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泡沫

泡沫

Chinese

		to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen	foam; suds
simp. and trad. (泡沫)		泡	沫

Noun

泡沫

foam; bubble; froth
(finance) economic bubble

Derived terms

泡沫塑料 (pàomò sùliào)

泡沫經濟／泡沫经济 (pàomò jīngjì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
泡	沫
Grade: S	Jinmeiyō
Irregular

Kanji in this term
泡	沫
ほう Grade: S	まつ Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Noun

泡沫 ‎(hiragana ほうまつ, romaji hōmatsu)

bubble
foam

Noun

泡沫 ‎(hiragana うたかた, romaji utakata)

(archaic) bubble
(archaic) foam
fleeting; ephemeral; transient (as like a bubble)

Synonyms

儚 (はかな)い ‎(hakanai)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): pàomò

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ mut⁶
Min Nan (POJ): phàu-boa̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: pàomò
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawmoh
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: pàomòr
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄛˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawmoll
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mwɔɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pou⁵ mut⁶
  - Yale: póuh muht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ mut⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ muːt̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phàu-boa̍h
  - Tâi-lô: phàu-bua̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phao'boah
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ buaʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ buaʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ buaʔ¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰaʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ buaʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰaʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ buaʔ⁴/