麦霸 (màibà): mic hog

Measure Word

一个麦霸 gè

Meanings

1 mic hog
2 person who monopolizes the mic at karaoke

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

今晚别让她当麦霸，大家都想唱。

Jīnwǎn bié ràng tā dāng màibà, dàjiā dōu xiǎng chàng.

Don't let her hog the mic tonight, everyone wants to sing.

HSK 5

他是公认的麦霸，一首接一首。

Tā shì gōngrèn de màibà, yì shǒu jiē yì shǒu.

He's the acknowledged mic hog, song after song.

Tips

register

霸 here is a colloquial suffix meaning "hegemon / bully / hog". Same pattern: 路霸 (road bully), 学霸 (top student), 车霸 (parking-spot hog).

culture

A core KTV archetype. Being called a 麦霸 can be flattering (great voice, confident) or annoying (selfish), depending on tone.

Stroke Order

麦 mài

霸 bà

Related Words

cereal / oatmeal / oat flakes

排麦 páimài

to queue up for the mic (at KTV / in a voice chat room) / to wait your turn to sing

上麦 shàngmài

to take the mic (in livestream / voice room) / to come on as a guest speaker

下麦 xiàmài

to leave the mic (in a livestream / voice chat) / to drop off the audio stage

考霸 kǎobà

exam champion / test ace (someone who takes and aces many exams)

麦饭 màifàn

barley or wheat rice; coarse grain meal / (historical) peasant staple of unhulled wheat or barley boiled like rice

麦片粥 màipiànzhōu

oatmeal porridge / oat congee