也 罢

yě bàdictionary entry

(reduplicated) whether... or... / never mind / fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

也罷也罢 [ye3 ba4] /(reduplicated) whether... or.../never mind/fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)/

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Other forms in these source records: 也罷

也
yě
also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a]
Yě
surname Ye
罢
bà
to stop / to cease / to dismiss / to suspend / to quit / to finish
ba
(final particle, same as 吧)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.