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巨無霸

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Chinese

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very large; huge; tremendous
very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic
 
not have
feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant
feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant; lord; master; hegemon; usurp
 
trad. (巨無霸)
simp. (巨无霸)
alternative forms 巨毋霸
Literally: “big with no equal”.
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Etymology

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Attested in the Book of the Later Han; see the Etymology section at 巨毋霸 (jùwúbà).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1
Initial () (30) (4) (1)
Final () (22) (24) (98)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed Open
Division () III III II
Fanqie
Baxter gjoX mju paeH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɡɨʌX/ /mɨo/ /pˠaH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɡiɔX/ /mio/ /pᵚaH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɡiɔX/ /mio/ /paH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/gɨə̆X/ /muə̆/ /paɨH/
Li
Rong
/ɡiɔX/ /mio/ /paH/
Wang
Li
/ɡĭoX/ /mĭu/ /paH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/gi̯woX/ /mi̯u/ /paH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
geoi6 mou4 baa3

Proper noun

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巨無霸

  1. (humorous) Alternative form of 巨毋霸 (jùwúbà, name of a fictional giant)

Noun

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巨無霸

  1. (figurative) big or invincible person or thing; giant; colossus; monster
    巨無霸客機巨无霸客机  ―  jùwúbàkèjī  ―  jumbo jet
  2. (figurative, slang) huge breasts, or a person with huge breasts
  3. (Mainland China, Hong Kong) Big Mac (hamburger from McDonald's)
    巨無霸指數巨无霸指数  ―  jùwúbà zhǐshù  ―  the Big Mac Index

Synonyms

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