普 pou² {pǔ}

1. general
2. popular
3. everywhere
4. universal

普及 pou² kap⁶ {pǔ jí}

(adjective) Widespread

普飛〔-飞〕 pou³ fei¹ {pǔ fēi}

a buffet

普查 pou² caa⁴ {pǔ chá}

1. census
2. general survey
3. general investigation
4. reconnaissance survey

普賽〔-赛〕 pou² coi³ {pǔ sài}

psi (Greek letter Ψψ)

普定 pou² ding⁶ {Pǔ dìng}

Puding county in Anshun 安順, Guizhou

普法 pou² faat³ {pǔ fǎ}

1. to promote knowledge of laws
2. rights awareness

普格 pou² gaak³ {Pǔ gé}

Puge county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州, south Sichuan

普吉 pou² gat¹ {Pǔ jí}

Phuket (city in Thailand)

普京 pou² ging¹ {Pǔ jīng}

Vladimir Putin (1952-), career KGB officer and politician, president of Russian Federation from 2000, prime minister from 2008, president again from 2012

普降 pou² gong³ {pǔ jiàng}

1. precipitation over a large area
2. widespread rain

普考 pou² haau² {pǔ kǎo}

examination for lower levels of Taiwan government service (short for 普通考試)

普洱 pou² ji⁵ {Pǔ ěr}

1. Pu'er prefecture level city in Yunnan
2. county capital of Ning'er Hani and Yi autonomous county 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣

普賢〔-贤〕 pou² jin⁴ {Pǔ xián}

Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth

普級〔-级〕 pou² kap¹ {pǔ jí}

1. (classification) general
2. non-specialist

普及 pou² kap⁶ {pǔ jí}

1. popular
2. to popularize
3. universal
4. ubiquitous
5. pervasive

普拉 pou² laai¹ {Pǔ lā}

Pula (city in Croatia)

普蘭〔-兰〕 pou² laan⁴ {Pǔ lán}

Burang county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Spu hreng rdzong

普羅〔-罗〕 pou² lo⁴ {pǔ luó}

1. proletariat (loanword)
2. abbr. for 普羅列塔利亞

普寧〔-宁〕 pou² ning⁴ {Pǔ níng}

Puning county level city in Jieyang 揭陽, Guangdong

普安 pou² on¹ {Pǔ ān}

Puan county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州, Guizhou

普遍 pou² pin³ {pǔ biàn}

1. universal
2. general
3. widespread
4. common

普西 pou² sai¹ {pǔ xī}

psi (Greek letter Ψψ)

普世 pou² sai³ {pǔ shì}

1. ecumenical
2. universal

普氏 pou² si⁶ {Pǔ shì}

Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski 普爾熱瓦爾斯基 (1839-1888), Russian explorer who made four expeditions to Central Asian from 1870

普選〔-选〕 pou² syun² {pǔ xuǎn}

1. election with general suffrage
2. general election

普陀 pou² to⁴ {Pǔ tuó}

Putuo district of Zhoushan city 舟山市, Zhejiang

普通 pou² tung¹ {pǔ tōng}

1. common
2. ordinary
3. general
4. average

普照 pou² ziu³ {pǔ zhào}

to illuminate everything (of the sun)

普定縣〔--县〕 pou² ding⁶ jyun⁶ {Pǔ dìng xiàn}

Puding county in Anshun 安順, Guizhou

普格縣〔--县〕 pou² gaak³ jyun⁶ {Pǔ gé xiàn}

Puge county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州, south Sichuan

普希金 pou² hei¹ gam¹ {Pǔ xī jīn}

Alexandr Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837), great Russian romantic poet

普洱市 pou² ji⁵ si⁵ {Pǔ ěr shì}

1. Pu'er prefecture level city in Yunnan
2. county capital of Ning'er Hani and Yi autonomous county 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣

普契尼 pou² kai³ nei⁴ {Pǔ qì ní}

Puccini

普拉亞〔--亚〕 pou² laai¹ aa³ {Pǔ lā yà}

Praia, capital of Cape Verde

普拉達〔--达〕 pou² laai¹ daat⁶ {Pǔ lā dá}

Prada (brand)

普拉提 pou² laai¹ tai⁴ {Pǔ lā tí}

Pilates (physical fitness system)

普蘭店〔-兰-〕 pou² laan⁴ dim³ {Pǔ lán diàn}

Pulandian county level city in Dalian 大連, Liaoning

普蘭縣〔-兰县〕 pou² laan⁴ jyun⁶ {Pǔ lán xiàn}

Burang county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Spu hreng rdzong

普羅迪〔-罗-〕 pou² lo⁴ dik⁶ {Pǔ luó dí}

Prodi (surname)

普萊斯〔-莱-〕 pou² loi⁴ si¹ {Pǔ lái sī}

Price (name)

普朗克 pou² long⁵ hak¹ {Pǔ lǎng kè}

Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist

普魯東〔-鲁东〕 pou² lou⁵ dung¹ {Pǔ lǔ dōng}

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865), French socialist philosopher

普魯士〔-鲁-〕 pou² lou⁵ si⁶ {Pǔ lǔ shì}

Prussia (historical German state)

普米族 pou² mai⁵ zuk⁶ {Pǔ mǐ zú}

Pumi ethnic group

普密蓬 pou² mat⁶ pung⁴ {Pǔ mì péng}

1. Bhumibol (b.Dec 5th 1927. King of Thailand since June 9th 1946)
2. (King) Bhumibol (Adulyadej)

普洱茶 pou² nei² caa⁴ {Pǔ ěr chá}

Pu'er tea from the Pu'er region of Yunnan

普寧市〔-宁-〕 pou² ning⁴ si⁵ {Pǔ níng shì}

Puning county level city in Jieyang 揭陽, Guangdong

普安縣〔--县〕 pou² on¹ jyun⁶ {Pǔ ān xiàn}

Puan county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州, Guizhou

普遍化 pou² pin³ faa³ {pǔ biàn huà}

generalization (logic)

普遍性 pou² pin³ sing³ {pǔ biàn xìng}

1. ubiquity
2. universality

普選權〔-选权〕 pou² syun² kyun⁴ {pǔ xuǎn quán}

universal suffrage

普天下 pou² tin¹ haa⁶ {pǔ tiān xià}

throughout the world

普陀區〔--区〕 pou² to⁴ keoi¹ {Pǔ tuó qū}

1. Putuo district, central Shanghai
2. Putuo district of Zhoushan city 舟山市, Zhejiang

普陀山 pou² to⁴ saan¹ {Pǔ tuó shān}

Mt Potala at Zhoushan 舟山市 in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Guanyin 觀音 (Avalokiteśvara)

普通車〔--车〕 pou² tung¹ ce¹ {pǔ tōng chē}

1. local train
2. ordinary vehicle

普通法 pou² tung¹ faat³ {pǔ tōng fǎ}

common law

普通股 pou² tung¹ gu² {pǔ tōng gǔ}

common stock

普通人 pou² tung¹ jan⁴ {pǔ tōng rén}

1. ordinary person
2. private citizen
3. people
4. the person in the street

普通鵟 pou² tung¹ kwong⁴ {pǔ tōng kuáng}

(Chinese bird species) eastern buzzard (Buteo japonicus)

普通鳾〔--䴓〕 pou² tung¹ si¹ {pǔ tōng shī}

(Chinese bird species) Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

普通話〔--话〕 pou² tung¹ waa² {pǔ tōng huà}

1. Mandarin (common language)
2. Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language)
3. ordinary speech

普通朋友 pou² tung¹ pang⁴ jau⁵ {pǔ tōng péng you}

noun; regular friend

普拉提斯 {Pǔlātísī}

Pilates (physical fitness system)

普渡大學〔---学〕 pou² dou⁶ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Pǔ dù Dà xué}

Purdue University

普度眾生〔--众-〕 pou² dou⁶ zung³ sang¹ {pǔ dù zhòng shēng}

(Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom)

普法戰爭〔--战争〕 pou² faat³ zin³ zang¹ {Pǔ Fǎ Zhàn zhēng}

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)

普加喬夫〔--乔-〕 pou² gaa¹ kiu⁴ fu¹ {Pǔ jiā qiáo fū}

Yemelyan Ivanovich Pugachov (1742-1775), Russian Cossack, leader of peasant rebellion 1773-1775 against Catherine the Great

普賢菩薩〔-贤-萨〕 pou² jin⁴ pou⁴ saat³ {Pǔ xián Pú sà}

Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth

普蘭店市〔-兰--〕 pou² laan⁴ dim³ si⁵ {Pǔ lán diàn shì}

Pulandian county level city in Dalian 大連, Liaoning

普林斯噸〔---吨〕 pou² lam⁴ si¹ deon¹ {Pǔ lín sī dūn}

Princeton, New Jersey

普林斯頓〔---顿〕 pou² lam⁴ si¹ deon⁶ {Pǔ lín sī dùn}

Princeton, New Jersey

普里切特 pou² lei⁵ cit³ dak⁶ {Pǔ lǐ qiè tè}

Pratchett (name)

普利策獎〔---奖〕 pou² lei⁶ caak³ zoeng² {Pǔ lì cè jiǎng}

Pulitzer Prize

普利茅斯 pou² lei⁶ maau⁴ si¹ {Pǔ lì máo sī}

Plymouth

普利司通 pou² lei⁶ si¹ tung¹ {pǔ lì sī tōng}

Bridgestone tire company

普雷斯堡 pou² leoi⁴ si¹ bou² {Pǔ léi sī bǎo}

Pressburg (Slovakia)

普雷斯頓〔---顿〕 pou² leoi⁴ si¹ deon⁶ {Pǔ léi sī dùn}

Preston, city in England

普羅大眾〔-罗-众〕 pou² lo⁴ daai⁶ zung³ {pǔ luó dà zhòng}

1. proletariat
2. abbr. for 普羅列塔利亞 plus masses
3. also written 無產階級 in PRC Marxist theory

普羅提諾〔-罗-诺〕 pou² lo⁴ tai⁴ nok⁶ {Pǔ luó tí nuò}

Plotinus (204-270), Neoplatonism philosopher

普羅旺斯〔-罗--〕 pou² lo⁴ wong⁶ si¹ {Pǔ luó wàng sī}

Provence (south of France)

普羅扎克〔-罗--〕 pou² lo⁴ zaat³ hak¹ {Pǔ luó zhā kè}

Prozac (also marketed as Fluoxetine)

普魯卡因〔-鲁--〕 pou² lou⁵ kaa¹ jan¹ {pǔ lǔ kǎ yīn}

procaine (nerve blocking agent) (loanword)

普魯斯特〔-鲁--〕 pou² lou⁵ si¹ dak⁶ {Pǔ lǔ sī tè}

Marcel Proust (1871-1922), French author

普萘洛爾〔---尔〕 pou² noi⁶ lok⁶ ji⁵ {pǔ nài luò ěr}

propranolol (beta-blocker used to treat high blood pressure)

普遍理論〔---论〕 pou² pin³ lei⁵ leon⁶ {pǔ biàn lǐ lùn}

universal hypothesis

普普通通 pou² pou² tung¹ tung¹ {pǔ pǔ tōng tōng}

1. ordinary
2. mediocre
3. nothing special

普世教會〔---会〕 pou² sai³ gaau³ wui² {pǔ shì jiào huì}

ecumenical

普什圖語〔--图语〕 pou² sap⁶ tou⁴ jyu⁵ {Pǔ shí tú yǔ}

Pashtu (one of the languages of Afghanistan)

普氏野馬〔---马〕 pou² si⁶ je⁵ maa⁵ {Pǔ shì yě mǎ}

Przevalski horse (Equus przewalskii) wild horse of Central Asia first identified in 1881 by Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski 普爾熱瓦爾斯基

普桑轎車〔--轿车〕 pou² song¹ giu² ce¹ {Pǔ sāng jiào chē}

1. Passat
2. a car model of Volkswagen

普天同慶〔---庆〕 pou² tin¹ tung⁴ hing³ {pǔ tiān tóng qìng}

1. everybody celebrating together
2. universal celebration
3. universal rejoicing

普通赤楊〔---杨〕 pou² tung¹ cek³ joeng⁴ {pǔ tōng chì yáng}

alder tree (Alnus glutinosa)

普通翠鳥〔---鸟〕 pou² tung¹ ceoi³ niu⁵ {pǔ tōng cuì niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

普通潛鳥〔--潜鸟〕 pou² tung¹ cim⁴ niu⁵ {pǔ tōng qián niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) common loon (Gavia immer)

普通教育 pou² tung¹ gaau³ juk⁶ {pǔ tōng jiào yù}

general education

普通夜鷹〔---鹰〕 pou² tung¹ je⁶ jing¹ {pǔ tōng yè yīng}

(Chinese bird species) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka)

普通燕鷗〔---鸥〕 pou² tung¹ jin³ au¹ {pǔ tōng yàn ōu}

(Chinese bird species) common tern (Sterna hirundo)

普通燕鴴〔---鸻〕 pou² tung¹ jin³ hang⁴ {pǔ tōng yàn héng}

(Chinese bird species) oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

普通鷹鵑〔--鹰鹃〕 pou² tung¹ jing¹ gyun¹ {pǔ tōng yīng juān}

(Chinese bird species) common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)

普通秧雞〔---鸡〕 pou² tung¹ joeng¹ gai¹ {pǔ tōng yāng jī}

(Chinese bird species) brown-cheeked rail (Rallus indicus)

普通樓燕〔--楼-〕 pou² tung¹ lau⁴ jin³ {pǔ tōng lóu yàn}

(Chinese bird species) common swift (Apus apus)

普通鸕鶿〔--鸬鹚〕 pou² tung¹ lou⁴ ci⁴ {pǔ tōng lú cí}

(Chinese bird species) great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

普通民眾〔---众〕 pou² tung¹ man⁴ zung³ {pǔ tōng mín zhòng}

1. ordinary people
2. the masses

普通問題〔--问题〕 pou² tung¹ man⁶ tai⁴ {pǔ tōng wèn tí}

1. common questions
2. general questions

普通名詞〔---词〕 pou² tung¹ ming⁴ ci⁴ {pǔ tōng míng cí}

common noun (grammar)

普通中學〔---学〕 pou² tung¹ zung¹ hok⁶ {pǔ tōng zhōng xué}

general middle school

普通朱雀 pou² tung¹ zyu¹ zoek³ {pǔ tōng zhū què}

(Chinese bird species) common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)

普濟眾生〔-济众-〕 pou² zai³ zung³ sang¹ {pǔ jì zhòng shēng}

universal mercy and succor (idiom); the Buddha's infinite power and mercy

普里什蒂納〔----纳〕 pou² lei⁵ sap⁶ dai³ naap⁶ {Pǔ lǐ shí dì nà}

Pristina, capital of Kosovo 科索沃

普利托里亞〔----亚〕 pou² lei⁶ tok³ lei⁵ aa³ {Pǔ lì tuō lǐ yà}

Pretoria, capital of South Africa (Tw)

普列謝茨克〔--谢--〕 pou² lit⁶ ze⁶ ci⁴ hak¹ {Pǔ liè xiè cí kè}

Plesetsk, settlement in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

普羅科菲夫〔-罗---〕 pou² lo⁴ fo¹ fei¹ fu¹ {Pǔ luó kē fēi fū}

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953), Russian composer

普羅夫迪夫〔-罗---〕 pou² lo⁴ fu¹ dik⁶ fu¹ {Pǔ luó fū dí fū}

Plovdiv

普羅維登斯〔-罗维--〕 pou² lo⁴ wai⁴ dang¹ si¹ {Pǔ luó wéi dēng sī}

Providence, capital of Rhode Island

普羅旺斯語〔-罗--语〕 pou² lo⁴ wong⁶ si¹ jyu⁵ {Pǔ luó wàng sī yǔ}

Provençal (language)

普朗克常數〔----数〕 pou² long⁵ hak¹ soeng⁴ sou³ {Pǔ lǎng kè cháng shù}

Planck's constant h, approximately equal to 6.626 x 10^-34 joule.seconds or 4.135 x 10^-15 electron volt.seconds

普魯東主義〔-鲁东-义〕 pou² lou⁵ dung¹ zyu² ji⁶ {Pǔ lǔ dōng zhǔ yì}

Proudhonism, 19th century socialist theory

普遍性假設〔----设〕 pou² pin³ sing³ gaa² cit³ {pǔ biàn xìng jiǎ shè}

universal hypothesis

普世基督教 pou² sai³ gei¹ duk¹ gaau³ {pǔ shì Jī dū jiào}

ecumenical

普氏小羚羊 pou² si⁶ siu² ling⁴ joeng⁴ {Pǔ shì xiǎo líng yáng}

Przevalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) of Central Asia

普通秋沙鴨〔----鸭〕 pou² tung¹ cau¹ saa¹ aap³ {pǔ tōng qiū shā yā}

(Chinese bird species) common merganser (Mergus merganser)

普通角閃石〔---闪-〕 pou² tung¹ gok³ sim² sek⁶ {pǔ tōng jiǎo shǎn shí}

hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)

普通老百姓 pou² tung¹ lou⁵ baak³ sing³ {pǔ tōng lǎo bǎi xìng}

1. common people
2. average people
3. hoi polloi

普林斯噸大學〔---吨-学〕 pou² lam⁴ si¹ deon¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Pǔ lín sī dūn Dà xué}

Princeton University

普林斯頓大學〔---顿-学〕 pou² lam⁴ si¹ deon⁶ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Pǔ lín sī dùn Dà xué}

Princeton University

普雷克斯流程 pou² leoi⁴ hak¹ si¹ lau⁴ cing⁴ {pǔ léi kè sī liú chéng}

purex

普羅列塔利亞〔-罗---亚〕 pou² lo⁴ lit⁶ taap³ lei⁶ aa³ {pǔ luó liè tǎ lì yà}

proletariat (loanword)

普密蓬阿杜德 pou² mat⁶ pung⁴ aa³ dou⁶ dak¹ {Pǔ mì péng Ā dù dé}

Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927-), King of Thailand (reigned 1945-)

普氏立克次體〔-----体〕 pou² si⁶ laap⁶ hak¹ ci³ tai² {pǔ shì lì kè cì tǐ}

Rickettsia prowazekii

普爾熱瓦爾斯基〔-尔热-尔--〕 pou² ji⁵ jit⁶ ngaa⁵ ji⁵ si¹ gei¹ {Pǔ ěr rè wǎ ěr sī jī}

1. Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski (1839-1888), Russian explorer who made four expeditions to Central Asian from 1870
2. abbr. to 普氏

普洱哈尼族彞族自治縣〔-----彝---县〕 pou² ji⁵ haa¹ nei⁴ zuk⁶ ji⁴ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Pǔ ěr Hā ní zú Yí zú zì zhì xiàn}

former Pu'er Hani and Yi autonomous county in Yunnan, renamed in 2007 Ning'er Hani and Yi autonomous county 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣, capital Pu'er city 普洱市

普列謝茨克衛星發射場〔--谢--卫-发-场〕 pou² lit⁶ ze⁶ ci⁴ hak¹ wai⁶ sing¹ faat³ se⁶ coeng⁴ {Pǔ liè xiè cí kè wèi xīng fā shè chǎng}

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

普通高等學校招生全國統一考試〔----学----国统--试〕 pou² tung¹ gou¹ dang² hok⁶ haau⁶ ziu¹ sang¹ cyun⁴ gwok³ tung² jat¹ haau² si⁵ {Pǔ tōng Gāo děng Xué xiào Zhāo shēng Quán guó Tǒng yī Kǎo shì}

1. NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC)
2. usually abbr. to 高考