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歐巴

简欧巴 · 繁歐巴

Mandarin · pinyin ōu bā

(female usage) older brother (loanword from Korean "oppa")
male friend

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
欧: ōu · translit.: Europe; ohm; surname

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1–1 · ou1 ba1

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noun

(chiefly in Korean media, women's speech) oppa (elder brother, or an affectionate term of address for a somewhat older man)

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