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寶劍

寶劍

See also: 宝剑

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	(double-edged) sword
trad. (寶劍)		寶	劍
simp. (宝剑)		宝	剑

Noun

寶劍

(Advanced Mandarin) a treasured straight sword
(Advanced Mandarin) a double-edged sword

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bǎojiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² gim³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-kiam
Min Nan (POJ): pó-kiàm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bǎojiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baojiann
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    保健
    保薦／保荐
    寶劍／宝剑
    寶鑑／宝鉴
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² gim³
  - Yale: bóu gim
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² gim³
  - IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ kiːm³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-kiam
  - Hakka Romanization System: bo` giam
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ giam⁴
  - IPA: /po³¹ ki̯am⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-kiàm
  - Tâi-lô: pó-kiàm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poy'kiaxm
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiam²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiam⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiam²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiam¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiam²¹/