〕 baai² lit⁶ {bǎi liè}

arrangement; to display; to line up; to place in order

擺尾〔摆-〕 baai² mei⁵ {bǎi wěi}

to wag a tail

擺平〔摆-〕 baai² ping⁴ {bǎipíng}

(verb) To mediate a quarrel between

擺酒〔摆-〕 baai² zau² {bǎi jiǔ}

verb; spread a feast; give a feast; to organise a wedding banquet

擺布〔摆-〕 baai² bou³ {bǎi bù}

1. to arrange
2. to order about
3. to manipulate

擺出〔摆-〕 baai² ceot¹ {bǎi chū}

1. to assume
2. to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc)
3. to bring out for display

擺設〔摆设〕 baai² cit³ {bǎi shè}

1. to arrange
2. to set out
3. to decorate
4. to display
5. decorative items

擺蕩〔摆荡〕 baai² dong⁶ {bǎi dàng}

1. to swing
2. to sway

擺渡〔摆-〕 baai² dou⁶ {bǎi dù}

ferry

擺動〔摆动〕 baai² dung⁶ {bǎi dòng}

1. to sway
2. to swing
3. to move back and forth
4. to oscillate

擺晃〔摆-〕 baai² fong² {bǎi huàng}

1. to swing
2. to sway

擺放〔摆-〕 baai² fong³ {bǎi fàng}

1. to set up
2. to arrange
3. to lay out

擺闊〔摆阔〕 baai² fut³ {bǎi kuò}

1. to parade one's wealth
2. to be ostentatious and extravagant

擺輪〔摆轮〕 baai² leon⁴ {bǎi lún}

1. balance (of a watch or clock)
2. balance wheel

擺弄〔摆-〕 baai² lung⁶ {bǎi nòng}

1. to move back and forth
2. to fiddle with

擺賣〔摆卖〕 baai² maai⁶ {bǎi mài}

1. hawking
2. street vending

擺明〔摆-〕 baai² ming⁴ {bǎi míng}

to show clearly

擺滿〔摆满〕 baai² mun⁵ {bǎi mǎn}

to spread over an area

擺平〔摆-〕 baai² ping⁴ {bǎi píng}

1. to be fair
2. to be impartial
3. to settle (a matter etc)

擺譜〔摆谱〕 baai² pou² {bǎi pǔ}

1. to put on airs
2. to be ostentatious

擺手〔摆-〕 baai² sau² {bǎi shǒu}

1. to wave one's hand
2. to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc)
3. to swing one's arms

擺線〔摆线〕 baai² sin³ {bǎi xiàn}

cycloid

擺攤〔摆摊〕 baai² taan¹ {bǎi tān}

to set up a vendor's stall in the street

擺脫〔摆脱〕 baai² tyut³ {bǎi tuō}

1. to break away from
2. to cast off (old ideas etc)
3. to get rid of
4. to break away (from)
5. to break out (of)
6. to free oneself from
7. to extricate oneself

擺子〔摆-〕 baai² zi² {bǎi zǐ}

malaria

擺鐘〔摆钟〕 baai² zung¹ {bǎi zhōng}

pendulum clock

擺檔口〔摆档-〕 baai² dong³ hau² {bǎi dàng kǒu}

to set up a stall for selling things

擺到明〔摆--〕 baai² dou³ ming⁴ {bǎi dào míng}

clearly/obviously/evidently/plainly

擺花街〔摆--〕 baai² faa¹ gaai¹ {bǎi huā jiē}

noun; Lyndhurst Terrace, a street in Hong Kong

擺闊佬〔摆阔-〕 baai² fut³ lou² {bǎi kuò lǎo}

to show off one's wealth; be pretentious, dressed to impress, and extravagant

擺老烏〔摆-乌〕 baai² lou⁵ wu¹ {bǎi lǎo wū}

noun; also known as "烏龍波"; to score in own goal (football or any ball sports)

擺甫士〔摆--〕 baai² pou¹ si² {bǎi fǔ shì}

posing (spoken)

擺事實〔摆-实〕 baai² si⁶ sat⁶ {bǎi shì shí}

to present the facts

擺上檯〔摆-台〕 baai² soeng⁵ toi⁴ {bǎi shàng tái}

to put somebody on the spot; to throw someone under the bus; to push one to undesirable situation openly

擺烏龍〔摆乌龙〕 baai² wu¹ lung² {bǎi wū lóng}

(noun) mix-up over/between

擺鳥龍〔摆鸟龙〕 baai² wu¹ lung² {bǎi niǎo lóng}

one commiting a mistake that benefits the opposition

擺設兒〔摆设儿〕 baai² cit³ ji⁴ {bǎi she r}

1. decorative items
2. ornaments

擺地攤〔摆-摊〕 baai² dei⁶ taan¹ {bǎi dì tān}

1. lit. to set up a stall on the ground
2. fig. to start up a new business

擺架子〔摆--〕 baai² gaa³ zi² {bǎi jià zi}

1. to put on airs
2. to assume great airs

擺樣子〔摆样-〕 baai² joeng⁶ zi² {bǎi yàng zi}

1. to do sth for show
2. to keep up appearances

擺門面〔摆门-〕 baai² mun⁴ min⁶ {bǎi mén miàn}

1. to keep up appearances
2. to put up a front

擺攤子〔摆摊-〕 baai² taan¹ zi² {bǎi tān zi}

1. to set up a stall
2. to maintain a large staff and organization

擺烏龍〔摆乌龙〕 baai² wu¹ lung² {bǎi wū lóng}

1. to mess something up
2. to screw up

擺造型〔摆--〕 baai² zou⁶ jing⁴ {bǎi zào xíng}

to pose (for a picture)

擺明車馬〔摆-车马〕 baai² ming⁴ geoi¹ maa⁵ {bǎi míng chē mǎ}

to show the intention or purpose of doing something such that it is very obvious to all; to be upfront about something

擺蕩吊環〔摆荡-环〕 baai² dong⁶ diu³ waan⁴ {bǎi dàng diào huán}

swinging rings

擺花架子〔摆---〕 baai² faa¹ gaa² zi² {bǎi huā jià zi}

1. lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
2. superficial display (idiom)

擺了一道〔摆---〕 baai² liu⁵ jat¹ dou⁶ {bǎi le yī dào}

1. to play tricks on
2. to make a fool of

擺龍門陣〔摆龙门阵〕 baai² lung⁴ mun⁴ zan⁶ {bǎi lóng mén zhèn}

1. chat
2. gossip
3. spin a yarn

擺脫危機〔摆脱-机〕 baai² tyut³ ngai⁴ gei¹ {bǎi tuō wēi jī}

to break out of a crisis

擺事實講道理〔摆-实讲--〕 baai² si⁶ sat⁶ gong² dou⁶ lei⁵ {bǎi shì shí jiǎng dào lǐ}

present the facts and reason things out