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bäk-cŏk 拔擢 to promote good men to office.
băk-chu-ing-cải 取人才 to select men of talent.
bǎk-góng 投資 to get a higher degree, O.
bak-lik to exert all one's strength.
bǎk-o-géng-cĕu 拔河競走 tug-of-war contest.
bǎk-sǎng 拔山 i.e., mighty in strength.
bǎk (buǎk) to travel by land, to walk through grass.
bǎk-siěk 跋涉 land and water travel, a toilsome journey,
băk (or buák) 菱茇 the roots of grass.
bak-siá 茇舍 a thatched hut.
bāk the heat of fire, to smoke a pipe.
bak-cià-bak-cià the sound made in smoking.
bak (buǎk) a small bell, a cymbal.
bāk the demon of drought, (âng-båk).
bāk as below.
băk-lak-chung ○○鏘 a borer used by carpenters.
băng (băng) streaks, spotted, mixed.
băng băng 斑斑 very much spotted.
băng-běk 斑白 grey streaks, as hair.
băng-dēng (or dieng) 斑點 spotted.
băng-déuk 斑竹 a species of spotted bamboo.
băng-i 斑衣 variegated clothes, theatrical costumes.
bằng kiu 斑鳩 turtle dove, blue rock pigeon, (gu-cũi).
băng làng 斑斕 streaked and colored.
băng-mà 斑馬 a zebra.
băng-sáik 斑色 variegated colours.
băng- ùng streaks.
băng (păng) to send away, to confer, to publish.
băng-běk 頒白 a white head-an old man.
băng-bing (or să) 兵(師) to march back an army.
băng ciêu 頒詔 Imperial Proclamation.
băng-hàng 雅行 to publish, e.g., an edict, (song-buo),
băng huák 頒發 to bestow, to confer.