波霸

Chinese

		wave; ripple; storm wave; ripple; storm; surge	feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant; lord; master; hegemon; usurp
simp. and trad. (波霸)		波	霸
Literally: “large balls”.

Etymology

Originally Hong Kong Cantonese; 波 (bo1) is from English ball.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bōbà

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛㄅㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bo¹ baa³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bōbà
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛㄅㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bobah
  - IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pa̠⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bo¹ baa³
  - Yale: bō ba
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bo¹ baa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bo¹ ba³
  - IPA ^(key): /pɔː⁵⁵ paː³³/

Noun

波霸

(colloquial, slang) busty woman; huge-breasted girl
large tapioca pearls used in boba tea

Derived terms

波霸奶茶 (bōbà nǎichá)

Descendants

→ English: boba

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