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荷包

荷包

Chinese

		peppermint; to carry burden; lotus	to cover; to wrap; to hold to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for)
simp. and trad. (荷包)		荷	包

Noun

荷包

small bag; pouch
wallet
(dialectal) pocket (in garments)

Synonyms

(wallet): 錢包／钱包 (qiánbāo), 錢袋／钱袋 (qiándài), 皮夾／皮夹 (píjiā), (Cantonese) 銀包／银包

Derived terms

荷包蛋 (hébāodàn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hébāo

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴ baau¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hò-pâu
Min Nan (POJ): hâ-pau / hâu-pau / hô-pau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: hébāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herbau
  - IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho⁴ baau¹
  - Yale: hòh bāau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴ baau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹ pɑːu̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hò-pâu
  - Hakka Romanization System: hoˇ bau´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ho² bau¹
  - IPA: /ho¹¹ pa̯u²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hâ-pau / hâu-pau / hô-pau
  - Tâi-lô: hâ-pau / hâu-pau / hô-pau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ha'paw, hau'paw, hoi'paw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ha²⁴⁻²² paʊ⁴⁴/, /haʊ²⁴⁻²² paʊ⁴⁴/, /hɤ²⁴⁻²² paʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²⁴⁻²² paʊ³³/, /haʊ²⁴⁻²² paʊ³³/, /hɤ²⁴⁻²² paʊ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ha¹³⁻²² paʊ⁴⁴/, /haʊ¹³⁻²² paʊ⁴⁴/, /hɤ¹³⁻²² paʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ha²⁴⁻¹¹ paʊ⁴⁴/, /haʊ²⁴⁻¹¹ paʊ⁴⁴/, /ho²⁴⁻¹¹ paʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha²³⁻³³ paʊ⁴⁴/, /haʊ²³⁻³³ paʊ⁴⁴/, /hɤ²³⁻³³ paʊ⁴⁴/