巴巴

Chinese

		(suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish (suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish; Palestinian, Palestine (abbrev.); Pakistan (abbrev.); Pascal (unit of pressure)	(suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish (suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish; Palestinian, Palestine (abbrev.); Pakistan (abbrev.); Pascal (unit of pressure)
simp. and trad. (巴巴)		巴	巴

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): bābā

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄅㄚ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ba¹ ba¹

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa¹ baa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bābā
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄅㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: baba
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-pa¹
    • Yale: bā-bā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baba
    • Palladius: баба (baba)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 巴巴 粑粑

  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ba¹ ba¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: baba
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pa⁵⁵ pa⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: baa¹ baa¹
    • Yale: bā bā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa¹ baa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba¹ ba¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 巴巴 爸爸 粑粑

Suffix

巴巴

1. (colloquial) Suffix attached to adjectives to emphasise a state: very; extremely

   乾巴巴／干巴巴  ―  gānbābā  ―  very dry

Noun

巴巴

1. father

   See also: 爸爸

2. palm (clarification of this definition is needed)
3. pastry

   See also: 粑粑

4. feces

   See also: 㞎㞎

Adjective

巴巴

1. eager
2. adhering
3. talkative

Derived terms

• 乾巴巴／干巴巴 (gānbābā)
• 凶巴巴
• 可憐巴巴／可怜巴巴 (kěliánbābā)
• 嘴巴巴
• 巴巴兒的／巴巴儿的
• 巴巴劫劫
• 巴巴急急
• 巴巴結結／巴巴结结 (bāba-jiējiē)
• 巴巴罾兒／巴巴罾儿 (bābazèngr)
• 急巴巴 (jíbābā)
• 急急巴巴
• 惱巴巴／恼巴巴
• 望巴巴
• 沒趣巴巴／没趣巴巴
• 瘦巴巴 (shòubābā)
• 皺巴巴／皱巴巴 (zhòubābā)
• 眼巴巴 (yǎnbābā)
• 結結巴巴／结结巴巴 (jiējiebābā)
• 緊巴巴／紧巴巴
• 赤巴巴

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ba¹ ba

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• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: ba¹ ba
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pa̠³³ pa̠³/

Noun

巴巴

1. (Xiang) flat, round object
2. (Xiang) round seal for stamping or a round stamp from a seal

Derived terms

• 巴巴凳
• 巴巴頭／巴巴头