<p>巨无霸 means big, no other can compare. It really fits the Big Mac's character.</p>

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2019-06-20T06:09:45.683Z
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Administrator
<p>Big Mac=巨无霸
BROCKEN GIGANT=巨无霸
Maximals=巨无霸(《Transfomers :Beast War》）</p>

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2019-06-24T19:01:40.513Z
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kevin00012
<p><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%B7%A8%E6%97%A0%E9%9C%B8/1226195" rel="noreferrer">https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%B7%A8%E6%97%A0%E9%9C%B8/1226195</a></p>

<p>巨无霸 (巨毋霸) was a historical character who was famous for being a giant. Later people commonly use '巨无霸' as a nickname for something that is 'giant size'. For example, compare to modern dragonfly's modest 1-4 inches length, the dragonfly- like Meganeuropsis was no doubt a 'giant'(巨无霸) with it's 18 inches long body</p>

<p>Meganeuropsis- 青蜓中的<strong>巨无霸</strong> (<strong>giant</strong> among dragonflies)</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/pHuqv.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/pHuqv.png" alt="Meganeuropsis"></a></p>

<p>巨无霸 is not a translation of 'Big Mac', it is a Chinese name for 'Big Mac' . Someone gave 'Big Mac' this Chinese name because the selling point of 'Big Mac' is "it is BIG" </p>

<p><em>'Big Mac' is 'giant' among hamburgers</em></p>

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2019-06-19T04:46:48.270Z
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Tang Ho
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/tUBRX.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/tUBRX.jpg" alt="McDonald&#39;s Big Mac box with 巨无霸 written on it"></a></p>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: Why is a Big Mac called <a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E5%B7%A8%E6%97%A0%E9%9C%B8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">巨无霸</a> (jùwúbà)?</p>

<p>Translating the individual hanzi:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E5%B7%A8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">巨</a> (jù) = huge</li>
<li><a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E6%97%A0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">无</a> (wú) = without</li>
<li><a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E9%9C%B8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">霸</a> (bà) = tyrant; lord</li>
</ul>

<p>So 巨 seems reasonable (essentially the "big" part of "Big Mac"), but the rest doesn't make sense to me.</p>

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Why is a Big Mac called 巨无霸 (jùwúbà)?
# Why is a Big Mac called 巨无霸 (jùwúbà)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-06-19)

[![McDonald's Big Mac box with 巨无霸 written on it](https://i.sstatic.net/tUBRX.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/tUBRX.jpg)

**Question**: Why is a Big Mac called [巨无霸](http://youdao.com/w/%E5%B7%A8%E6%97%A0%E9%9C%B8) (jùwúbà)?

Translating the individual hanzi:

* [巨](http://youdao.com/w/%E5%B7%A8) (jù) = huge
* [无](http://youdao.com/w/%E6%97%A0) (wú) = without
* [霸](http://youdao.com/w/%E9%9C%B8) (bà) = tyrant; lord

So 巨 seems reasonable (essentially the "big" part of "Big Mac"), but the rest doesn't make sense to me.

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2019-06-19. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

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巨无霸 (巨毋霸) was a historical character who was famous for being a giant. Later people commonly use '巨无霸' as a nickname for something that is 'giant size'. For example, compare to modern dragonfly's modest 1-4 inches length, the dragonfly- like Meganeuropsis was no doubt a 'giant'(巨无霸) with it's 18 inches long body

Meganeuropsis- 青蜓中的**巨无霸** (**giant** among dragonflies)

[![Meganeuropsis](https://i.sstatic.net/pHuqv.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/pHuqv.png)

巨无霸 is not a translation of 'Big Mac', it is a Chinese name for 'Big Mac' . Someone gave 'Big Mac' this Chinese name because the selling point of 'Big Mac' is "it is BIG"

*'Big Mac' is 'giant' among hamburgers*


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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-06-20. Score: 0

巨无霸 means big, no other can compare. It really fits the Big Mac's character.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-06-24. Score: 0

Big Mac=巨无霸
BROCKEN GIGANT=巨无霸
Maximals=巨无霸(《Transfomers :Beast War》）


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