吧

吧	U+5427, 吧 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5427

← 否
[U+5426]

CJK Unified Ideographs

吨 →
[U+5428]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

吧 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口日山 (RAU), four-corner 6701₇, composition ⿰口巴)

References

KangXi: page 178, character 4
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3341
Dae Jaweon: page 395, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 596, character 6
Unihan data for U+5427

Chinese

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		吧
alternative forms		罷／罢

From 罷／罢 (bà).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ba (ba⁵／ba⁰)

(Zhuyin): ˙ㄅㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baa⁶
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): pā / --pa

(Teochew, Peng'im): ba⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ba
  - Zhuyin: ˙ㄅㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bå
  - Wade–Giles: pa⁵
  - Yale: ba
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .ba
  - Palladius: ба (ba)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /b̥ä/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baa⁶
  - Yale: bah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ba⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pā
  - Tâi-lô: pā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pa
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pa³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: --pa
  - Tâi-lô: --pa
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ba⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pa¹¹/

Definitions

吧

Emphatic final particle; used at the end of a sentence to
1. indicate a suggested action: why don't you ...
  你有時間再做吧。／你有时间再做吧。 ― Nǐ yǒu shíjiān zài zuò ba. ― Do it when you have time.
2. express imperative mood: let us ...
  大家去工作吧。 ― Dàjiā qù gōngzuò ba. ― Get to work, everybody.
  
  走吧！ ― Zǒu ba! ― Let's go!
3. indicate a speculation.
  門還沒鎖吧。／门还没锁吧。 ― Mén hái méi suǒ ba. ― The door has not been locked, I guess.
Used at the end of a sentence used to concede a point.
好吧！ ― Hǎo ba! ― Alright!

算了吧。 ― Suànle ba. ― Whatever.
Used at the end of a sentence used to indicate disapproving incredulousness.
不是吧！ ― Bù shì ba! ― No way!
Used after the topic for emphasis.
他這人吧，脾氣不太好。 [MSC, trad.]
他这人吧，脾气不太好。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā zhè rén ba, píqì bù tài hǎo. [Pinyin]
He is not a good-tempered person.

Usage notes

Adoption into Cantonese has been increasing, especially in Mainland China.

Synonyms

(modal particle): (Min Nan) 乎 (hohⁿ)
(imperative): (Cantonese) 啦 (laa1)
(speculation): (Cantonese) 啩 (gwaa3)
(incredulousness): (Cantonese) 啊嘛 (aa6 maa5)

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		吧

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bā (ba¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bā
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ba
  - Wade–Giles: pa¹
  - Yale: bā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ba
  - Palladius: ба (ba)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baa¹
  - Yale: bā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ba¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː⁵⁵/

Definitions

吧

(onomatopoeia) sound of crackling; crack

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		吧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bā (ba¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bā
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ba
  - Wade–Giles: pa¹
  - Yale: bā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ba
  - Palladius: ба (ba)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baa¹
  - Yale: bā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ba¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː⁵⁵/

Definitions

吧

(dialectal) to smoke (a cigarette)

Etymology 4

simp. and trad.		吧

Borrowed from English bar.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bā (ba¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baa¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pâ
Min Nan (POJ): pa
Wu (Wiktionary): ¹pa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bā
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ba
  - Wade–Giles: pa¹
  - Yale: bā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ba
  - Palladius: ба (ba)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baa¹
  - Yale: bā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ba¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: ba´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ba¹
  - Sinological IPA: /pa²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pa
  - Tâi-lô: pa
  - Phofsit Daibuun: paf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pa⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pa³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pa⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pa⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pa⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ¹pa
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pa̱⁵³/

Definitions

吧

bar
酒吧 ― jiǔbā ― bar; pub

貼吧／贴吧 ― tiēbā ― internet board (lit. posting bar)

玩具吧 ― wánjù bā ― toy shop
Short for 貼吧／贴吧 (Tiēbā, “internet board”).
Used in transcription.
迪吧 ― díbā ― diva

Compounds

氧吧 (yǎngbā)
迪吧

酒吧 (jiǔbā)
吧檯／吧台 (bātái)

網吧／网吧 (wǎngbā)
貼吧／贴吧 (Tiēbā)

Etymology 5

simp. and trad.		吧

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bā (ba¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bā
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ba
  - Wade–Giles: pa¹
  - Yale: bā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ba
  - Palladius: ба (ba)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /pˠa/

Rime
Character	吧
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	麻 (98)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	伯加切
Baxter	pae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pˠa/
Pan Wuyun	/pᵚa/
Shao Rongfen	/pa/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/paɨ/
Li Rong	/pa/
Wang Li	/pa/
Bernard Karlgren	/pa/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bā
Expected Cantonese Reflex	baa¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*praː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	吧
Reading #	1/2
No.	102
Phonetic component	巴
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	巴
Old Chinese	/*praː/

Definitions

吧

Only used in 吧呀.

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pā (pa¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pā
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pa
  - Wade–Giles: pʻa¹
  - Yale: pā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pa
  - Palladius: па (pa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰä⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /pʰˠa/

Rime
Character	吧
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	麻 (98)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	普巴切
Baxter	phae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰˠa/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰᵚa/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰa/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰaɨ/
Li Rong	/pʰa/
Wang Li	/pʰa/
Bernard Karlgren	/pʰa/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	pā
Expected Cantonese Reflex	paa¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*pʰraː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	吧
Reading #	2/2
No.	113
Phonetic component	巴
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	葩
Old Chinese	/*pʰraː/

Definitions

吧

Only used in 吧呀.

Japanese

Kanji

吧

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: は (ha)
Kan-on: は (ha)

Korean

Hanja

吧 (eum 파 (pa))

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Vietnamese

Han character

吧: Hán Việt readings: ba
吧: Nôm readings: ba, bơ, và, vài

Conjunction

吧 • (và)

Nôm form of và (“and, with, as well as”).

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