元寶

元寶

See also: 元宝

Chinese

		primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious
trad. (元寶)		元	寶
simp. (元宝)		元	宝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánbǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ bou²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-pó / ngiàn-pó
• Min Nan (POJ): goân-pó

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánbǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánbǎo
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-pao³
    • Yale: ywán-bǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanbao
    • Palladius: юаньбао (juanʹbao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ bou²
    • Yale: yùhn bóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ bou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ bou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ pou̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-pó
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngienˇ bo`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian<sup>2</sup> bo<sup>3</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /ɲi̯en¹¹ po³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-pó
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngianˇ bo`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² bo³
    • Sinological IPA: /ɲi̯an¹¹ po³¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-pó
    • Tâi-lô: guân-pó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goanpoir
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² po⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² po⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² po⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ po⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ pɤ⁴¹/

Noun

元寶

1. (historical, numismatics) sycee; yuanbao (various gold and silver ingots used as currency in imperial China)
2. imitation sycee burnt as an offering as part of ancestral veneration (for Tomb Sweeping Day or during the Ghost Festival)

Derived terms

元寶楓／元宝枫 元寶鈔／元宝钞 得一元寶／得一元宝 得壹元寶／得壹元宝 糕元寶／糕元宝

紙元寶／纸元宝 綠衣元寶／绿衣元宝 送元寶／送元宝 銀元寶／银元宝 開通元寶／开通元宝