鋪〔铺〕 pou¹ {pù}

(verb) (of construction or renovation) 1. tile; 2. cover

鋪〔铺〕 pou¹ {pū}

1. to spread
2. to display
3. to set up
4. (old) holder for door-knocker

鋪〔铺〕 pou¹ {pù}

1. plank bed
2. place to sleep
3. shop
4. store
5. (old) relay station

鋪頭〔铺头〕 pou³ tau² {pū tóu}

a shop lot

鋪頭〔铺头〕 pou³ tau⁴ {pū tóu}

store; shop

鋪擺〔铺摆〕 pou¹ baai² {pū bǎi}

1. to display (goods)
2. to dispose of

鋪板〔铺-〕 pou¹ baan² {pù bǎn}

bedboard

鋪砌〔铺-〕 pou¹ cai³ {pū qì}

to pave

鋪襯〔铺衬〕 pou¹ can³ {pū chen}

patch of cloth

鋪陳〔铺陈〕 pou¹ can⁴ {pū chén}

1. to arrange
2. to spread out
3. to narrate in detail
4. to describe at great length
5. to elaborate

鋪設〔铺设〕 pou¹ cit³ {pū shè}

1. to lay (railroad tracks, carpet, pipeline)
2. to install (wiring, cable)
3. to construct (road, concrete slab)

鋪床〔铺-〕 pou¹ cong⁴ {pū chuáng}

1. to make a bed
2. to lay bedding

鋪放〔铺-〕 pou¹ fong³ {pū fàng}

to display

鋪蓋〔铺盖〕 pou¹ goi³ {pū gài}

to spread evenly over

鋪蓋〔铺盖〕 pou¹ goi³ {pū gai}

1. bedding
2. bedclothes

鋪軌〔铺轨〕 pou¹ gwai² {pū guǐ}

to lay railway track

鋪衍〔铺-〕 pou¹ jin⁵ {pù yǎn}

1. to spread out widely
2. to disseminate

鋪炕〔铺-〕 pou¹ kong³ {pū kàng}

1. to make a bed
2. to lay bedding

鋪路〔铺-〕 pou¹ lou⁶ {pū lù}

1. to pave (with paving stones)
2. to lay a road
3. to give a present to sb to ensure success

鋪面〔铺-〕 pou¹ min⁶ {pū miàn}

1. paving
2. pavement

鋪面〔铺-〕 pou¹ min⁶ {pù miàn}

1. front window
2. store front

鋪排〔铺-〕 pou¹ paai⁴ {pū pái}

to arrange

鋪平〔铺-〕 pou¹ ping⁴ {pū píng}

1. to spread out (material)
2. to pave (the way, a road etc)

鋪首〔铺-〕 pou¹ sau² {pū shǒu}

holder for door knocker

鋪攤〔铺摊〕 pou¹ taan¹ {pū tan}

1. to spread out
2. to display
3. to lay out a vendor's stall

鋪敘〔铺叙〕 pou¹ zeoi⁶ {pū xù}

1. to explain all the details
2. complete narrative

鋪展〔铺-〕 pou¹ zin² {pū zhǎn}

to spread out

鋪墊〔铺垫〕 pou¹ zin³ {pū diàn}

1. to spread out bedding
2. bedcover

鋪張〔铺张〕 pou¹ zoeng¹ {pū zhāng}

1. ostentation
2. extravagance

鋪保〔铺-〕 pou³ bou² {pù bǎo}

shop's guarantee

鋪底〔铺-〕 pou³ dai² {pù dǐ}

shop fittings

鋪家〔铺-〕 pou³ gaa¹ {pù jiā}

1. store
2. shop

鋪捐〔铺-〕 pou³ gyun¹ {pù juān}

tax on stores

鋪位〔铺-〕 pou³ wai² {pù wèi}

1. bunk
2. berth

鋪戶〔铺户〕 pou³ wu⁶ {pù hù}

1. store
2. shop

鋪子〔铺-〕 pou³ zi² {pù zi}

1. store
2. shop

鋪草皮〔铺--〕 pou¹ cou² pei⁴ {pū cǎo pí}

lose money in horse betting (spoken)

鋪面房〔铺--〕 pou³ min⁶ fong⁴ {pù miàn fáng}

1. store
2. front room of house serving as shop

鋪蓋卷兒〔铺盖-儿〕 pou¹ goi³ gyun² ji⁴ {pū gài juǎn r}

bedroll

鋪天蓋地〔铺-盖-〕 pou¹ tin¹ goi³ dei⁶ {pū tiān gài dì}

1. lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering
2. omnipresent
3. of universal importance

鋪張浪費〔铺张-费〕 pou¹ zoeng¹ long⁶ fai³ {pū zhāng làng fèi}

extravagance and waste (idiom)