霸 (baa3 | ba4) : lord it over; tyrant

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霸

baa3

ba4

[1] lord it over; dominate; tyrannize
[2] tyrant; despot; bully; overlord

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 21

Level: 3

Radical: (#173)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

霸

This word has been viewed 9366 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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街頭霸王 gaai1 tau4 baa3 wong4 = The Street Fighter video game

街霸 gaai1 baa3 = The Street Fighter video game

霸王花 baa3 wong4 faa1 ba4 wang2 hua1 = tough woman; tough policewoman

霸佔 baa3 zim3 ba4 zhan4 = to seize

霸權 baa3 kyun4 ba4 quan2 = hegemony

霸道 baa3 dou6 ba4 dao4 = overbearing

霸級市場 baa3 kap1 si5 coeng4 ba4 ji2 shi4 chang3 = hypermarket

霸王 baa3 wong4 ba4 wang2 = feudal overlord, despot; to use a service without paying; BaWang

路霸 lou6 baa3 = hog the road

坐霸王車 co5 baa3 wong4 ce1 zuo4 ba4 wang2 che1 = ride a taxi without paying or bus without a ticket

霸位 baa3 wai6*2 ba4 wei4 = save seat 粵

巨無霸 geoi6 mou4 baa3 ju4 wu2 ba4 = Big Mac

橫行霸道 waang4 hong4 ;waang4 hang4 baa3 dou6 heng4/2 (Taiwan/PRC) xing2 ba4 dao4 = ride roughshod; play the tyrant; tyrannize; domineer

霸氣 baa3 hei3 ba4 qi4 = agressiveness; hegemony; domineering

霸王雞乸 baa3 wong4 gai1 naa2 = a rude woman, a gossipy woman 粵

霸王客 baa3 wong4 haak3 = sb who uses a service but refuses to pay

霸王餐 baa3 wong4 caan1 = a free meal at a restaurant from dashing out on the check

霸王鴨 baa3 wong4 aap3*2 = eight treasures duck (also 八寶霸王鴨)

八寶霸王鴨 baat3 bou2 baa3 wong4 aap3*2 = eight treasures duck

波霸 bo1 baa3 = a large breasted woman (lit., "breast power") 粵

波霸奶茶 bo1 baa3 naai5 caa4 bo1 ba4 nai3 cha2 = pearl milk tea; tapioca milk tea; a.k.a "bubble" milk tea (common formation)

霸王別姬 baa3 wong4 bit6 gei1 = an overlord bids his concubine farewell

蝦霸 haa1 baa3 = to bully

霸掗 baa3 ngaa6 = overbearing 粵

惡霸 ok3 baa3 e4 ba4 = local tyrant (or despot); feudal bully

籮霸 lo4*1 baa3 = a woman with large buttocks 粵

囂霸 hiu1 baa3 xiao1 ba4 = arrogant and overbearing 粵

霸兜雞 baa3 dau1 gai1 ba4 dou1 ji1 = a bully; a bossy person; an overbearing person; a tyrant 粵

霸巷雞乸 baa3 hong6 gai1 naa2 ba4 xiang4 ji1 na3 = a bully; a bossy-person; a overbearing person; a tyrant 粵

爭霸 zang1 baa3 zheng1 ba4 = to contend for hegemony; a power struggle

搭霸王車 daap3 baa3 wong4 ce1 = fare evasion; fare dodger 粵

霸埞 baa3 deng6 ba4 di1 = to occupy a place 粵

地產霸權 dei6 caan2 baa3 kyun4 di4 chan3 ba4 quan2 = developer hegemony

霸凌 baa3 ling4 ba4 ling2 = bully 國

稱霸 cing1 baa3 cheng1 ba4 = dominate

霸權主義 baa3 kyun4 zyu2 ji6 ba4 quan2 zhu3 yi4 = [n] hegemonism

霸縣 baa3 jyun6 ba4 xian4 = Ba county (county in Tianjin)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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