玻璃
bŏ̤-là̤1.glass
2.generic term for any film material with glass-like transparency, such as cellophane, nylon, plastic, etc.
3.(Sichuanese, humorous) plain boiled water
4.(slang) gay person; male homosexual
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Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wiktionary.org/wiki/玻璃. Mandarin: bōli,bōlí,1nb=standard in Mainland and Taiwan,2nb=former standard in Mainland,2nc=common variant in Taiwan.
Related words
- 琉璃liù-liè
琉璃 liù-liè
- 1. (iginally) a kind of blue and translucent natural precious stone, probably lapis lazuli (however, lapis lazuli is opaque)
- 2. coloured glaze similar to this kind of stone
- 3. lamp made from glass
- 4. (figuratively) any translucent object