霸
bà
hegemon
tyrant; lord; feudal chief; to rule by force; to usurp; (in modern advertising) master
Rain (雨) + reform (革) + moon (月) = a force-of-nature ruler
A lord who commands the rain (天命), transforms institutions (革), and controls the cycles of time (月) — power on a cosmic scale. The three components together evoke a ruler whose dominance feels elemental, not merely political.
他想称霸整个市场，但竞争太激烈了。
tā xiǎng chēng bà zhěng gè shì chǎng, dàn jìng zhēng tài jī liè le。
He wants to dominate the entire market, but the competition is too fierce.
春秋时期出现了很多诸侯争霸的局面。
chūn qiū shí qī chū xiàn le hěn duō zhū hóu zhēng bà de jú miàn。
During the Spring and Autumn period, many situations arose where lords competed for supremacy.
Words with 霸
金霸王
jīn bà wáng
Duracell (US brand of batteries etc)
霸主
bà zhǔ
a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
霸占
bà zhàn
to occupy by force
霸凌
bà líng
(loanword) bullying
霸妻
bà qī
to use one's power and influence to take another man's wife for oneself
霸州
bà zhōu
see 霸州市[Ba4 zhou1 Shi4]
霸州市
bà zhōu shì
Bazhou, a county-level city in Langfang City 廊坊市[Lang2 fang2 Shi4], Hebei
霸座
bà zuò
to willfully occupy sb else's seat
霸业
bà yè
the task of establishing and maintaining hegemony
霸榜
bà bǎng
to dominate a chart; to top a ranking
霸机
bà jī
(of passengers) to stage a sit-in after the plane has landed (as a protest against bad service etc) (Tw)
霸权
bà quán
hegemony