拜拜

Chinese
 
to pay respect; worship; visit; salute
 
to pay respect; worship; visit; salute
simp. and trad.
(拜拜)		 拜 拜

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

拜拜

  1. (chiefly Taiwan) to worship a deity; to prostrate oneself at a place of worship

Noun

拜拜

  1. (chiefly Taiwan) religious festival in which offerings are made to a deity
Derived terms
  • 大拜拜

Etymology 2
Chinese phrasebook
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Phono-semantic matching of English bye-bye.

Pronunciation
Note: often romanised or written in English "bye-bye", "bái-bāi" is a cognate.
    • (Teochew)
      • Peng'im: bai3 bai3,bai1 bai1
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pài pai3,ba符i pai
      • IPA (key): /pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵,pai³³⁻²³ pai³³/

Interjection

拜拜

  1. (informal) bye-bye; goodbye

Synonyms

Verb

拜拜

  1. (colloquial) to break up with someone
  2. (colloquial) to break a habit

Derived terms
  • 拜拜肉
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