巨无霸 (jù wú bà) — giant; invincible person; Big Mac (McDonald's b…

Definition

Literally 'giant invincible one,' used as a vivid metaphor for a huge, unbeatable person or thing — and also the everyday Chinese name for McDonald's Big Mac burger.

noun

giantinvincible personBig Mac (McDonald's burger)

Measure word · 个

Examples

巨无霸，。
Tā xiàng jù wú bà yí yàng qiáng zhuàng, méi rén gǎn rě tā.
He's as strong as a giant; no one dares to mess with him.
巨无霸，。
Wǒ jīn tiān zhōng wǔ chī le yí gè jù wú bà, wèi dào bú cuò.
I ate a Big Mac for lunch today; it tasted good.
巨无霸。
Zhè jiā diàn de jù wú bà bǐ bié jiā de dà.
This restaurant's Big Mac is bigger than others'.

Origin

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

革月霸