泡 paau¹ {pāo}

1. puffed
2. swollen
3. spongy
4. small lake (esp. in place names)
5. classifier for urine or feces

泡 paau¹ {pào}

1. bubble
2. foam
3. blister (i.e. skin bubble)
4. to soak
5. to steep
6. to infuse
7. to dawdle
8. to shilly-shally
9. to hang about
10. to pick up (a girl)
11. to get off with (a sexual partner)

泡哥 paau¹ go¹ {pào gē}

a pickpocket

泡貨〔-货〕 paau¹ fo³ {pāo huò}

light but bulky goods

泡芙 paau¹ fu¹ {pào fú}

1. cream puff (loanword)
2. profiterole

泡影 paau¹ jing² {pào yǐng}

1. lit. soap bubble
2. pie in the sky
3. nothing

泡漩 paau¹ syun⁴ {pào xuán}

1. eddy
2. whirlpool

泡桐 paau¹ tung⁴ {pāo tóng}

1. Paulownia tree (Fermiana platanifolia), a lightweight strong wood used for musical instruments
2. Chinese parasol tree

泡子 paau¹ zi² {pāo zi}

1. small lake
2. pond

泡子 paau¹ zi² {pào zi}

light bulb

泡茶 paau³ caa⁴ {pào chá}

to make tea

泡菜 paau³ coi³ {pào cài}

pickled cabbage

泡澡 paau³ cou³ {pào zǎo}

1. to bathe
2. to immerse oneself in a warm bath

泡飯〔-饭〕 paau³ faan⁶ {pào fàn}

1. to soak cooked rice in soup or water
2. cooked rice reheated in boiling water

泡腳〔-脚〕 paau³ goek³ {pào jiǎo}

1. foot bath
2. foot soak

泡麵〔-面〕 paau³ min⁶ {pào miàn}

instant noodles

泡饃〔-馍〕 paau³ mo⁴ {pào mó}

meat and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine)

泡妞 paau³ nau² {pào niū}

1. to pick up girls
2. to play around with girls
3. to chase after girls

泡水 paau³ seoi² {pào shuǐ}

1. to infuse
2. to soak in water

泡湯〔-汤〕 paau³ tong¹ {pào tāng}

1. to dawdle
2. to go slow deliberately
3. to fizzle out
4. to have all one's hopes dashed

泡制 paau³ zai³ {pào zhì}

1. to brew
2. to infuse
3. to pickle

泡椒 paau³ ziu¹ {pào jiāo}

pickled pepper

泡吧 pou⁵ baa¹ {pào bā}

1. to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc)
2. to go clubbing

泡沫 pou⁵ mut⁶ {pào mò}

1. foam
2. (soap) bubble
3. (economic) bubble

泡泡 pou⁵ pou⁵ {pào pao}

bubbles

泡騰〔-腾〕 pou⁵ tang⁴ {pào téng}

1. to bubble
2. to fizz
3. to effervesce

泡水館〔--馆〕 paau³ seoi² gun² {pào shuǐ guǎn}

a bathhouse; a hot water store

泡打粉 paau¹ daa² fan² {pào dǎ fěn}

baking powder

泡病號〔--号〕 paau³ beng⁶ hou⁶ {pào bìng hào}

1. to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill
2. to malinger

泡蘑菇 paau³ mo⁴ gu¹ {pào mó gu}

1. to procrastinate
2. to shilly-shally and waste time

泡溫泉〔-温-〕 paau³ wan¹ cyun⁴ {pào wēn quán}

to soak in a spa or hot spring

泡泡浴 pou⁵ pou⁵ juk⁶ {pào pào yù}

bubble bath

泡泡紗〔--纱〕 pou⁵ pou⁵ saa¹ {pào pào shā}

seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples)

泡泡糖 pou⁵ pou⁵ tong² {pào pào táng}

bubble gum

泡罩塔 pou⁵ zaau³ taap³ {pào zhào tǎ}

1. distillation tower
2. bubble tower
3. plate column

泡沫塑料 pou⁵ mut⁶ sou³ liu² {pào mò sù liào}

styrofoam

泡沫經濟〔--经济〕 pou⁵ mut⁶ ging¹ zai³ {pào mò jīng jì}

bubble economy

泡沫塑料 pou⁵ mut⁶ sou³ liu² {pào mò sù liào}

styrofoam

泡泡浴露 pou⁵ pou⁵ juk⁶ lou⁶ {pào pào yù lù}

bubble bath lotion

泡泡口香糖 pou⁵ pou⁵ hau² hoeng¹ tong² {pào pào kǒu xiāng táng}

bubble-gum