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霸

bà

Definition

hegemon
tyrant
lord
feudal chief
to rule by force
to usurp
(in modern advertising) master

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

dam; dike; embankment

name of a river

Related words (28)

the business of hegemony; toiling to become master of the universe

a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); overlord; hegemon

bullying (loanword)

to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate

(of passengers) to stage a sit-in after the plane has landed (as a protest against bad service etc) (Tw)

hegemony; supremacy

aggressiveness; hegemony; domineering

hegemon; overlord; despot

overbearing; high-handed; unreasonable; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent; tyranny (feudal); rule by might (in ancient political thought); despotic rule (in ancient political thought); the Way of the Hegemon (abbr. for 霸王之道); evil (as opposed to the Way of the King, 王道 - feudal)

cactus

bà wáng biān

a rattle stick used in folk dancing; rattle stick dance

bà quán zhǔ yì

hegemony

to contend for hegemony; a power struggle

(slang) top student; bookworm

evil tyrant

(coll.) tapioca balls (in 波霸奶茶); tapioca balls; (tapioca) pearls; boba; (slang) (loanword) big boobs; big-breasted

bathroom infrared heater, marketed as "bath master"

(lit.) sole hegemony; to monopolize; domination (of the market); personal empire

(lit.) to proclaim oneself hegemon; to take a leading role; to build a personal fiefdom

"exam master", sb who takes many exams and aces all of them

highway tyrant; road hog

(Tw) unreasonable; overbearing; with no regard for others

mic hog; person who monopolizes the mike at karaoke party (hegemon 霸 of the microphone 麥克風|麦克风)

giant; leviathan

chī bà wáng cān

to dine and dash; to leave without paying

héng xíng bà dào

to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize

qī nán bà nǚ

to oppress the people; to act tyrannically

bō bà nǎi chá

bubble milk tea (Taiwan); Boba milk tea; tapioca milk tea; see also 珍珠奶茶

Idioms (2)

霸王硬上弓

bà wáng yìng shàng gōng

to force oneself upon sb (idiom); to rape

dú bà yī fāng

to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc); to hold as one's personal fiefdom

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