壓霸
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[edit]to crush; to press; to push down to crush; to press; to push down; to keep under (control); in the first place |
feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant; lord; master; hegemon; usurp | ||
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trad. (壓霸) | 壓 | 霸 | |
simp. (压霸) | 压 | 霸 | |
alternative forms | 鴨霸/鸭霸 惡霸/恶霸 |
Etymology
[edit]Originally Hokkien.
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄅㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yabà
- Wade–Giles: ya1-pa4
- Yale: yā-bà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iabah
- Palladius: яба (jaba)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä⁵⁵ pä⁵¹/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 壓霸/压霸
鴨霸/鸭霸
- (Standard Chinese)
- Southern Min
Adjective
[edit]壓霸
- (chiefly Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Mandarin) rude and unreasonable
Synonyms
[edit]- (Mandarin) 霸道 (bàdào)
Further reading
[edit]- “Entry #12218”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.