BBQ
See also: bbq
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPseudo-acronym of barbecue, by phonetic similarity of the letter names.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBBQ (plural BBQs)
- Abbreviation of barbecue.
Coordinate terms
editVerb
editBBQ (third-person singular simple present BBQs, present participle BBQing, simple past and past participle BBQed)
- (chiefly US, informal) Abbreviation of barbecue.
Derived terms
editChinese
editEtymology 1
editFrom English BBQ. The “cliched happy ending” sense comes from the fact that TVB dramas often end in some form of a barbecue.
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bi1 bi1 kiu1
- Yale: bī bī kīu
- Cantonese Pinyin: bi1 bi1 kiu1
- Guangdong Romanization: bi1 bi1 kiu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /piː⁵⁵ piː⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
editBBQ
Verb
editBBQ
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) to barbecue
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, of soap operas) to end in a cliched happy ending
Etymology 2
edit(Internet slang) Alternative form of 芭比Q了
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄅㄧˇ ㄎㄧㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: babǐkiou
- Wade–Giles: pa1-pi3-kʻiu1
- Yale: bā-bǐ-kyōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: babiikiou
- Palladius: бабикю (babikju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pä⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
editBBQ
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