八珍

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 八珍. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 八珍, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 八珍 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 八珍 you have here. The definition of the word 八珍 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of八珍, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

		eight	precious thing; treasure
trad. (八珍)		八	珍
simp. ^#(八珍)		八	珍

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bāzhēn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄓㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ zan¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pat-tin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bāzhēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄓㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bajhen
  - Wade–Giles: pa¹-chên¹
  - Yale: bā-jēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bajen
  - Palladius: бачжэнь (bačžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baat³ zan¹
  - Yale: baat jān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ dzan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bad³ zen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːt̚³ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pat-tin
  - Tâi-lô: pat-tin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: patdyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ tin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ tin³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pat̚³²⁻⁵ tin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ tin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ tin⁴⁴/

Noun

八珍

eight kinds of delicacies; (by extension) delicacies (in general)
(traditional Chinese medicine) eight ingredients for tonifying qi and nourishing the blood: ginseng, rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala, tuckahoe, licorice, dong quai, processed Rehmannia root, peony and chuanxiong

Derived terms

Adjective

八珍

(Taiwan, of one's words and behaviour) indecent; immodest

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia