寶座

See also: 宝座

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things
trad. (寶座)		寶	座
simp. (宝座)		宝	座

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎozuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² zo⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-chho
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó-chō / pó-chǒ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎozuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎozuò
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-tso⁴
    • Yale: bǎu-dzwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baotzuoh
    • Palladius: баоцзо (baoczo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: bou² zo⁶
    • Yale: bóu joh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² dzo⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² zo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ t͡sɔː²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 寶座／宝座 補助／补助

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-chho
    • Hakka Romanization System: bo` co
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ co⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /po³¹ t͡sʰo⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-chō
    • Tâi-lô: pó-tsō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poyzoi
    • IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡so³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɤ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡so²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-chǒ
    • Tâi-lô: pó-tsǒ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡so²²/

Noun

寶座

1. (literally) throne (of a monarch or deity)

   • 萬君的君萬王的王，我俯落在祢寶座前。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     万君的君万王的王，我俯落在祢宝座前。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2001, 陳世恒 [Sean Chen] (lyricist), 游智婷 [Sandy Yu] (Taiwanese translation), 讚美耶和華 [Praise the Lord]

     Bān Kun ê Kun Bān Ông ê Ông, góa phak--lo̍h tī Lí pó-chō chêng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     You are my King, the Lord of all, I bow down, worship at Your throne. [official translation]
     The Lord of lords, the King of kings, I bow down before Your throne. [literal translation]

2. (figuratively) respectable position

Synonyms

• (throne):

• 位 (wèi) (literary, or in compounds)
• 御座 (yùzuò)
• 王位 (wángwèi)
• 王座 (wángzuò)
• 皇位 (huángwèi)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (寶座):

• → Korean: 보좌(寶座) (bojwa)
• → Vietnamese: bảo toà (寶座)