PO

See also: Appendix:Variations of "po"

English

Noun

PO (plural POs)

1. Initialism of post office.
2. (business) Initialism of purchase order.
3. (law enforcement) Initialism of police officer.
4. (law enforcement) Initialism of probation officer.
5. Initialism of principal officer.
6. Abbreviation of playoff.

Adverb

PO (not comparable)

1. (pharmacology) Initialism of per os.

Adjective

PO (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Initialism of peroral.

Anagrams

• OP, Op., op, op.

Chinese

Alternative forms

• po

Etymology

Borrowed from English post.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄡ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pho͘

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• 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/
• 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/

Verb

PO

1. (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.]
     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.]

     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).

Synonyms

• 張貼／张贴 (zhāngtiē)
• 貼／贴 (tiē)
• 海報／海报 (hǎibào)
• 公告 (gōnggào)
• 發表／发表 (fābiǎo)

Derived terms

• PO上
• PO文
• PO網／PO网

 

French

Noun

PO f (plural PO)

1. (gaming) Abbreviation of pièce d’or.
   • 2024 October 20, “What does PO mean?”, in Reddit‎^[1]:

     REMISE IMMÉDIATE Vous récupérez 6% des PO dépensées quand vous achetez des objets légendaries.

     Cash Back Upon purchasing a Legendary item, you are automatically refunded 6% of its total gold cost.^[2]

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛˈɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Syllabification: P‧O

Proper noun

PO n or f

1. (politics) Initialism of Platforma Obywatelska (“Citizens' Platform (a Polish political party)”).

Further reading

• PO in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• PO in Polish dictionaries at PWN