寶安
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Chinese
| a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious | content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (寶安) | 寶 | 安 | |
| simp. (宝安) | 宝 | 安 | |
Etymology
Coined in 331 CE with the establishment of 寶安縣 (“Bao'an County”). Renamed from 新安 (Xīn'ān) in 1914.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Bǎo-an
- Wade–Giles: Pao3-an1
- Yale: Bǎu-ān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Baoan
- Palladius: Баоань (Baoanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: bou2 on1
- Yale: bóu ōn
- Cantonese Pinyin: bou2 on1
- Guangdong Romanization: bou2 on1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pou̯³⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
保安
寶安／宝安
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: bo2 ang1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pó ang
- Sinological IPA (key): /po⁵²⁻³⁵ aŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
Proper noun
寶安