耍寶

耍寶

Chinese

		play with; to juggle	a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious
trad. (耍寶)		耍	寶
simp. (耍宝)		耍	宝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuǎbǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄅㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saa² bou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shuǎbǎo [Phonetic: shuábǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoabao
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuǎbǎo
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂwä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: shuǎbǎor [Phonetic: shuábǎor]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄅㄠˇㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoabaol
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuǎbǎor
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂwä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ paʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: saa² bou²
    • Yale: sá bóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saa² bou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sa² bou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /säː³⁵ pou̯³⁵/

Verb

耍寶

1. (colloquial, derogatory) to show off; to display with ostentation or pride
2. (colloquial) to put on a show to amuse others; to be playful