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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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拜拜

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

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拜拜

  1. (chiefly Taiwan, Philippines) religious festival in which offerings are made to a deity
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Etymology 2

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to pay respect; worship; visit
to pay respect; worship; visit; salute
 
to pay respect; worship; visit
to pay respect; worship; visit; salute
 
simp. and trad.
(拜拜)
alternative forms 掰掰

Phono-semantic matching of English bye-bye.

Pronunciation

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Note: often romanised or written in English "bye-bye", "bái-bāi" is a cognate.
Note: Often realised with /-ɛ/, /-æ/ or /-ai/. An actual /-e̞/ is incredibly rare.

Interjection

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拜拜

  1. (informal) bye-bye; goodbye
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Verb

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拜拜

  1. (colloquial) to say goodbye
  2. (colloquial) to end a relationship
  3. (colloquial) to break a habit
  4. (Hong Kong Cantonese, euphemistic) to die
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