巴巴 [－－]

Jyutping baa1 baa1
Pinyin bā bā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (suffix) very
  2. extremely
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. suffix, colloquial, morpheme
    Suffix attached to adjectives to emphasise a state: very; extremely
    • 乾巴巴
      干巴巴
      gān bā bā
      very dry
  2. noun
    feces
  3. noun
    pastry
  4. noun
    father
  5. noun
    palm
  6. adj
    talkative
  7. adj
    adhering
  8. adj
    eager
  9. noun, Xiang
    flat, round object
  10. noun, Xiang
    round seal for stamping or a round stamp from a seal
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我在阿里巴巴工作
    我在阿里巴巴工作
    wǒ zài ā lǐ bā bā gōng zuò
    • I am working at Alibaba.
  2. Mandarin
    什么事？干嘛一脸凶巴巴的。
    什麼事？幹嘛一臉兇巴巴的。
    shén me shì ？ gàn má yī liǎn xiōng bā bā de 。
    • What's the matter? You look very angry.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢个人成日都巴巴闭闭咁，所以冇人钟意佢。
    佢個人成日都巴巴閉閉咁，所以冇人鍾意佢。
    keoi5 go3 jan4 seng4 jat6 dou1 baa1 baa1 bai3 bai3 gam2, so2 ji5 mou5 jan4 zung1 ji3 keoi5.
    • She's such a cocky and boisterous person; that's why no one likes her.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    6月，阿里巴巴旗下盒马发布了活虾包装的宣传微博，却被肖战粉丝认为是在“内涵”他们（肖战粉丝自称“小肥虾”），遭到了粉丝的声讨和抵制，盒马只好在隔天凌晨发布微博道歉。
    6月，阿里巴巴旗下盒馬發佈了活蝦包裝的宣傳微博，卻被肖戰粉絲認為是在“內涵”他們（肖戰粉絲自稱“小肥蝦”），遭到了粉絲的聲討和抵制，盒馬只好在隔天凌晨發佈微博道歉。
    ６ yuè ， ā lǐ bā bā qí xià hé mǎ fā bù le huó xiā bāo zhuāng de xuān chuán wēi bó ， què bèi xiào zhàn fěn sī rèn wéi shì zài “ nèi hán ” tā men （ xiào zhàn fěn sī zì chēng “ xiǎo féi xiā ” ） ， zāo dào le fěn sī de shēng tǎo hé dǐ zhì ， hé mǎ zhǐ hǎo zài gé tiān líng chén fā bù wēi bó dào qiàn ．
    • In June, Alibaba subsidiary Hema posted an announcement advertising live shrimp, but fans of Xiao Zhan understood this to be an allusion to them (Xiao Zhan's fans call themselves "small fat shrimp"). Facing complaints and pressure from fans, Hema had no choice but to post an apology the following morning.
  2. Mandarin
    干巴巴
    乾巴巴
    gān bā bā
    • very dry
  3. Mandarin
    这巴巴罾儿叫人不知从何整理起。
    這巴巴罾兒叫人不知從何整理起。
    zhè bā bā zēn gé r5 jiào rén bù zhī cóng hé zhěng lǐ qǐ ．
    • X
  4. Mandarin
    阿里巴巴涉嫌垄断胡锡进坦言“真有此事”背刺马云
    阿里巴巴涉嫌壟斷胡錫進坦言“真有此事”背刺馬雲
    ā lǐ bā bā shè xián lǒng duàn hú xī jìn tǎn yán “ zhēn yǒu cǐ shì ” bèi cì mǎ yún
    • Alibaba was suspected of monopoly, and Hu Xijin surprise attacks Jack Ma by confessing it.