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寶貝

寶貝

See also: 宝贝

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish
trad. (寶貝)		寶	貝
simp. (宝贝)		宝	贝

Noun

寶貝

treasure; something valuable
darling; honey (often said of a child or lover)
(zoology) any cowrie shell from the Cypraeidae
good-for-nothing

Synonyms

(darling) 心肝寶貝／心肝宝贝 (xīngān bǎobèi)

Verb

寶貝

to love dearly

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bǎobèi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² bui³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-pi
Min Nan (POJ): pó-pòe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǎobèi → bǎobei (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄟˋ → ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄟ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bao.bey
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/ → /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥eɪ̯⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed) (寶貝兒／宝贝儿)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǎobèir → bǎobeir (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄟˋㄦ → ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄟ˙ㄦ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bao.beill
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pəɻ⁵¹/ → /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥əɻ⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² bui³
  - Yale: bóu bui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² bui³
  - IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ puːi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-pi
  - Hakka Romanization System: bo` bi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ bi⁴
  - IPA: /po³¹ pi⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-pòe
  - Tâi-lô: pó-puè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poy'poex
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/