Talk:宝宝

Relationship to 宝宝盘

How does this term relate to the term 宝宝盘 (the pu pu platter, an item of American Chinese cuisine)? More information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu_pu_platter . 24.29.228.33 19:28, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Delicious tidbits, treasures. —Stephen 05:31, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

That sounds exactly right. The thing is, neither of these definitions appears in the entry right now. 24.29.228.33 08:10, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

It says treasure when you click on the large 宝 in the box at the upper left. —Stephen 08:18, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

That's the individual character 宝; I was asking about the two-character word 宝宝. In Mandarin words with two characters can often have very different meanings from their individual component characters. 24.29.228.33 09:20, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

The two characters already have the correct definitions given. To see the etymology of the two characters, you can usually click on the individual characters in the box at the upper right. For the 宝宝盘, it is not a double 宝宝, but two single 宝's. —Stephen 10:21, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Etymology

Does this term derive from the English word "baby"? 71.66.97.228 20:24, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

No. It's a diminutive of 宝贝, which has existed since Ancient China. Jamesjiao → ^{T ◊ C} 20:34, 12 February 2012 (UTC)