寶可夢
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Chinese
| a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious | can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
to dream | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (寶可夢) | 寶 | 可 | 夢 | |
| simp. (宝可梦) | 宝 | 可 | 梦 | |
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ポケモン (Pokemon).
The use of the character 寶 was influenced by its presence in 神奇寶貝, which was previously used as the official title of the franchise in Taiwan.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄇㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Bǎokěmèng
- Wade–Giles: Pao3-kʻo3-mêng4
- Yale: Bǎu-kě-mèng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Baokeemenq
- Palladius: Баокэмэн (Baokɛmɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɤŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bou2 ho2 mung6
- Yale: bóu hó muhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: bou2 ho2 mung6
- Guangdong Romanization: bou2 ho2 mung6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pou̯³⁵ hɔː³⁵ mʊŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
寶可夢
Usage notes
This term was first used in official Pokémon media released in Mainland China in 2010. Previous Mainland releases had used the titles 宠物小精灵 and 神奇宝贝.
In 2016, the use of this term was extended to official media released in Taiwan and Hong Kong, where the local translations had previously used the titles 神奇寶貝 and 寵物小精靈 respectively.