寶珠

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	pearl; bead
trad. (寶珠)		寶	珠
simp. (宝珠)		宝	珠
anagram		珠寶／珠宝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎozhū

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄓㄨ
Min Nan (POJ): pó-chu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎozhū
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄓㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎojhu
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-chu¹
  - Yale: bǎu-jū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoju
  - Palladius: баочжу (baočžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-chu
  - Tâi-lô: pó-tsu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poyzw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡su³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

Noun

寶珠

precious pearl

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (寶珠):

→ Japanese: 宝珠(ほうじゅ) (hōju)
→ Korean: 보주(寶珠) (boju)

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