寶貝

See also: 宝贝

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish
trad. (寶貝)		寶	貝
simp. (宝贝)		宝	贝

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寶貝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎobèi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² bui³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-pi
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): pó-pòe

(Teochew, Peng'im): bo² buê³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎobèi → bǎobei (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄟˋ → ㄅㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎobe̊i
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-pei⁵
  - Yale: bǎu-bei
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bao.bey
  - Palladius: баобэй (baobɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/ → /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥eɪ̯⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (寶貝兒／宝贝儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎobèir → bǎobeir (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄟˋㄦ → ㄅㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄟㄦ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎobe̊ir
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-pei⁵-ʼrh
  - Yale: bǎu-beir
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bao.bell
  - Palladius: баобэйр (baobɛjr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pəɻ⁵¹/ → /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥əɻ⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² bui³
  - Yale: bóu bui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² bui³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² bui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ puːi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-pi
  - Hakka Romanization System: bo^ˋ bi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ bi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /po³¹ pi⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-pòe
  - Tâi-lô: pó-puè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poy'poex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bo² buê³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pó puè
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /po⁵²⁻³⁵ pue²¹³/

Middle Chinese: pawX pajH

Rime
Character	寶	貝
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)	泰 (25)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	博抱切	愽蓋切
Baxter	pawX	pajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pɑu^X/	/pɑi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/pɑu^X/	/pɑi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/pɑu^X/	/pɑi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/paw^X/	/paj^H/
Li Rong	/pɑu^X/	/pɑi^H/
Wang Li	/pɑu^X/	/pɑi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/pɑu^X/	/pɑi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bǎo	bèi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bou²	bui³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*pˤuʔ pˤa[t]-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*puːʔ paːds/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	寶	貝
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	bǎo	bèi
Middle Chinese	‹ paw^X ›	‹ paj^H ›
Old Chinese	/*pˁuʔ/	/*pˁa[t]-s/
English	precious thing	cowry shell
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	寶	貝
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	3264	415
Phonetic component	缶	貝
Rime group	幽	祭
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	寶	貝
Old Chinese	/*puːʔ/	/*paːds/

Noun

寶貝

(literary) rare and precious seashell
cowry (family Cypraeidae)
(figurative) treasure; valuable object
(figurative, endearing) baby child; baby; bab
(figurative, endearing) darling; honey (often said of a child or lover); sweetheart
(dialectal, endearing) silkworm
(ironic, colloquial, derogatory or) useless or queer person; good-for-nothing

Synonyms

(treasure): 明珠 (míngzhū)
(darling):

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可愛／可爱 (kě'ài) (colloquial)
圞心／𪢮心 (lonn² sin¹) (Xiang)
圞心蒂子／𪢮心蒂子 (lonn² sin¹ di⁴ zr) (Xiang)
寶寶／宝宝
小心肝 (xiǎoxīngān) (figurative)
心肝 (xīngān) (figurative)
心肝寶貝／心肝宝贝 (xīngān bǎobèi)
甜心 (tiánxīn)
親愛的／亲爱的 (qīn'ài de)

(silkworm):

Dialectal synonyms of 蠶 (“silkworm”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蠶
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蠶
Taxonomic name		蠶
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	蠶
	Taiwan	蠶
	Chengde	蠶
	Chifeng	蠶
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	蠶
	Heihe	蠶
	Qiqihar	蠶
	Harbin	蠶
	Jiamusi	蠶
	Baicheng	蠶
	Changchun	蠶
	Tonghua	蠶
	Shenyang	蠶
	Jinzhou	蠶
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	蠶
	Tangshan	蠶
	Cangzhou	蠶兒
	Baoding	蠶
	Shijiazhuang	蠶
	Lijin	蠶
	Jinan	蠶
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	蠶
	Dandong	蠶
	Yantai	蠶
	Yantai (Muping)	蠶
	Qingdao	蠶
	Zhucheng	蠶
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	蠶兒
	Lingbao	蠶
	Jining	蠶
	Wanrong	蠶
	Linfen	蠶兒, 桑蠶
	Shangqiu	蠶
	Yuanyang	蠶
	Zhengzhou	蠶兒
	Xinyang	蠶
	Baihe	蠶
	Xi'an	蠶
	Baoji	蠶
	Tianshui	蠶
	Xining	蠶
	Xuzhou	蠶
	Fuyang	蠶
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	蠶
	Lanzhou	蠶兒, 蠶
	Dunhuang	蠶兒
	Hami	蠶
	Ürümqi	蠶
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蠶子
	Nanchong	蠶子
	Dazhou	蠶子
	Hanyuan	蠶子
	Xichang	蠶子
	Zigong	蠶子
	Chongqing	蠶子
	Wuhan	蠶
	Yichang	蠶子, 蠶
	Xiangyang	蠶
	Tianmen	蠶
	Guiyang	蠶子, 蠶
	Zunyi	蠶
	Bijie	蠶子
	Liping	蠶崽
	Zhaotong	蠶
	Dali	蠶
	Kunming	蠶
	Mengzi	蠶
	Guilin	蠶
	Liuzhou	蠶, 蠶蟲
	Jishou	蠶兒
	Changde	蠶
	Hanzhong	蠶子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	蠶, 蠶寶寶, 寶寶, 寶貝
	Yangzhou	蠶子, 蠶
	Lianyungang	蠶
	Lianshui	蠶
	Nantong	蠶兒, 蠶寶寶
	Anqing	蠶
	Wuhu	蠶
	Hefei	蠶
	Huanggang	蠶兒
	Hong'an	蠶
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蠶蟲, 蠶
	Hong Kong	蠶蟲, 蠶
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	蠶蟲, 蠶
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	蠶蟲
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	蠶蟲
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	蠶蟲
	Macau	蠶
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	蠶
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蠶
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蠶
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蠶
	Foshan	蠶
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	蠶
	Foshan (Shunde)	蠶
	Foshan (Sanshui)	蠶
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	蠶
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蠶蟲
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	蠶蟲
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	蠶
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蠶
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蠶
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蠶
	Taishan	蠶
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蠶
	Enping (Niujiang)	蠶
	Heshan (Yayao)	蠶
	Dongguan	蠶蟲, 蠶
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	蠶
	Qingyuan	蠶蟲
	Fogang	蠶
	Yingde (Hanguang)	蠶蟲
	Yangshan	蠶蟲
	Lianshan (Butian)	蠶
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	蠶
	Shaoguan	蠶蟲
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蠶
	Renhua	蠶蟲
	Lechang	蠶蟲
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	蠶
	Sihui	蠶
	Guangning	蠶
	Deqing	蠶
	Huaiji	蠶
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	蠶
	Yunfu	蠶
	Xinxing	蠶
	Luoding	蠶蟲
	Yunan (Pingtai)	蠶
	Yangjiang	蠶
	Xinyi	蠶
	Lianjiang	蠶, 蠶蟲
	Nanning	蠶蟲, 蠶
	Wuzhou	蠶
	Yulin	蠶
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	蠶
	Danzhou	蠶
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蠶
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	蠶
Gan	Nanchang	蠶
	Lichuan	蠶
	Pingxiang	蠶蟲
Hakka	Meixian	蠶仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	蠶蟲
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	蠶
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	蠶蟲
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	蠶蟲
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	蠶
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	蠶
	Liannan	蠶
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	蠶
	Jiexi	蠶
	Changting	蠶哩
	Ninghua	蠶
	Yudu	蠶子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蠶仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	蠶仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	蠶仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	蠶
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	蠶仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蠶
	Hong Kong	蠶蟲
	Luchuan	蠶
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	蠶
	Senai (Huiyang)	蠶
Huizhou	Jixi	蠶
	Shexian	蠶
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	蠶兒
Jin	Taiyuan	蠶, 蠶兒
	Pingyao	蠶兒
	Yangyuan	蠶
	Datong	蠶兒
	Xinzhou	蠶兒
	Lüliang (Lishi)	蠶兒
	Changzhi	蠶
	Linhe	蠶
	Jining	蠶
	Hohhot	蠶
	Erenhot	蠶
	Pingshan	蠶兒
	Zhangjiakou	蠶
	Handan	蠶
	Linzhou	蠶
	Suide	蠶兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	蠶仔
	Songxi	蠶仔
	Zhenghe	蠶仔
	Jianyang	蠶仔
	Wuyishan	蠶仔
	Pucheng (Shibei)	蠶蟲
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蠶繭
	Fuzhou (Changle)	蠶囝
	Fuqing	桑囝
	Yongtai	蠶囝
	Gutian	蠶繭
	Fu'an	蠶
	Ningde	蠶繭
	Shouning	桑蟲
	Zhouning	蠶
	Fuding	蠶
	Matsu	絲蟲
Southern Min	Xiamen	娘仔
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	娘仔
	Quanzhou	娘仔
	Jinjiang	娘仔
	Yongchun	娘仙, 娘
	Zhangzhou	娘仔, 蠶
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	娘仔, 蠶貓仔
	Hua'an	絲蟲
	Pinghe	蠶仔
	Zhangpu	蠶
	Yunxiao	蠶
	Zhao'an	蠶仔
	Zhao'an (Sidu)	蠶仔
	Zhao'an (Tingyang, Baiyang)	蠶
	Zhao'an (Wenshan, Taiping)	蠶
	Dongshan	蠶
	Taipei	娘仔
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	娘仔
	Kaohsiung	蠶仔
	Yilan	娘仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	娘仔
	Taichung	娘仔
	Tainan	蠶仔
	Hsinchu	娘仔
	Kinmen	娘仔, 蠶
	Penghu (Magong)	娘仔, 蠶
	Longyan	蠶仔
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	蟲
	Datian	絲蟲
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	蠶仔
	Chaozhou	蠶
	Raoping	蠶
	Shantou	蠶
	Haifeng	蠶
	Bangkok (Teochew)	蠶
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	蠶
	Wenchang	蠶
	Haikou	蠶蟲, 蠶
Central Min	Yong'an	蠶仔蟲, 蠶仔
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	蠶仔
	Sanming (Shaxian)	蠶仔
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	蠶
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	蠶蟲
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蠶蟲
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	蠶
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	絲蟲
Wu	Shanghai	蠶, 蠶寶寶
	Shanghai (Chongming)	蠶
	Suzhou	蠶, 蠶寶寶, 寶寶
	Wuxi	蠶寶寶
	Danyang	蠶
	Hangzhou	蠶寶寶
	Ningbo	蠶, 蠶寶寶
	Wenzhou	蠶兒
	Jinhua	蠶兒
Xiang	Changsha	蠶子, 蠶
	Loudi	蠶子
	Shuangfeng	蠶子
	Quanzhou	蠶
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	蠶
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	蠶
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	蠶屎蟲, 蠶
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	蠶
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	蠶
	Renhua (Shitang)	蠶
	Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)	蠶
	Lechang (Changlai)	蠶絲蟲
	Lechang (Beixiang)	桑蟲
	Lechang (Huangpu)	蠶子龍
	Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)	蠶蟲
	Lechang (Sanxi)	蠶蟲

Derived terms

寶貝疙瘩／宝贝疙瘩 (bǎobèi gēda)
寶貝蛋／宝贝蛋
小寶貝／小宝贝
心肝寶貝／心肝宝贝 (xīngān bǎobèi)
數碼寶貝／数码宝贝 (Shùmǎ Bǎobèi)
活寶貝／活宝贝
神奇寶貝／神奇宝贝 (Shénqí Bǎobèi)

Descendants

→ Manchu: ᠪᠣᠣᠪᠠᡳ (boobai)
→ Middle Korean: 보〯ᄇᆡ〮 (pwǒpóy)
- Korean: 보배 (bobae)
→ Vietnamese: bảo bối, bửu bối
→ Mongolian: ᠪᠦᠪᠡᠢ (bübei), бүүвэй (büüvej)