北漂 běi piāo ㄅㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄠ bak1 piu1
- to migrate to Beijing or Taipei in search of better job opportunities
- migrant worker living and working in Beijing or Taipei without a residence permit
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北
- 北京 Běi jīng ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ bak1 ging1 Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京)
- 北方 běi fāng ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ bak1 fong1 north
- 北极 北極 běi jí ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ bak1 gik6 the North Pole
- 北边 北邊 běi biān ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄢ bak1 bin1 north
- 北部 běi bù ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ bak1 bou6 northern part
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- 南北 nán běi ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ naam4 bak1 north and south
- 东北 東北 dōng běi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇ dung1 bak1 northeast
- 西北 xī běi ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ sai1 bak1 northwest
- 三北 Sān běi ㄙㄢ ㄅㄟˇ saam1 bak1 China's three northern regions, 东北, 华北 and 西北
- 丘北 Qiū běi ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄟˇ jau1 bak1 see 丘北县
- 以北 yǐ běi ㄧˇ ㄅㄟˇ ji5 bak1 to the north of (suffix)
- 北上 běi shàng ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ bak1 soeng5 to go up north
- 北亚 北亞 Běi Yà ㄅㄟˇ ㄧㄚˋ bak1 aa3 North Asia
- 北伐 Běi fá ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ bak1 fat6 the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
- 北佬 běi lǎo ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄠˇ bak1 lou2 northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
- 北仑 北侖 Běi lún ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ bak1 leon4 see 北仑区
- 北侧 北側 běi cè ㄅㄟˇ ㄘㄜˋ bak1 zak1 north side
- 北史 Běi shǐ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˇ bak1 si2 History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
- 北周 Běi Zhōu ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄡ bak1 zau1 the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
- 北国 北國 běi guó ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ bak1 gwok3 the northern part of the country
漂
- 漂亮 piào liang ㄆㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ piu3 loeng6 pretty; beautiful
- 浮漂 fú piāo ㄈㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄠ fau4 piu1 see 漂浮
- 漂摇 漂搖 piāo yáo ㄆㄧㄠ ㄧㄠˊ piu1 jiu4 swaying
- 漂染 piǎo rǎn ㄆㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˇ piu3 jim5 to bleach and dye
- 漂泊 piāo bó ㄆㄧㄠ ㄅㄛˊ piu1 bok6 (of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor
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- 漂洋 piāo yáng ㄆㄧㄠ ㄧㄤˊ piu1 joeng4 to cross the ocean
- 漂洗 piǎo xǐ ㄆㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧˇ piu3 sai2 to rinse (clothes)
- 漂流 piāo liú ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄡˊ piu1 lau4 to float on the current
- 漂浮 piāo fú ㄆㄧㄠ ㄈㄨˊ piu1 fau4 to float
- 漂白 piǎo bái ㄆㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄞˊ piu3 baak6 to bleach
- 漂砾 漂礫 piāo lì ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧˋ piu1 lik1 (geology) glacial erratic; rock transported by a glacier
- 漂移 piāo yí ㄆㄧㄠ ㄧˊ piu1 ji4 to drift
- 漂绿 漂綠 piǎo lǜ ㄆㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄩˋ piu1 luk6 to greenwash
- 漂荡 漂蕩 piāo dàng ㄆㄧㄠ ㄉㄤˋ piu1 dong6 variant of 飘荡
- 漂走 piāo zǒu ㄆㄧㄠ ㄗㄡˇ piu1 zau2 to float away; to drift; to be swept off
- 漂游 漂遊 piāo yóu ㄆㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ piu1 jau4 drift
- 漂零 piāo líng ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ piu1 ling4 variant of 飘零
- 漂雷 piāo léi ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄟˊ piu1 leoi4 floating mine
- 漂鹬 漂鷸 piāo yù ㄆㄧㄠ ㄩˋ piu1 wat6 (bird species of China) wandering tattler (Tringa incana)
- 长漂 長漂 cháng piāo ㄔㄤˊ ㄆㄧㄠ coeng4 piu1 rafting on the Yangtze River (abbr. for 长江漂流)
Idioms with these characters
- 北叟失马 北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ ㄅㄟˇ ㄙㄡˇ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ bak1 sau2 sat1 maa5 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- 大江南北 Dà jiāng nán běi ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ daai6 gong1 naam4 bak1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
- 喝西北风 喝西北風 hē xī běi fēng ㄏㄜ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄥ hot3 sai1 bak1 fung1 lit. to drink the northwest wind (idiom)
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- 南箕北斗 Nán jī Běi dǒu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ naam4 gei1 bak1 dau2 lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
- 南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄜˊ naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
- 南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ naam4 zing1 bak1 fat6 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北讨 南征北討 nán zhēng běi tǎo ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄊㄠˇ naam4 zing1 bak1 tou2 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北战 南征北戰 nán zhēng běi zhàn ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄢˋ naam4 zing1 bak1 zin3 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 泰山北斗 Tài shān Běi dǒu ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ taai3 saan1 bak1 dau2 lit. Mount Tai and the Big Dipper (idiom)
- 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄟˇ tin1 naam4 dei6 bak1 (idiom) far apart