波 bo¹ {bō}

(ball game) 1. ball; (slang) 1. boobs; 2. (Precautionary measures) the signals of typhoon in force

波 bo¹ {bō}

1. wave
2. ripple
3. storm
4. surge

波 bo¹ {Bō}

1. Poland
2. Polish
3. abbr. for 波蘭

波場〔-场〕 bo¹ coeng⁴ {bō chǎng}

(noun) a soccer field; or (noun) events of parties or balls

波地 bo¹ dei⁶ {bō dì}

football pitch; football playground

波鞋 bo¹ haai⁴ {bō xié}

(noun) running shoes

波友 bo¹ jau⁵ {bō yǒu}

a fellow football team mate

波士 bo¹ si² {bō shì}

the boss

波子 bo¹ zi² {bō zǐ}

(noun) marbles; or (noun) Porsche

波霸 bo¹ baa³ {bō bà}

1. (slang) (loanword) big boobs
2. big-breasted
3. (coll.) tapioca balls, in 波霸奶茶

波長〔-长〕 bo¹ coeng⁴ {bō cháng}

wavelength

波束 bo¹ cuk¹ {bō shù}

beam

波速 bo¹ cuk¹ {bō sù}

wave velocity

波德 bo¹ dak¹ {Bō dé}

Johann Elert Bode (1747-1826), German astronomer

波特 bo¹ dak⁶ {bō tè}

baud

波特 bo¹ dak⁶ {Bō tè}

Potter or Porter (surname)

波蕩〔-荡〕 bo¹ dong⁶ {bō dàng}

1. heave
2. surge

波導〔-导〕 bo¹ dou⁶ {bō dǎo}

wave guide

波動〔-动〕 bo¹ dung⁶ {bō dòng}

1. to undulate
2. to fluctuate
3. wave motion
4. rise and fall

波段 bo¹ dyun⁶ {bō duàn}

wave band

波幅 bo¹ fuk¹ {bō fú}

amplitude

波峰 bo¹ fung¹ {bō fēng}

wave crest

波谷 bo¹ guk¹ {bō gǔ}

trough

波季 bo¹ gwai³ {Bō jì}

Poti, strategic seaport in Abkhazia, Republic of Georgia

波光 bo¹ gwong¹ {bō guāng}

gleaming reflection of waves in sunlight

波黑 bo¹ hak¹ {Bō Hēi}

abbr. for Bosnia-Herzegovina

波河 bo¹ ho⁴ {Bō Hé}

Po River, longest river in Italy

波鴻〔-鸿〕 bo¹ hung⁴ {Bō hóng}

Bochum (city in Germany)

波音 bo¹ jam¹ {Bō yīn}

Boeing

波音 bo¹ jam¹ {bō yīn}

mordent (music)

波恩 bo¹ jan¹ {Bō ēn}

Bonn, a small town on the Rhine, Cold War capital of West Germany 1949-1990

波形 bo¹ jing⁴ {bō xíng}

wave form

波陽〔-阳〕 bo¹ joeng⁴ {Bō yáng}

Boyang county, former name of Poyang county 鄱陽縣 in Shangrao 上饒, Jiangxi

波語〔-语〕 bo¹ jyu⁵ {Bō yǔ}

Polish language

波及 bo¹ kap⁶ {bō jí}

1. to spread to
2. to involve
3. to affect

波瀾〔-澜〕 bo¹ laan⁴ {bō lán}

1. billows
2. great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)

波蘭〔-兰〕 bo¹ laan⁴ {Bō lán}

Poland

波羅〔-罗〕 bo¹ lo⁴ {Bō luó}

1. Polo (car made by Volkswagen)
2. surname Polo

波浪 bo¹ long⁶ {bō làng}

wave

波紋〔-纹〕 bo¹ man⁴ {bō wén}

1. ripple
2. corrugation

波密 bo¹ mat⁶ {Bō mì}

Bomi county, Tibetan: Spo mes rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區, Tibet

波面 bo¹ min⁶ {bō miàn}

wave front

波昂 bo¹ ngong⁴ {Bō áng}

Bonn, city in Germany (Tw)

波旁 bo¹ pong⁴ {Bō páng}

Bourbon

波譜〔-谱〕 bo¹ pou² {bō pǔ}

spectrum

波霎 bo¹ saap³ {bō shà}

pulsar (astronomy)

波斯 bo¹ si¹ {Bō sī}

Persia

波數〔-数〕 bo¹ sou³ {bō shù}

wave number (reciprocal of frequency)

波濤〔-涛〕 bo¹ tou⁴ {bō tāo}

1. great waves
2. billows

波折 bo¹ zit³ {bō zhé}

twists and turns

波狀〔-状〕 bo¹ zong⁶ {bō zhuàng}

wave-shaped

波子棋 bo¹ zi² kei² {bō zi qí}

Chinese checkers (a broad game)

波阿次 bo¹ aa³ ci³ {Bō ā cì}

Boaz (name)

波阿斯 bo¹ aa³ si¹ {Bō ā sī}

Boaz (son of Salmon and Rahab)

波斑鴇〔--鸨〕 bo¹ baan¹ bou² {bō bān bǎo}

(Chinese bird species) MacQueen's bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii)

波波頭〔--头〕 bo¹ bo¹ tau⁴ {bō bō tóu}

bob (hairstyle)

波茨坦 bo¹ ci⁴ taan² {Bō cí tǎn}

Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany

波帶片〔-带-〕 bo¹ daai³ pin³ {bō dài piān}

zone plate

波德申 bo¹ dak¹ san¹ {Bō dé shēn}

Port Dickson (holiday destination in Malaysia)

波特率 bo¹ dak⁶ leot² {bō tè lǜ}

baud

波特酒 bo¹ dak⁶ zau² {Bō tè jiǔ}

Port wine

波動性〔-动-〕 bo¹ dung⁶ sing³ {bō dòng xìng}

fluctuation

波方程 bo¹ fong¹ cing⁴ {bō fāng chéng}

wave equation (math. physics)

波哥大 bo¹ go¹ daai⁶ {Bō gē dà}

Bogota, capital of Colombia

波江座 bo¹ gong¹ zo⁶ {Bō jiāng zuò}

Eridanus (constellation)

波函數〔--数〕 bo¹ haam⁴ sou³ {bō hán shù}

wave function (in quantum mechanics)

波爾多〔-尔-〕 bo¹ ji⁵ do¹ {Bō ěr duō}

Bordeaux

波爾卡〔-尔-〕 bo¹ ji⁵ kaa¹ {bō ěr kǎ}

polka (dance) (loanword)

波義耳〔-义-〕 bo¹ ji⁶ ji⁵ {Bō yì ěr}

1. Boyle (name)
2. Robert Boyle (1627-91), British and Irish scientist and pioneer chemist

波陽縣〔-阳县〕 bo¹ joeng⁴ jyun⁶ {Bō yáng xiàn}

Boyang county, former name of Poyang county 鄱陽縣 in Shangrao 上饒, Jiangxi

波蘭語〔-兰语〕 bo¹ laan⁴ jyu⁵ {Bō lán yǔ}

Polish (language)

波羅蜜〔-罗-〕 bo¹ lo⁴ mat⁶ {bō luó mì}

1. jackfruit
2. breadfruit
3. Artocarpus heterophyllus

波來古〔-来-〕 bo¹ loi⁴ gu² {Bō lái gǔ}

Pleiku, Vietnam

波萊羅〔-莱罗〕 bo¹ loi⁴ lo⁴ {bō lái luó}

bolero (dance) (loanword)

波隆那 bo¹ lung⁴ naa⁵ {Bō lōng nà}

Bologna, city in Northern Italy

波密縣〔--县〕 bo¹ mat⁶ jyun⁶ {Bō mì xiàn}

Bomi county, Tibetan: Spo mes rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區, Tibet

波美度 bo¹ mei⁵ dou⁶ {Bō měi dù}

Baume degrees

波拿巴 bo¹ naa⁴ baa¹ {Bō ná bā}

1. Bonaparte (name)
2. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815

波塞冬 bo¹ sak¹ dung¹ {Bō sāi dōng}

Poseidon, God of the sea in Greek mythology

波森莓 bo¹ sam¹ mui⁴ {bō sēn méi}

boysenberry (hybrid of raspberry and blackberry)

波斯教 bo¹ si¹ gaau³ {Bō sī jiào}

1. Persian religion
2. Zoroastrianism or Manicheanism

波斯語〔--语〕 bo¹ si¹ jyu⁵ {Bō sī yǔ}

1. Persian (language)
2. Farsi

波斯貓〔--猫〕 bo¹ si¹ maau¹ {Bō sī māo}

Persian (cat)

波斯灣〔--湾〕 bo¹ si¹ waan¹ {Bō sī Wān}

Persian Gulf

波士頓〔--顿〕 bo¹ si⁶ deon² {Bō shì dùn}

Boston, capital of Massachusetts

波札那 bo¹ zaat³ naa⁵ {Bō zhá nà}

Botswana, South Africa (Tw)

波茲曼〔-兹-〕 bo¹ zi¹ maan⁶ {Bō zī màn}

Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906), Austrian physicist and philosopher

波茲南〔-兹-〕 bo¹ zi¹ naam⁴ {Bō zī nán}

Poznan (city in Poland)

波茲坦〔-兹-〕 bo¹ zi¹ taan² {Bō zī tǎn}

Potsdam, Germany

波狀熱〔-状热〕 bo¹ zong⁶ jit⁶ {bō zhuàng rè}

1. undulant fever
2. brucellosis

波狀雲〔-状云〕 bo¹ zong⁶ wan⁴ {bō zhuàng yún}

undulatus

波霸奶茶 bo¹ baa³ naai⁵ caa⁴ {bō bà nǎi chá}

1. bubble milk tea (Taiwan)
2. Boba milk tea
3. tapioca milk tea
4. see also 珍珠奶茶

波特蘭市〔--兰-〕 bo¹ dak⁶ laan⁴ si⁵ {Bō tè lán shì}

Portland (city)

波多黎各 bo¹ do¹ lai⁴ gok³ {Bō duō Lí gè}

Puerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States

波動力學〔-动-学〕 bo¹ dung⁶ lik⁶ hok⁶ {bō dòng lì xué}

wave mechanics (physics)

波弗特海 bo¹ fat¹ dak⁶ hoi² {Bō fú tè Hǎi}

Beaufort Sea (off Alaska and British Columbia)

波希米亞〔---亚〕 bo¹ hei¹ mai⁵ aa³ {Bō xī mǐ yà}

Bohemia, European country (in current Czechia and Slovakia)

波恩大學〔---学〕 bo¹ jan¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Bō ēn Dà xué}

University of Bonn

波爾布特〔-尔--〕 bo¹ ji⁵ bou³ dak⁶ {Bō ěr Bù tè}

Pol Pot (1925-1998), Cambodian communist leader

波爾多液〔-尔--〕 bo¹ ji⁵ do¹ jik⁶ {Bō ěr duō yè}

Bordeaux mixture

波瀾起伏〔-澜--〕 bo¹ laan⁴ hei² fuk⁶ {bō lán qǐ fú}

one climax follows another (of thrilling story)

波瀾老成〔-澜--〕 bo¹ laan⁴ lou⁵ sing⁴ {bō lán lǎo chéng}

1. splendid and powerful (of story)
2. majestic
3. awesome

波蘭斯基〔-兰--〕 bo¹ laan⁴ si¹ gei¹ {Bō lán sī jī}

Polanski (name)

波瀾壯闊〔-澜壮阔〕 bo¹ laan⁴ zong³ fut³ {bō lán zhuàng kuò}

1. surging forward with great momentum
2. unfolding on a magnificent scale

波羅的海〔-罗--〕 bo¹ lo⁴ dik¹ hoi² {Bō luó dì Hǎi}

Baltic Sea

波洛涅斯 bo¹ lok⁶ nip⁶ si¹ {Bō luò niè sī}

1. Polonius (name)
2. Shakespearean character, father of Ophelia, accidentally killed by Hamlet

波普藝術〔--艺术〕 bo¹ pou² ngai⁶ seot⁶ {bō pǔ yì shù}

pop art (loanword)

波西米亞〔---亚〕 bo¹ sai¹ mai⁵ aa³ {Bō xī mǐ yà}

1. Bohemia
2. central European country mostly within the modern Czech republic
3. person leading unconventional lifestyle, esp. in western intellectual or artistic circles

波什格倫〔---伦〕 bo¹ sap⁶ gaak³ leon⁴ {Bō shén gé lún}

Porsgrunn (city in Telemark, Norway)

波斯尼亞〔---亚〕 bo¹ si¹ nei⁴ aa³ {Bō sī ní yà}

Bosnia

波士尼亞〔---亚〕 bo¹ si⁶ nei⁴ aa³ {Bō shì ní yà}

Bosnia (Tw)

波濤洶涌〔-涛汹-〕 bo¹ tou⁴ hung¹ jung² {bō tāo xiōng yǒng}

1. waves surging forth
2. roaring sea

波濤粼粼〔-涛--〕 bo¹ tou⁴ leon⁴ leon⁴ {bō tāo lín lín}

crystalline waves (idiom)

波茨坦公告 bo¹ ci⁴ taan² gung¹ gou³ {Bō cí tǎn Gōng gào}

Potsdam Declaration

波茨坦會議〔---会议〕 bo¹ ci⁴ taan² wui⁶ ji⁵ {Bō cí tǎn huì yì}

Potsdam conference, July-August 1945, between Truman, Stalin and British prime ministers Churchill and Attlee

波拉波拉島〔----岛〕 bo¹ laai¹ bo¹ laai¹ dou² {Bō lā Bō lā Dǎo}

Bora Bora, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia

波粒二象性 bo¹ lap¹ ji⁶ zoeng⁶ sing³ {bō lì èr xiàng xìng}

wave-particle duality in quantum mechanics

波利尼西亞〔----亚〕 bo¹ lei⁶ nei⁴ sai¹ aa³ {Bō lì ní xī yà}

Polynesia

波美比重計〔----计〕 bo¹ mei⁵ bei² cung⁵ gai³ {Bō měi bǐ zhòng jì}

Baume hydrometer

波美拉尼亞〔----亚〕 bo¹ mei⁵ laai¹ nei⁴ aa³ {Bō měi lā ní yà}

Pomerania, a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea

波斯尼亞語〔---亚语〕 bo¹ si¹ nei⁴ aa³ jyu⁵ {Bō sī ní yà yǔ}

Bosnian (language)

波斯普魯斯〔---鲁-〕 bo¹ si¹ pou² lou⁵ si¹ {Bō sī pǔ lǔ sī}

Bosphorus

波士頓大學〔--顿-学〕 bo¹ si⁶ deon² daai⁶ hok⁶ {Bō shì dùn Dà xué}

Boston University

波士頓紅襪〔--顿红袜〕 bo¹ si⁶ deon² hung⁴ mat⁶ {Bō shì dùn Hóng wà}

Boston Red Sox (baseball) team

波托馬克河〔--马--〕 bo¹ tok³ maa⁵ hak¹ ho⁴ {Bō tuō mǎ kè Hé}

Potomac River

波斯普魯斯海峽〔---鲁--峡〕 bo¹ si¹ pou² lou⁵ si¹ hoi² haap⁶ {Bō sī pǔ lǔ sī Hǎi xiá}

the Bosphorus (strait)

波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那共和國〔---亚----维---国〕 bo¹ si¹ nei⁴ aa³ wo⁴ hak¹ sak¹ go¹ wai⁴ naa⁵ gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok³ {Bō sī ní yà hé Hēi sài gē wéi nà Gòng hé guó}

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina