波霸

波霸

Chinese

		wave; ripple; storm wave; ripple; storm; surge	feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant; lord; master; hegemon; usurp
simp. and trad. (波霸)		波	霸
Literally: “large balls”.

Etymology

Originally Hong Kong Cantonese; 波 (bo1) is from English ball.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bōbà

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ ㄅㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bo¹ baa³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bōbà
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄅㄚˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bobah
    • IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pa̠⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bo¹ baa³
    • Yale: bō ba
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bo¹ baa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bo¹ ba³
    • IPA ^(key): /pɔː⁵⁵ paː³³/

Noun

波霸

1. (colloquial, slang) busty woman; huge-breasted girl
2. large tapioca pearls used in boba tea

Derived terms

波霸奶茶 (bōbà nǎichá)

Descendants

• → English: boba