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霸王

霸王

Chinese

		feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant; lord; master; hegemon; usurp	king; Wang (proper name)
simp. and trad. (霸王)		霸	王

Noun

霸王

a hegemon; an overlord; a despot

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bàwáng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˋ ㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baa³ wong⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pa-vòng
Min Nan (POJ): pà-ông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàwáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˋ ㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bahwang
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠⁵¹ u̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baa³ wong⁴
  - Yale: ba wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baa³ wong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑː³³ wɔːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pa-vòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: ba vongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ba⁴ vong²
  - IPA: /pa⁵⁵ voŋ¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pà-ông
  - Tâi-lô: pà-ông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: paroong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pa²¹⁻⁵³ ɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pa²¹⁻⁵³ ɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pa¹¹⁻⁵³ ɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pa²¹⁻⁴¹ ɔŋ²³/