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元寶

元寶

See also: 元宝

Chinese

		primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious
trad. (元寶)		元	寶
simp. (元宝)		元	宝

Noun

元寶

sycee or yuanbao: various gold and silver ingots used as currency in imperial China
imitation sycee burnt as an offering as part of ancestral veneration for Tomb Sweeping Day or during the Ghost Festival.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yuánbǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ bou²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-pó / ngiàn-pó
Min Nan (POJ): goân-pó

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yuánbǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanbao
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ bou²
  - Yale: yùhn bóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ bou²
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ pou̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-pó
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngienˇ bo`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² bo³
  - IPA: /ɲi̯en¹¹ po³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-pó
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngianˇ bo`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² bo³
  - IPA: /ɲi̯an¹¹ po³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-pó
  - Tâi-lô: guân-pó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goanpoir
  - IPA (Xiamen): /guan²⁴⁻²² pɤ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /guan²⁴⁻²² pɤ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /guan¹³⁻²² pɤ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /guan²⁴⁻¹¹ po⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /guan²³⁻³³ pɤ⁴¹/