Kev Posted September 17, 2013 at 06:31 AM Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 at 06:31 AM 巴巴 often appears after other words. I'm trying to get: 1. good translation of 省巴巴 (something about not much money to stay alive?) 2. a feel for what 巴巴 means 3. Some more examples Examples in my database include: 皱巴巴 wrinkled 眼巴巴 eager 干巴巴 乾巴巴 gān bā bā dry, parched, dull, insipid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanjiology Posted September 17, 2013 at 06:33 AM Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 at 06:33 AM I just ran into a word with 巴巴 today after looking through my new Chinese textbook, 磕磕巴巴. I believe it means stammering or stuttering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted September 17, 2013 at 06:36 AM Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 at 06:36 AM Thanks kanjiology. That came up in pera-kun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Horhe Posted September 17, 2013 at 07:37 AM Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 at 07:37 AM I've wondered about this too and IMHO 巴巴 intensifies the meaning of the preceding character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest realmayo Posted September 17, 2013 at 07:52 AM Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 at 07:52 AM I've come across 可怜巴巴. Tried to use it once but the person though I was saying her father was very unfortunate to have her as a daughter. I haven't used it since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest realmayo Posted September 17, 2013 at 07:55 AM Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 at 07:55 AM nciku agrees with Don-Horhe: An adj suffix, used to reinforcethe denotion of the adj. ABC Dict says it's of limited occurrence. examples etc: http://www.nciku.com...detail/巴巴/95580 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted September 17, 2013 at 08:06 AM Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 at 08:06 AM 結結巴巴 - used to describe people who do not speak fluently or stutter Search 巴巴 on the Taiwan MOE dictionary and you can find more examples -> http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted September 17, 2013 at 08:14 AM Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 at 08:14 AM Thanks Guys!! So now my problem is "register". Is it regarded as slang, as girly (not trying to be sexist), as ... Would your grandmother use it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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