稱霸

Chinese

		to call; to praise; to weigh to call; to praise; to weigh; to estimate; to consider; to address; to name; to say; commend; steelyard; balanced; to fit; well-off; suitable	feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant; lord; master; hegemon; usurp
trad. (稱霸)		稱	霸
simp. (称霸)		称	霸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chēngbà

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥ ㄅㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ baa³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-pà

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chēngbà
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ ㄅㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chengbà
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng¹-pa⁴
    • Yale: chēng-bà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chengbah
    • Palladius: чэнба (čɛnba)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ baa³
    • Yale: chīng ba
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ baa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ ba³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paː³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-pà
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-pà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengpax
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pa²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ pa⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pa²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pa¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pa²¹/

Verb

稱霸

1. to proclaim oneself hegemon; to seek hegemony; to tyrannise
2. to take a leading role; to dominate

Synonyms

• (to proclaim oneself hegemon): 稱雄／称雄 (chēngxióng)

Related terms

• 稱帝／称帝 (chēngdì)
• 稱王／称王 (chēngwáng)
• 稱雄／称雄 (chēngxióng)