(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:修理一啲爛咗嘅嘢
eng:to mend; to repair
<eg>
yue:#補鞋 (bou2 haai4)
eng:to mend a shoe
<eg>
yue:個袋穿咗個窿，可唔可以幫我補一補呀？ (go3 doi2 cyun1 zo2 go3 lung1, ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 bong1 ngo5 bou2 jat1 bou2 aa3?)
eng:There is a hole in the pocket. Can you please mend it for me?
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<explanation>
yue:添加番原本缺少嘅嘢
eng:to fill; to supply; to make up for
<eg>
yue:#多除少補 (do1 ceoi4 siu2 bou2)
eng:surplus money will be returned and any shortfall will have to be made up
<eg>
yue:你要喺呢個星期之內補返啲文件俾我哋。 (nei5 jiu3 hai2 ni1 go3 sing1 kei4 zi1 noi6 bou2 faan1 di1 man4 gin2 bei2 ngo5 dei6.)
eng:You have to supply the missing documents to us within this week.
<eg>
yue:個空缺已經有人補上。 (go3 hung1 kyut3 ji5 ging1 jau5 jan4 bou2 soeng5.)
eng:The vacancy has already been filled.
<eg>
yue:你對佢咁衰，做乜都補唔返啦。 (nei5 deoi3 keoi5 gam3 seoi1, zou6 mat1 dou1 bou2 m4 faan1 laa1.)
eng:You've been so bad to her - there's nothing you can do to make up for the way you've treated her.
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<explanation>
yue:有益身體
eng:to nourish one's body; to be good for, used especially for Chinese medicine
<eg>
yue:呢啲湯補肺㗎。 (ni1 di1 tong1 bou2 fai3 gaa3.)
eng:This soup helps nourish your lungs.
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<explanation>
yue:喺學生課餘時間額外上關於學校科目嘅堂；#補習
eng:to tutor
<eg>
yue:精補數學 (zing1 bou2 sou3 hok6)
eng:specialised in tutoring maths
<eg>
yue:補全科 (bou2 cyun4 fo1)
eng:to have private tuition for all subjects
<eg>
yue:我幫緊一個學生補數學同英文。 (ngo5 bong1 gan2 jat1 go3 hok6 saang1 bou2 sou3 hok6 tung4 jing1 man2.)
eng:I'm tutoring a student in mathematics and English.
<eg>
yue:我喺補習社補中文。 (ngo5 hai2 bou2 zaap6 se5 bou2 zung1 man2.)
eng:I am being tutored Chinese at a tutoring centre.

(pos:形容詞)
<explanation>
yue:形容食物對身體有益；可以補到身
eng:(of food) nourishing
<eg>
yue:呢隻湯好補㗎。 (ni1 zek3 tong1 hou2 bou2 gaa3.)
eng:This soup is very nourishing.