芭樂歌

芭樂歌

Chinese

		guava; phonetic (ballad)	song
trad. (芭樂歌)		芭樂	歌
simp. (芭乐歌)		芭乐	歌

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English ballad + 歌 (gē, “song”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bālègē

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄌㄜˋ ㄍㄜ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bālègē
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄌㄜˋ ㄍㄜ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: balehge
    • IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/

Noun

芭樂歌

1. (chiefly Taiwan) ballad song (a slow form of popular love song); (derogatory) cheesy pop song