吧

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simp. and trad.		吧

§Translingual

Stroke order

§Han character

吧 (radical 30 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口日山 (RAU), four-corner 6701₇, composition ⿰口巴)

§References

• KangXi: page 178, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3341
• Dae Jaweon: page 395, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 596, character 6
• Unihan data for U+5427

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§Chinese

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simp. and trad.		吧

§Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ba (ba)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ˙

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa⁶
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): pâ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: ba
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ˙
    • Wade-Giles: pa⁵
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .ba
    • IPA ^(key): /b̥a̠/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baa⁶
    • Yale: bah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /pɑː²²/
• Hakka
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pâ
    • IPA (Siyen, including Miaoli): /pa²⁴/

§Particle

吧

1. (used at the end of a sentence to indicate a suggested action; often used to express imperative mood) let us ...; why don't you ... (emphatic final particle)
   • 走吧  ―  zǒu ba  ―  let's go!

   • 你有時間再做吧。 [MSC, trad.]

     你有时间再做吧。 [MSC, simp.]

     Nǐ yǒu shíjiān zài zuò ba. [Pinyin]

     Do it when you have time.

   • 大家去工作吧。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

     Dàjiā qù gōngzuò ba. [Pinyin]

     Get to work, everybody.

2. (used at the end of a sentence used to concede a point )
   • 好吧  ―  hǎo ba  ―  alright!
3. (onomatopoeia) sound of crackling; crack

§Usage notes

• 吧 is not used as a modal particle in Min Nan. The particle ho͘ⁿ provides a similar effect.

§Derived terms

• 酒吧 (jiǔbā)

§Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bā (ba¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa¹
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): pâ
• Min Nan (POJ): pa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: bā
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ
    • Wade-Giles: pa¹
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ba
    • IPA ^(key): /pa̠⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baa¹
    • Yale: bā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa¹
    • IPA ^(key): /pɑː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pâ
    • IPA (Siyen, including Miaoli): /pa²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pa
    • Tâi-lô: pa
    • IPA (Taipei): /pa⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pa³⁴/

§Noun

吧

1. (loanword) bar (establishment serving alcohol)
2. (abbreviation for 貼吧／贴吧 ("internet board"))

§Syllable

吧 (traditional and simplified)

1. transliteration for ba or bar

   貼吧 / 贴吧  ―  tiēba  ―  internet board

   迪吧  ―  díba  ―  diva

§Derived terms

• 酒吧 (chiú-pa)

§References

• "吧" (in Taiwanese/English), On-line Taiwanese/Mandarin Dictionary (台文／華文線頂辭典). URL accessed on 2011-01-30.

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§Japanese

§Kanji

吧

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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§Readings

• On: は (ha), へ (he)
• Kun: おおくちのさま (ookuchinosama)

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§Korean

§Hanja

吧 (pa) (hangeul 파, McCune-Reischauer p'a)

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§Vietnamese

§Han character

吧 (ba, và, bơ, vài)

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2. and, with, as well as

§See also

• 𡝕