波波
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Chinese
| wave; (Cantonese) ball | wave; (Cantonese) ball | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (波波) |
波 | 波 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄅㄛ → ㄅㄛ ˙ㄅㄛ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: bobo̊
- Wade–Giles: po1-po5
- Yale: bwō-bwo
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bo.bo
- Palladius: бобо (bobo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/ → /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ b̥u̯ɔ²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bo1 bo1
- Yale: bō bō
- Cantonese Pinyin: bo1 bo1
- Guangdong Romanization: bo1 bo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɔː⁵⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
波波
- (Cantonese, childish) ball
- (colloquial) boobs
- (Taiwan, slang, derogatory) medical students or doctors that obtained their degrees from eastern Europe, especially from Poland
- (Mainland China, slang, humorous) Pol Pot