霸 (baa3) — lord it over; dominate; tyrannize in Cantonese
baa˗₃霸Mandarin Pinyin: ba4
Meaning of 霸
nounlord it over; dominate; tyrannize
nountyrant; despot; bully; overlord
Example Sentences with 霸
ngoˏ₅我baa˗₃霸zoˊ²咗go˗₃個paak˗₃泊ceˉ¹車wai2.位。
I've taken the parking space.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度haiˍ₆係keoiˏ₅佢ge˗₃嘅baa˗₃霸wongˎ₄王。
He's the boss around here.
baa˗₃霸wongˎ₄王caanˉ¹餐neiˏ₅你sikˍ₆食gwo˗₃過？
Have you ever dined and dashed?
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好baa˗₃霸wongˎ₄王jingˍ₆硬soengˏ₅上gungˉ¹弓。
He's very forceful and bullies his way through.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁baa˗₃霸wongˎ₄王。
Don't be so bossy.
Words Containing 霸
霸王別姬baa3 wong4 bit6 gei1
an overlord bids his concubine farewell: This expression is used to describe a valiant hero who suffers defeat and falls into unfathomable despair. It is a reference to the overlord 項羽 and his favourite concubine 虞姬.
波霸奶茶bo1 baa3 naai5 caa4
pearl milk tea; tapioca milk tea; a.k.a "bubble" milk tea
波霸bo1 baa3
a large breasted woman (lit., "breast power")
坐霸王車co5 baa3 wong4 ce1
ride a taxi without paying or bus without a ticket
霸級市場baa3 kap1 si5 coeng4
hypermarket; hypermart; superstore (with a grocery element); supercentre; supercenter | See also: 大型超市; 大超市; 大型商場; 超級商場 | This term is used more in MY and SG | Google Hits (Sep 2005): 1,260
霸佔baa3 zim3
to seize; to occupy (with force) | [粵]: 霸佔, 掗
霸權baa3 kyun4
hegemony; supremecy
霸巷雞乸baa3 hong6 gai1 naa2
a bully; a bossy-person; a overbearing person; a tyrant
霸凌baa3 ling4
bully
爭霸zang1 baa3
to contend for hegemony; a power struggle
霸氣baa3 hei3
agressiveness; hegemony; domineering
囂霸hiu1 baa3
arrogant and overbearing, unreasonable 又囂張又霸道
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