玉帛

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Chinese

		jade	silk
simp. and trad. (玉帛)		玉	帛

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùbó

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄅㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ baak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yùbó
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄅㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yùbó
  - Wade–Giles: yü⁴-po²
  - Yale: yù-bwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhbor
  - Palladius: юйбо (jujbo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    玉帛
    鬱勃 / 郁勃
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: juk⁶ baak⁶
  - Yale: yuhk baahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ baak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ bag⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² paːk̚²/

Noun

玉帛

jade and silk products
- 犧牲玉帛，弗敢加也，必以信。
  牺牲玉帛，弗敢加也，必以信。
  From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE
  Xīshēng yùbó, fú gǎn jiā yě, bì yǐ xìn.
  I dare not exaggerate the amount of sacrifices, jade, and silk offered to the gods; I always tell the gods the truth.
riches; wealth
gifts exchanged between feudal states or nations
(figurative) good relations between countries

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