巨無霸

See also: 巨无霸

Chinese edit

	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)	巨	無	霸
simp. (巨无霸)	巨	无	霸
alternative forms	巨毋霸
Literally: “big with no equal”.

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巨毋霸 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
巨無霸 (Written Standard Chinese^?)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jùwúbà

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄅㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi⁶ mou⁴ baa³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kū-bû-pà / kǐr-bû-pà / kī-bû-pà
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶jiu-wu-pa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jùwúbà
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄅㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyùwúbà
  - Wade–Giles: chü⁴-wu²-pa⁴
  - Yale: jyù-wú-bà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuhwubah
  - Palladius: цзюйуба (czjujuba)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵¹ u³⁵ pä⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    巨毋霸
    巨無霸／巨无霸
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: geoi⁶ mou⁴ baa³
  - Yale: geuih mòuh ba
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goey⁶ mou⁴ baa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêu⁶ mou⁴ ba³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯²² mou̯²¹ paː³³/
  - Homophones:
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    巨毋霸
    巨無霸／巨无霸
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kū-bû-pà
  - Tâi-lô: kū-bû-pà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuxbu'pax
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ku²²⁻²¹ bu²⁴⁻²² pa²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ku³³⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ pa¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kǐr-bû-pà
  - Tâi-lô: kǐr-bû-pà
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɯ²² bu²⁴⁻²² pa⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kī-bû-pà
  - Tâi-lô: kī-bû-pà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kixbu'pax
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki³³⁻²¹ bu²³⁻³³ pa²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki²²⁻²¹ bu¹³⁻²² pa²¹/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁶jiu-wu-pa
  - MiniDict: jiu^去 wu pa
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jjy-hhu-pa
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑy²² ɦu⁵⁵ pa²¹/

Middle Chinese: gjoX mju paeH

Rime
Character	巨	無	霸
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	群 (30)	明 (4)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	魚 (22)	虞 (24)	麻 (98)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III	II
Fanqie	其吕切	武夫切	必駕切
Baxter	gjoX	mju	paeH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡɨʌ^X/	/mɨo/	/pˠa^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡiɔ^X/	/mio/	/pᵚa^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiɔ^X/	/mio/	/pa^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gɨə̆^X/	/muə̆/	/paɨ^H/
Li Rong	/ɡiɔ^X/	/mio/	/pa^H/
Wang Li	/ɡĭo^X/	/mĭu/	/pa^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/gi̯wo^X/	/mi̯u/	/pa^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jù	wú	bà
Expected Cantonese Reflex	geoi⁶	mou⁴	baa³

Proper noun edit

巨無霸

(humorous) Alternative form of 巨毋霸 (jùwúbà, “name of a fictional giant”)

Noun edit

巨無霸

(figurative) big or invincible person or thing; giant; colossus; monster
巨無霸客機／巨无霸客机 ― jùwúbàkèjī ― jumbo jet
(figurative, slang) huge breasts, or a person with huge breasts
(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 edit

(Big Mac): (Taiwan) 大麥克／大麦克