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波霸

Mandarin · pinyin bō bà

(slang) (loanword) big boobs
big-breasted
(coll.) tapioca balls, in 波霸奶茶 bō bà nǎi chá

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波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
霸: bà · rule by might rather than right

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1–4 · bo1 ba4

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bo1 baa3

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noun

tapioca pearls used in boba tea
(chiefly Cantonese, colloquial, slang) busty woman; huge-breasted girl

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