磅礴

Chinese

		a measure word; pound (unit of measurement); scale a measure word; pound (unit of measurement); scale; weigh
trad. (磅礴)		磅	礴
simp. #(磅礴)		磅	礴
alternative forms		磅薄 旁礴 旁薄 磅礡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pángbó, pāngbó

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄤˊ ㄅㄛˊ, ㄆㄤ ㄅㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pong⁴ bok⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pông-po̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): pang⁵ boh⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pángbó
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄤˊ ㄅㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pángbó
    • Wade–Giles: pʻang²-po²
    • Yale: páng-bwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: parngbor
    • Palladius: панбо (panbo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pāngbó
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄤ ㄅㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pangbó
    • Wade–Giles: pʻang¹-po²
    • Yale: pāng-bwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pangbor
    • Palladius: панбо (panbo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑŋ⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pong⁴ bok⁶
    • Yale: pòhng bohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pong⁴ bok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: pong⁴ bog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːŋ²¹ pɔːk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pông-po̍k
    • Tâi-lô: pông-po̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pongpok
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɔŋ¹³⁻²² pɔk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pɔk̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: pang⁵ boh⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phâng po̍h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ poʔ⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: phang bak

Rime
Character	磅	礴
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)	鐸 (104)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	普郎切	傍各切
Baxter	phang	bak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰɑŋ/	/bwɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰɑŋ/	/bʷɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰɑŋ/	/buɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰaŋ/	/bwak̚/
Li Rong	/pʰɑŋ/	/buɑk̚/
Wang Li	/pʰɑŋ/	/buɑk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/pʰɑŋ/	/bʱwɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	pāng	bó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	pong1	bok6

Adjective

磅礴

1. boundless; majestic

   磅礴力量  ―  pángbó lìliàng  ―  majestic power

Synonyms

• 盤薄／盘薄

Derived terms

• 氣勢磅礴 / 气势磅礴 (qìshìpángbó)