吧 (baa1 baa6 | ba1 ba5) : bar

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吧

baa1 baa6

ba1 ba5

[粵] baa1 | [國] ba1
[1] [loanword] bar
[2] [國] [onomatopoeia] crack; thud; bump

[粵] baa6 | [國] ba5
final particle for softening a tone or indicating uncertainty | [variant] 罷

Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

吧

This word has been viewed 12293 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Jul 2013 04:53

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基吧 gei1 baa1 = a gay bar (loanword)

酒吧 zau2 baa1 = a pub; a bar

水吧 seoi2 baa1 = bar (where drinks are sold)

網吧 mong5 baa1 wang3 ba5 = cybercafé; internet café

吧京 baa1 ging1 = bartender

吧女 baa1 neoi5*2 = a bar girl

酒吧侍應生 zau2 baa1 si6 jing3 sang1 = [n] a bartender

吧喳 baa1 zaa1 = nagging; demanding

吧吧聲 baa1*4 baa1*2 seng1 = sound of moving water

就這樣吧 zau6 ze5 joeng6 baa6 jiu4 zhe4 yang4 ba5 = that's it for now; that's all for now 國

落吧 lok6 baa1 luo4 ba1 = patronize a bar, visit a bar 粵

算吧啦 syun3 baa1 laa1 = that's settled; enough already; forget about it 粵

蒲吧 pou4 baa1 pu2 ba5 = hang out at a bar 粵

吱吱喳蹦蹦吧 zi4 zi4 zaa4 bam4 bam4 baa4 = drinking game phrase 粵

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記得買奶吧。國
Remember to buy milk.

我們來玩電腦遊戲吧! 國
Let's play video games!

我們在黑板上畫一個正方形吧. 國
Let's draw a square on the blackboard.

正值減價，你多買幾件衣服吧。國
We're right in the midst of a sale, you should buy a few more shirts.

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Unicode code for this character: U+5427 (off-site link)

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