巨無霸

See also: 巨无霸

Chinese

 
very large; huge; tremendous
very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic
not have
 
feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant
feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant; lord; master; hegemon; usurp
trad. (巨無霸)
simp. (巨无霸)
alternative forms 巨毋霸
Literally: “big with no equal”.

Etymology

Attested in the Book of the Later Han; see the Etymology section at 巨毋霸 (jùwúbà).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1
Initial () (30) (4) (1)
Final () (22) (24) (98)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed Open
Division () III III II
Fanqie
Baxter gjoX mju paeH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɡɨʌX/ /mɨo/ /pˠaH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɡiɔX/ /mio/ /pᵚaH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɡiɔX/ /mio/ /paH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/gɨə̆X/ /muə̆/ /paɨH/
Li
Rong
/ɡiɔX/ /mio/ /paH/
Wang
Li
/ɡĭoX/ /mĭu/ /paH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/gi̯woX/ /mi̯u/ /paH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
geoi6 mou4 baa3

Proper noun

巨無霸

  1. (humorous) Alternative form of 巨毋霸 (jùwúbà, name of a fictional giant)

Noun

巨無霸

  1. (figurative) big or invincible person or thing; giant; colossus; monster
    巨無霸客機巨无霸客机   jùwúbàkèjī   jumbo jet
  2. (figurative, slang) huge breasts, or a person with huge breasts
  3. (Mainland China, Hong Kong) Big Mac (hamburger from McDonald's)
    巨無霸指數巨无霸指数   jùwúbà zhǐshù   the Big Mac Index

Synonyms

  • (Big Mac): (Taiwan) 大麥克大麦克
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