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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, 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–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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: /ŋi̯en¹¹ po³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-pó
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngianˇ bo`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² bo³
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an¹¹ po³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (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

(deprecated template usage) 元寶

1. (historical) 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)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (元寶):

• → Vietnamese: nguyên bảo (元寶, “sycee”)

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Vietnamese

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元	寶

Noun

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