PO
See also: Appendix:Variations of "po"
English
Noun
PO (plural POs)
- Initialism of post office.
- (business) Initialism of purchase order.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of police officer.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of probation officer.
- 1995, “I Got 5 on It”, in Operation Stackola, performed by Luniz:
- I gotta take a whiz test to my PO / I know I failed 'cause I done smoked major weed, bro
- (military) Initialism of petty officer.
- Initialism of principal officer.
- Initialism of playoff.
Adverb
PO (not comparable)
- (pharmacology) Initialism of per os (“by mouth, orally”).
- Antonyms: NPO, parenterally
Adjective
PO (not comparable)
Anagrams
Chinese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pōu
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pou
- Wade–Giles: pʻou1
- Yale: pōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pou
- Palladius: поу (pou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰoʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pho͘
- Tâi-lô: phoo
- Phofsit Daibuun: phof
- IPA (Xiamen): /pʰɔ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɔ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰɔ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /pʰɔ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɔ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
PO
- (chiefly Taiwanese Mandarin, slang) to post online; to upload something online
- 這是網友PO上網,鬥狗的畫面,從周圍口音和人的穿著,推測應該是對岸的鬥狗比賽 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2009, TVBS, 血腥鬥狗PO上網 愛狗人士批殘忍
- Zhè shì wǎngyǒu pōu shàngwǎng, dòugǒu de huàmiàn, cóng zhōuwéi kǒuyīn hé rén de chuānzhuó, tuīcè yīnggāi shì duì'àn de dòugǒu bǐsài [Pinyin]
- This is a video of a dog fight that some netizens posted online. From the people's accents and clothing, one can speculate that this is a dog fighting match held on the other side of the strait (Mainland).
这是网友PO上网,斗狗的画面,从周围口音和人的穿着,推测应该是对岸的斗狗比赛 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
Derived terms
- PO上
- PO文
- PO網 / PO网
French
Noun
PO f (plural PO)
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpe.o/, [ˈpe.o]
Noun
PO (plural PO-PO)
- (management) initialism of petunjuk operasional (“operational guideline”)
- (road transport) initialism of perusahaan otobus (“bus company”)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛˈɔ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔ
- Syllabification: P‧O
Proper noun
PO n or f
- (politics) initialism of Platforma Obywatelska (“Citizens' Platform (a Polish political party)”)