88

Translingual

Symbol

88 (previous 87, next 89)

the number eighty-eight
an amateur radio abbreviation for "love (or hugs) and kisses".
(Nazism) Heil Hitler! (H is the eighth letter of the alphabet.) Also used by 21st-century white nationalist groups.

See also

Symbols for eighty-eight in various numeral systems

Malayalam numerals: ൮൮
Tamil numerals: ௮௰௮
Khmer numerals: ៨៨
Thai numerals: ๘๘
Lao numerals: ໘໘
Myanmar numerals: ၈၈
Amharic numerals: ፰፲፰
Mongolian numerals: ᠘᠘
Limbu numerals: ᥎᥎

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English

Noun

88 (plural 88s)

(dated, military) A WWII German 88mm anti-aircraft artillery piece.

Symbol

88

(telecommunications) Love and kisses.

Chinese

Etymology

From 拜拜 (bàibai), from English bye-bye.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báibái, bāibái, bàibài, bābā

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ, ㄅㄞㄅㄞˊ, ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄞˋ, ㄅㄚㄅㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: báibái
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairbair
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bāibái
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞㄅㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baibair
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàibài
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baybay
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: bābā
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄅㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baba
  - IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    巴巴
    粑粑

Interjection

88

(slang, text messaging, Internet slang) bye-bye

Usage notes

Used mostly online or in text messages.

Synonyms

拜拜 (bàibai)
再見／再见 (zàijiàn)

Derived terms

886, 881

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