巨無霸

See also: 巨无霸

Chinese

		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)		巨	無	霸
simp. (巨无霸)		巨	无	霸
alternative forms		巨毋霸
Literally: “big with no equal”.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jùwúbà

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄅㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi⁶ mou⁴ baa³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kū-bû-pà / kǐr-bû-pà / kī-bû-pà
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶jiu-wu-pa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jùwúbà
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄅㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyùwúbà
    • Wade–Giles: chü⁴-wu²-pa⁴
    • Yale: jyù-wú-bà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuhwubah
    • Palladius: цзюйуба (czjujuba)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵¹ u³⁵ pä⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 巨毋霸 巨無霸／巨无霸

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: geoi⁶ mou⁴ baa³
    • Yale: geuih mòuh ba
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goey⁶ mou⁴ baa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gêu⁶ mou⁴ ba³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯²² mou̯²¹ paː³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 巨毋霸 巨無霸／巨无霸

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kū-bû-pà
    • Tâi-lô: kū-bû-pà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuxbu'pax
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ku²²⁻²¹ bu²⁴⁻²² pa²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ku³³⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ pa¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kǐr-bû-pà
    • Tâi-lô: kǐr-bû-pà
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɯ²² bu²⁴⁻²² pa⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kī-bû-pà
    • Tâi-lô: kī-bû-pà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kixbu'pax
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki³³⁻²¹ bu²³⁻³³ pa²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki²²⁻²¹ bu¹³⁻²² pa²¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶jiu-wu-pa
    • MiniDict: jiu^去 wu pa
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jjy-hhu-pa
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑy²² ɦu⁵⁵ pa²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: gjoX mju paeH

Rime
Character	巨	無	霸
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	群 (30)	明 (4)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	魚 (22)	虞 (24)	麻 (98)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III	II
Fanqie	其吕切	武夫切	必駕切
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/
Bernard Karlgren	/gi̯woX/	/mi̯u/	/paH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jù	wú	bà
Expected Cantonese Reflex	geoi6	mou4	baa3

Proper noun

巨無霸

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

Noun

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

• (Big Mac): (Taiwan) 大麥克／大麦克