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Etymology 1 edit

 
to pay respect; worship; visit
to pay respect; worship; visit; salute
 
to pay respect; worship; visit
to pay respect; worship; visit; salute
simp. and trad.
(拜拜)

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Verb edit

拜拜

  1. (chiefly Taiwan, Southeast Asia) to worship a deity; to prostrate oneself at a place of worship
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Noun edit

拜拜

  1. (chiefly Taiwan, Philippines) religious festival in which offerings are made to a deity
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Etymology 2 edit

 
to pay respect; worship; visit
to pay respect; worship; visit; salute
 
to pay respect; worship; visit
to pay respect; worship; visit; salute
simp. and trad.
(拜拜)
alternative forms 掰掰

Phono-semantic matching of English bye-bye.

Pronunciation edit


Note: often romanised or written in English "bye-bye", "bái-bāi" is a cognate.
    • (Teochew)
      • Peng'im: bhai3 bhai3 / bai6 bai1 / bai6 bai6 / bai3 bai3 / bai1 bai1
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bài bài / păi pai / păi păi / pài pài / pai pai
      • Sinological IPA (key): /bai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai²¹³/, /pai³⁵⁻¹¹ pai³³/, /pai³⁵⁻¹¹ pai³⁵/, /pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pai²¹³/, /pai³³⁻²³ pai³³/
  • Wu
Note: Often realised with /-ɛ/, /-æ/ or /-ai/. An actual /-e̞/ is incredibly rare.

Interjection edit

拜拜

  1. (informal) bye-bye; goodbye
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Verb edit

拜拜

  1. (colloquial) to say goodbye
  2. (colloquial) to end a relationship
  3. (colloquial) to break a habit
  4. (Hong Kong Cantonese, euphemistic) to die
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