薄

薄雾

bó wù

mist

鄙薄

bǐ bó

to despise

金属薄片

jīn shǔ báo piàn

foil

香薄荷

xiāng bò he

savory (herb)

俭薄

jiǎn bó

meager; poor

刻薄

kè bó

unkind

刻薄寡恩

kè bó guǎ ēn

harsh and merciless (idiom)

势单力薄

shì dān lì bó

(idiom) lacking strength and support

厚古薄今

hòu gǔ bó jīn

to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)

厚此薄彼

hòu cǐ bó bǐ

to favour one and discriminate against the other

厚死薄生

hòu sǐ bó shēng

lit. to praise the dead and revile the living

厚积薄发

hòu jī bó fā

lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)