寶玉

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	jade
trad. (寶玉)		寶	玉
simp. (宝玉)		宝	玉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎoyù

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² juk^6-2 / bou² juk⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-ngiu̍k
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó-ge̍k / pó-gio̍k
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵pau-gnioq₈

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎoyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎoyù
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-yü⁴
  - Yale: bǎu-yù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoyuh
  - Palladius: баоюй (baojuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹/
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: bou² juk^6-2 / bou² juk⁶
  - Yale: bóu yúk / bóu yuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² juk^9-2 / bou² juk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² yug^6-2 / bou² yug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ jʊk̚²⁻³⁵/, /pou̯³⁵ jʊk̚²/
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Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-ngiu̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: bo^ˋ ngiug
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ ngiug⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /po³¹ ŋi̯uk̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-ge̍k
  - Tâi-lô: pó-gi̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poy'gek
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɪk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-gio̍k
  - Tâi-lô: pó-gio̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poy'giok
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɔk̚⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Jiaxing)
  - Wugniu: ⁵pau-gnioq₈
  - MiniDict: pau^去 nyoh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²pau-nyioq₅
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pɔ³³ n̠ʲioʔ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /pɔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲioʔ⁵⁵/

Noun

寶玉

precious jade; valuable gemstone