- 掰开 bāikāi to pull apartto pull apart, pry open, or break off something using the fingers or hands
- 瞎掰 xiābāi to talk nonsense(colloquial) to talk irresponsibly; to speak randomly; to blather; to lie
- 掰掰 bāibāi bye-bye(Taiwan colloquial) loanword for "bye-bye" used when saying goodbye; bye-bye
- 掰腕子 bāiwànzi arm wrestling(colloquial) to arm-wrestle; to wrestle by gripping hands and trying to force the opponent's arm down
- 掰扯 bāiche to argueto debate, dispute, or wrangle over the rights and wrongs of a matter (dialectal)
- 假掰 jiǎbāi pretentiousTaiwan colloquial usage meaning affected, phony, or putting on a show to impress others; from the Taiwanese Hokkien word ké [[掰|掰|bai1]]
- 分斤掰两 fēnjīnbāiliǎng to pinch penniesto be stingy or overly concerned with trivial details; to haggle over every penny or ounce
- 分星掰两 fēnxīngbāiliǎng punctiliousextremely precise and thorough; paying attention to every minute detail
- 惦斤掰两 diànjīnbāiliǎng calculatingto be excessively calculating or concerned with small advantages; variant form of a phrase meaning to weigh and measure every little thing
- 掰交情 bāijiāoqing to break a friendshipto sever relations or end a friendship
- 掰划 bāihua to arrangeto arrange or put things in order; to tinker with or handle things
- 掰开揉碎 bāikāiróusuì to analyze minutelyTo break something open and knead it into pieces; used figuratively to describe analyzing something from every angle or rehashing it in infinite detail
- 掰弯 bāiwān to bend / to turn gayto physically bend something until it is curved; (slang) to cause a straight person to realize they are attracted to the same sex
- 掰手腕 bāishǒuwàn arm wrestlingthe sport or activity of arm wrestling
- 掰文儿 bāiwénr to nitpick(colloquial) to find fault; to nitpick or deliberately look for mistakes in others
- 掰直 bāizhí to straightento pull or bend something with the hands until it is straight
- 机掰 jībāi cunt(vulgar) (Taiwan) female genitalia; derived from the Taiwanese word [[膣屄|膣屄|zhi4 bi1]]
- 闹掰 nàobāi to have a falling-out(dialect) to fall out with someone; to have a breakdown in a relationship or friendship
- 鸡掰 jībāi cunt(Taiwan colloquial, vulgar) a derogatory term for female genitals; also used as a general insult for an annoying person. Same as [[膣屄|膣屄|zhi4 bi1]].
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH