| 包 | 1346C45 92.70 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄅㄠ [bao1] | ||
| N. | (1) Package, bag, any soft container: 一包米，一包糖 a bag of rice, sugar (also [bao1er0]); 皮包，錢包，荷包 wallet; 書包 package of books; 紅包 gift for children, servants, etc., esp. gift for bribery; 門 包 52B.00 formerly, gift for gatekeeper; 包裹，包袱 [bao1guo3], [bao1fu0]↓. (2) A bun: 菜包 a bun stuffed with vegetables; 肉包 a bun stuffed with meat; 湯包 a bun with meat and gravy. (3) A surname. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) To wrap up: 包上，包起來. (2) To include: 包這個在內 include this item, esp. 包括 [bao1guo4]↓. (3) To surround, esp. 包圍，包抄 [bao1wei2], [bao1chao1]↓; to shelter and protect: 包庇 [bao1bi4]↓. (4) To cover and hide: 包藏禍心 entertain rebellious schemes in mind. (5) To pay an inclusive price for s.t., to hire for period of time: 包月 hire by the month; 包車，船，飛機 engage car, charter boat, airplane; 包妓 keep a prostitute as mistress for a period; 包飯 offer board at definite price for month, etc.; 包租 rent house with privilege of subletting; 包稅 pay sum for levies to government and then collect from taxpayers; 包攬 [bao1lan3]↓. (6) To guarantee: 包換，包退 guarantee change of article or refund if unsatisfactory; 包銷 guarantee purchase of specified amount; 包辦 [bao1ban4]↓; 包醫，包治 guarantee cure. | |||||
| Words | 1. 包辦 [bao1ban4], v.t., (1) take over, be responsible for, be entrusted with: 這事由我包辦 I will be responsible; 包辦筵席 cater to dinners; (2) to monopolize (opportunity, field of work). 2. 包庇 [bao1bi4], v.t., shelter s.o. for wrongdoing. 3. 包抄 [bao1chao1], v.t., outflank (enemy) and attack. 4. 包封 [bao1feng1], v.t, to seal (package). 5. 包袱 [bao1fu0], n., cloth bag containing clothing, etc. in travel; 掉包袱 [diao4bao1fu0], (communist phr.) cast away burden of past habits of thinking; n., 包袱底兒 n., the bottom of the bag: (a) a person's secrets; n., (b) the most precious, usu. untouched possession of the family (also 包袱皮兒); (c) 抖露包袱底兒 show one's best act in performance, usu. reserved for the last. 6. 包管 [bao1guan3], v.i., guarantee, assure: 包管沒錯，成功，無事 I guarantee it's all right, it will succeed, there will be no trouble; 包管來回兒(Peking coll.) guarantee satisfaction or exchange of article purchased. 7. 包工 [bao1gong1], n., contract for labor; 包工制，包工活 [bao1gong1zhi4], [bao1gong1huo2], piece-work basis, such contracted work. 8. 包括 [bao1guo4] ([bao1gua1]), v.t., include. 9. 包裹 [bao1guo3], v.t. & n., parcel. 10. 包穀 [bao1gu3], n., maize. 11. 包含 [bao1han2]1, v.t., include. 12. 包涵 [bao1han2]2, v.t., be lenient toward mistake (請你包涵); v.t., 包涵兒 [bao1han2er0], n., (coll.) a small flaw:只有家貧是個小包涵兒 my fault is that we are poor. 13. 包荒 [bao1huang1], v.i., (LL, rare) shut eyes to filth, faults, i.e., be generous. 14. 包活 [bao1huo2], n., see [bao1gong1]↑. 15. 包紮 [bao1zha2], v.t., to tie up (a bundle); to bandage. 16. 包腳 [bao1jiao3], v.i. & n., bind foot, footbinding (usu. 纏腳 [chan2jiao3]). 17. 包莖 [bao1jing4], n., prepuce. 18. 包金 [bao1jin1], adj., covered with gold foil. 19. 包裝 [bao1zhuang1]1, n., & t., packing, to pack. 20. 包莊 [bao1zhuang1]2, v.i., to forfeit by paying for others’ loss at cards. 21. 包兒 [bao1er0], n., (1) a package; (2) ＝包子 bun, see N.2↑; n., (3) 包兒米 [bao1er0mi3], n., maize. 22. 包攬 [bao1lan3], v.t., in 包攬詞訟 act as shyster. 23. 包羅 [bao1luo2], v.t., cover: 包羅萬象 (of great novel) cover and contain everything. 24. 包票 [bao1piao4], n., certificate of guarantee. 25. 包皮 [bao1pi2], n., outer skin, wrapper; prepuce: 包皮重量 chassis weight of car (also called 皮重). 26. 包容 [bao1rong2], v.t., to forgive, pardon; see [bao1han2]2↑. 27. 包廂 [bao1xiang1], n., box at theaters. 28. 包探 [bao1tan4], n., detective. 29. 包頭 [bao1tou2], n., turban; head of contracted labor; 30. 包頭的 [bao1tou2de1], n., (a) female role played by actor (with turban for hair); (b) such hairdresser at theater; (c) name of city in Sueiyuan Province. 31. 包圍 [bao1wei2], v.t., (1) to surround (enemy) attack; (2) to exert combined pressure on person. 32. 包衣 [bao1yi1], n., (Manchu) boy servant. 33. 包銀 [bao1yin2], n., actor's monthly wages. 34. 包圓兒 [bao1yuarer0], v.i., buy the whole lot. 35. 包運 [bao1yUn4], v.i. & n., transport, -ation. | |||||