勃勃

Chinese

		flourishing; prosperous; suddenly flourishing; prosperous; suddenly; abruptly	flourishing; prosperous; suddenly flourishing; prosperous; suddenly; abruptly
simp. and trad. (勃勃)		勃	勃

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bóbó

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): but⁶ but⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phu̍t-phu̍t
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pu̍t-pu̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bóbó
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bóbó
    • Wade–Giles: po²-po²
    • Yale: bwó-bwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: borbor
    • Palladius: бобо (bobo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: but⁶ but⁶
    • Yale: buht buht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: but⁹ but⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bud⁶ bud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːt̚² puːt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phu̍t-phu̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: pud pud
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pud⁶ pud⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰut̚⁵ pʰut̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pu̍t-pu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: pu̍t-pu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pudput
    • IPA (Xiamen): /put̚⁴⁻³² put̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /put̚²⁴⁻² put̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /put̚¹²¹⁻²¹ put̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /put̚⁴⁻³² put̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /put̚⁴⁻³² put̚⁴/

Adjective

勃勃

1. thriving; vigorous; exuberant; burgeoning

Derived terms

• 朝氣勃勃／朝气勃勃 (zhāoqìbóbó)
• 氣勃勃／气勃勃
• 生機勃勃／生机勃勃 (shēngjībóbó)
• 生氣勃勃／生气勃勃 (shēngqìbóbó)
• 興致勃勃／兴致勃勃 (xìngzhìbóbó)
• 英氣勃勃／英气勃勃
• 蓬蓬勃勃 (péngpéngbóbó)
• 野心勃勃 (yěxīnbóbó)
• 雄心勃勃 (xióngxīnbóbó)