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): ㄅㄛ ㄅㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bo¹ baa³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bōbà
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄅㄚˋ
    • 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

1. (chiefly Cantonese, colloquial, slang) busty woman; huge-breasted girl
2. 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