泡泡

Chinese

		to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen	to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen
simp. and trad. (泡泡)		泡	泡

Etymology

“bubble”: Reduplicative diminutive.

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pàopào

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ ㄆㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ pou⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹phau₅-phau₅

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pàopào → pàopao (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄆㄠˋ → ㄆㄠˋ ˙ㄆㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pàopåo
  - Wade–Giles: pʻao⁴-pʻao⁵
  - Yale: pàu-pau
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paw.paw
  - Palladius: паопао (paopao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/ → /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰɑʊ̯¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pou⁵ pou⁵
  - Yale: póuh póuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ pou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ pou⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ pʰou̯¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹phau₅-phau₅
  - MiniDict: phau^去 phau^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹phau₂-phau₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pʰɔ⁵⁵ pʰɔ²¹/

Noun

泡泡

bubble
吹泡泡 ― chuī pàopao ― to blow bubbles
ade

Derived terms

泡泡糖 (pàopàotáng)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pāopāo

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄠㄆㄠ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pāopāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄠㄆㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: paopao
  - Wade–Giles: pʻao¹-pʻao¹
  - Yale: pāu-pāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paupau
  - Palladius: паопао (paopao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

泡泡

puffy; loose

Derived terms

泡泡袖
泡泡褲 / 泡泡裤