波霸
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[edit]wave; (Cantonese) ball | feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant; lord; master; hegemon; usurp | ||
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trad. (波霸) | 波 | 霸 | |
simp. #(波霸) | 波 | 霸 | |
Literally: “large balls”. |
Etymology
[edit]Originally Hong Kong Cantonese; 波 (bo1) is from English ball.
Pronunciation
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- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄅㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bobà
- Wade–Giles: po1-pa4
- Yale: bwō-bà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bobah
- Palladius: боба (boba)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bo1 baa3
- Yale: bō ba
- Cantonese Pinyin: bo1 baa3
- Guangdong Romanization: bo1 ba3
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɔː⁵⁵ paː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]波霸
- (chiefly Cantonese, colloquial, slang) busty woman; huge-breasted girl
- large tapioca pearls used in boba tea
Synonyms
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: boba