暴發

See also: 暴发

Chinese

		sudden; violent; cruel sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure	to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
trad. (暴發)		暴	發
simp. (暴发)		暴	发

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàofā

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou⁶ faat³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phau-fat
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pō-hoat / po̍k-hoat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàofā
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàofa
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-fa¹
    • Yale: bàu-fā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawfa
    • Palladius: баофа (baofa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou⁶ faat³
    • Yale: bouh faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶ faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou⁶ fad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯²² faːt̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phau-fat
    • Hakka Romanization System: pau fad`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pau⁴ fad⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰau̯⁵⁵ fat̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pō-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: pō-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poixhoad
    • IPA (Taipei): /po³³⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ³³⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: po̍k-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: po̍k-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poghoad
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pɔk̚⁴⁻³² huat̚³²/

Verb

暴發

1. to break out; to erupt

   山洪暴發／山洪暴发  ―  shānhóng bàofā  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (figuratively) to have a sudden fit of rage; to outburst
3. (usually derogatory) to become rich or powerful in a very short time

Synonyms

• (to erupt): 爆發／爆发 (bàofā)
• (to become rich): 暴富 (bàofù)

Derived terms

• 暴發戶／暴发户 (bàofāhù)