元寶
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元宝
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 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun4 bou2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-pó / ngiàn-pó
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): goân-pó
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yuánbǎo
- Wade–Giles: yüan2-pao3
- Yale: ywán-bǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanbao
- Palladius: юаньбао (juanʹbao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛn³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyun4 bou2
- Yale: yùhn bóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyn4 bou2
- Guangdong Romanization: yun4 bou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːn²¹ pou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-pó
- Hakka Romanization System: ngienˇ boˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngian2 bo3
- Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en¹¹ po³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-pó
- Hakka Romanization System: ngianˇ boˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngian2 bo3
- Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an¹¹ po³¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
Noun
元寶
- (historical, numismatics) sycee; 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)