波霸

Chinese

		wave; (Cantonese) ball	feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant; lord; master; hegemon; usurp
trad. (波霸)		波	霸
simp. ^#(波霸)		波	霸
Literally: “large balls”.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bōbà

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛㄅㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bo¹ baa³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bōbà
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛㄅㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bobà
  - Wade–Giles: po¹-pa⁴
  - Yale: bwō-bà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bobah
  - Palladius: боба (boba)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bo¹ baa³
  - Yale: bō ba
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bo¹ baa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bo¹ ba³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔː⁵⁵ paː³³/

Noun

波霸

(chiefly Cantonese, colloquial, slang) busty woman; huge-breasted girl
large tapioca pearls used in boba tea

Synonyms

(busty woman): 咪神; (Singapore Hokkien) 大奶母

Derived terms

波霸奶茶 (bōbà nǎichá)
波霸餐廳／波霸餐厅

Descendants

→ English: boba

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