bàn-bà
Hokkien
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese バンパー (banpā), from English bumper.
Pronunciation
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bàn-bà
- Tâi-lô: bàn-bà
- Phofsit Daibuun: barnbax
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ban¹¹⁻⁵³ ba¹¹/
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ban²¹⁻⁴¹ ba²¹/
Noun
bàn-bà
- (Taiwan, automotive) bumper
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 保險槓 (“bumper”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 保險槓 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 保險桿 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 泵把 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 扳把 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 扳把 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 扳把 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 扳把 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 扳把 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 扳把 | |
| Southern Min | Taipei | bàn-bà GT |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | làm-bà | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |