鸭霸

鴨霸

yābà

adjective

Meanings

1 overbearing / unreasonable
2 domineering / bullying
3 with no regard for others

Characters

duck (phonetic loan)

tyrant/dominate

Examples

HSK 5

他这个人很鸭霸，从不听别人的意见。

Tā zhège rén hěn yābà, cóngbù tīng biérén de yìjiàn.

He's very overbearing - he never listens to others' opinions.

HSK 5

老板鸭霸地要求加班。

Lǎobǎn yābà de yāoqiú jiābān.

The boss high-handedly demanded overtime.

Tips

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Taiwanese Mandarin slang. The 'duck' character 鸭 here is a phonetic loan from Taiwanese Hokkien - 鸭霸 (ah-pà / a-pà) approximates Hokkien 壓霸 (ah-pà) 'oppressive bully.' Standard Mandarin equivalent: 霸道.

Stroke Order

鸭 yā

霸 bà