寶珠
Chinese
| a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious | pearl; bead | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (寶珠) | 寶 | 珠 | |
| simp. (宝珠) | 宝 | 珠 | |
| anagram | 珠寶／珠宝 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bǎozhū
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄓㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǎojhu
- Wade–Giles: pao3-chu1
- Yale: bǎu-jū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoju
- Palladius: баочжу (baočžu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-chu
- Tâi-lô: pó-tsu
- Phofsit Daibuun: poyzw
- IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡su³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
寶珠
Derived terms
- 寶珠市餅 / 宝珠市饼
- 寶珠茶 / 宝珠茶
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “寶珠” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].