88

Translingual

Symbol

88 (previous 87, next 89)

the number eighty-eight
amateur radio abbreviation for "love (or hugs) and kisses".
(neo-Nazism) Heil Hitler (H is the eighth letter of the alphabet.)
(coordinate term) 1488

See also

Symbols for eighty-eight in various numeral systems

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Further reading

88 (number) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Noun

88 (plural 88s)

(dated, military) Ellipsis of German 88.: A WWII German 88mm anti-aircraft artillery piece.

Symbol

88

(telecommunications) Love and kisses.

Chinese

Etymology

From 拜拜 (bàibai), from English bye-bye.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báibái, bāibái, bàibài, bābā

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ, ㄅㄞㄅㄞˊ, ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄞˋ, ㄅㄚㄅㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baai¹ baai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báibái
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báibái
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-pai²
  - Yale: bái-bái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairbair
  - Palladius: байбай (bajbaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bāibái
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞㄅㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: baibái
  - Wade–Giles: pai¹-pai²
  - Yale: bāi-bái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baibair
  - Palladius: байбай (bajbaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bàibài
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bàibài
  - Wade–Giles: pai⁴-pai⁴
  - Yale: bài-bài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baybay
  - Palladius: байбай (bajbaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bābā
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄅㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: baba
  - Wade–Giles: pa¹-pa¹
  - Yale: bā-bā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baba
  - Palladius: баба (baba)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    巴巴
    粑粑
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baai¹ baai³
  - Yale: bāai baai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baai¹ baai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bai¹ bai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːi̯⁵⁵ paːi̯³³/

Interjection

88

(slang, text messaging, Internet slang) bye-bye

Synonyms

再會／再会 (zàihuì) (polite)
再見／再见 (zàijiàn) (polite)
別了／别了 (bié le) (farewell)
回見／回见 (huíjiàn) (polite)
好行 (hou² haang⁴) (Cantonese)
慢行 (Hokkien, Teochew)
慢走 (mànzǒu) (polite)
拜哎 (Wu)
拜拜 (báibái) (informal)
走好 (zǒuhǎo) (polite)

Derived terms

886, 881, 898

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