泡泡

Chinese

		to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen	to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen
simp. and trad. (泡泡)		泡	泡

Etymology

“bubble”

Reduplicative diminutive.

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pàopào

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ ㄆㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ pou⁵
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹phau₅-phau₅

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pàopào → pàopao (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄆㄠˋ → ㄆㄠˋ ˙ㄆㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pàopåo
    • Wade–Giles: pʻao⁴-pʻao⁵
    • Yale: pàu-pau
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paw.paw
    • Palladius: паопао (paopao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/ → /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰɑʊ̯¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou⁵ pou⁵
    • Yale: póuh póuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ pou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ pou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ pʰou̯¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹phau₅-phau₅
    • MiniDict: phau^去 phau^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹phau₂-phau₂
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pʰɔ⁵⁵ pʰɔ²¹/

Noun

泡泡

1. bubble

   吹泡泡  ―  chuī pàopao  ―  to blow bubbles

2. ade

Derived terms

• 泡泡糖 (pàopàotáng)

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pāopāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠ ㄆㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pāopāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄠ ㄆㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: paopao
    • Wade–Giles: pʻao¹-pʻao¹
    • Yale: pāu-pāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paupau
    • Palladius: паопао (paopao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

泡泡

1. puffy; loose

Derived terms

• 泡泡袖
• 泡泡褲 / 泡泡裤