BB
Translingual
Symbol
BB
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Barbados.
- (finance) Long-term bond credit rating by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings, indicating that a bond is somewhat speculative with substantial risk of default.
English
Alternative forms
- B.B., B. B., bb (certain senses only)
Noun
BB (countable and uncountable, plural BBs)
- (electronics) Initialism of baseband.
- Initialism of BlackBerry.
- Initialism of basketball.
- Initialism of baseball.
- (computing) Initialism of bulletin board.
- A type of pellet that can be shot from a BB gun.
- Initialism of ball bearing.
- 2010, Richard Hoppe, Theodore L. Phillips, Mack Roach, Leibel and Phillips Textbook of Radiation Oncology, page 203:
- Radiopaque catheters, wires, or small metal ball bearings (BBs) are taped to the patient's skin to help in identifying any anatomic landmark, diseased tissue, or scar on the skin.
- (baseball) A walk; the statistic reporting the number of "bases on balls".
- (gymnastics) Abbreviation of balance beam.
- (US, navy) Abbreviation of battleship.
Derived terms
Related terms
Proper noun
BB
- Initialism of Big Brother.
- Initialism of Big Bang.
- Initialism of the Bangka Belitung Islands: a province of Indonesia.
Phrase
BB
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of bye bye.
Adverb
BB
Synonyms
- (without a condom): Thesaurus:condomless
Phrase
BB
- Initialism of best before.
Translations
Chinese
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bi4 bi1 / bei4 bi1 / bei4 bi2 / bi4 bi2
- Yale: bìh bī / bèih bī / bèih bí / bìh bí
- Cantonese Pinyin: bi4 bi1 / bei4 bi1 / bei4 bi2 / bi4 bi2
- Guangdong Romanization: bi4 bi1 / béi4 bi1 / béi4 bi2 / bi4 bi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /piː²¹ piː⁵⁵/, /pei̯²¹ piː⁵⁵/, /pei̯²¹ piː³⁵/, /piː²¹ piː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Note:
- bi4 bi1 - Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur;
- bei4 bi1, bei4 bi2, bi4 bi2 - Kuala Lumpur.
Noun
BB
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 嬰兒 (“baby; infant”) [map]
Derived terms
See also
- 北鼻 (běibí)
Further reading
- Hong Kong Cantonese#Imported loanwords
- Modern Cantonese Phonology; Robert S. Bauer, Paul K. Benedict; Mouton de Gruyter; 1997; page 404
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bi1 bi1
- Yale: bī bī
- Cantonese Pinyin: bi1 bi1
- Guangdong Romanization: bi1 bi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /piː⁵⁵ piː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
BB
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 哨子 (“whistle”) [map]
See also
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bībi
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧ ˙ㄅㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bibi̊
- Wade–Giles: pi1-pi5
- Yale: bī-bi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bi.bi
- Palladius: биби (bibi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi⁵⁵ b̥i²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
BB
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bībī
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧ ㄅㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bibi
- Wade–Giles: pi1-pi1
- Yale: bī-bī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bibi
- Palladius: биби (bibi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi⁵⁵ pi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
BB
- BB (a type of pellet)
Derived terms
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbe.be/
Noun
BB (plural BB-BB)
- (healthcare) initialism of berat badan (“bodyweight”)
Japanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɯ̟ɾɯ̟ː ba̠k̚kɯ̟]
Noun
BB • (burū bakku)
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²beːˌbeː/
Noun
BB n
- abbreviation of barnbördshus (“birthing centre”)
- De flesta föds på BB.
- Most people are born at birthing centres.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | BB | BB:s |
| definite | BB:t | BB:ts | |
| plural | indefinite | BB:n | BB:ns |
| definite | BB:na | BB:nas |