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罷

简罢 · 繁罷

Cantonese · source Jyutpingbaa6#

(final particle, same as 吧), to express doubt
command
casual invitation
to stop
to cease
to finish
to dimiss
to let go
'forget it'
'let it be'

Cantonese · source Jyutpingpei4#

an alternative form for 疲, exhausted

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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

baa66 · low level

pei44 · low falling

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Same syllable, six tones

baa巴baa1to long for 把baa2to hold 霸baa3hegemonbaa4—baa5—罢baa6to express doubt / command / casual invitation

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

罷罢

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

罷 bà CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish
罷 ba CC-CEDICT · Mandarin(final particle, same as 吧)

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: ba5. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baa6 · pei4

Cantonese word readings for 罷. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character · Etymology 1

to cease; to finish; to stop
to remove; to get rid of; to relieve
to finish; to end; to be complete
(Cantonese) Particle used to signify that one is fine with all the options given.
(Wenzhounese) Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state or the beginning of an action.

character · Etymology 1

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 疲 (pí, “tired; exhausted; weak”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) immoral
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to fail

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete) to banish
(obsolete) to scatter
a surname

character · Etymology 3

(chiefly Eastern Min) alternative form of 爸, used in 郎罷／郎罢 (“father”)

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