B超 type-B ultrasonic
八寶飯 eight-treasure rice pudding(steamed glutinous rice withbean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)
把關(guān) guard a pass; check on; maintain a strict standard
拔尖人才 tip-top (or top-notch) talent
巴解 the Palestinian Liberation Organization(PLO)
《巴黎航空公約》(1919) The Paris Aviation Covenant
巴黎證券交易所 Paris Bourse
八面玲瓏 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody
霸權(quán)主義 hegemonism
吧臺(tái) bar counter
把握大局 grasp the overall situation
八字沒(méi)一撇 Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight; Nothing tangible is yet in sight.
八卦 Eight Diagrams; bagua
拔河(游戲) tug-of-war
擺花架子 a metaphor for presenting an attractive facade but in reality lacking substance, do forshow
白金漢宮 Buckingham Palace