泡沫

Chinese

		to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen	foam; suds
simp. and trad. (泡沫)		泡	沫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pàomò

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ mut⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phàu-boa̍h

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pàomò
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pàomò
    • Wade–Giles: pʻao⁴-mo⁴
    • Yale: pàu-mwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawmoh
    • Palladius: паомо (paomo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pàomòr
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄛˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pàomòr
    • Wade–Giles: pʻao⁴-mo⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: pàu-mòr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawmoll
    • Palladius: паомор (paomor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou⁵ mut⁶
    • Yale: póuh muht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ mut⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ mud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ muːt̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phàu-boa̍h
    • Tâi-lô: phàu-bua̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phao'boah
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰau²¹⁻⁵³ buaʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ buaʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰau²¹⁻⁵³ buaʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ buaʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ buaʔ⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 泡沫

1. foam (substance composed of a large collection of bubbles); bubble; froth; head (of beer)
2. foam (substance formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid); foam plastic
3. (finance) economic bubble

Synonyms

• (foam plastic): 泡沫塑料 (pàomò sùliào)
• (economic bubble): 泡沫經濟／泡沫经济 (pàomò jīngjì)

Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
泡	沫
Grade: S	Jinmeiyō
irregular

Kanji in this term
泡	沫
ほう Grade: S	まつ Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

泡(ほう)沫(まつ) • (hōmatsu) 

1. bubble
2. foam

Noun

泡沫(うたかた) • (utakata) 

1. (archaic) bubble
2. (archaic) foam
3. fleeting; ephemeral; transient (as like a bubble)

Synonyms

• 儚(はかな)い (hakanai)