吧嗒

吧嗒

Chinese

		(modal particle indicating polite suggestion); ...right?; ...OK? (modal particle indicating polite suggestion); ...right?; ...OK?; (onomat.); dumb	to despair
simp. and trad. (吧嗒)		吧	嗒
variant forms		吧噠／吧哒 巴噠／巴哒

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bādā

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄉㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa¹ daap¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bādā
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄉㄚ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bada
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bada
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ tä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baa¹ daap¹
    • Yale: bā dāap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa¹ daap⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba¹ dab¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /päː⁵⁵ täːp̚⁵/

Adverb

吧嗒

1. (onomatopoeia) click; drip

   吧嗒一聲，門關上了。 [MSC, trad.]
   吧嗒一声，门关上了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bādā yī shēng, mén guānshàng le. [Pinyin]

   The door clicked shut.

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāda

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ˙ㄉㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa¹ daap¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bāda
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ˙ㄉㄚ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ba.da
    • Tongyong Pinyin: badå
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ d̥ä²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baa¹ daap¹
    • Yale: bā dāap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa¹ daap⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba¹ dab¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /päː⁵⁵ täːp̚⁵/

Verb

吧嗒

1. to smack one's lips (in surprise, alarm, etc.)

   他吧嗒了一下嘴，一聲也不言語。 [MSC, trad.]
   他吧嗒了一下嘴，一声也不言语。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā bāda le yīxià zuǐ, yī shēng yě bù yányǔ. [Pinyin]

   He smacked his lips but did not utter a word.

2. (dialectal) to pull at (a pipe, etc.)