寶刀

See also: 宝刀

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	knife
trad. (寶刀)		寶	刀
simp. (宝刀)		宝	刀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎodāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² dou¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎodāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎodao
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-tao¹
    • Yale: bǎu-dāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baodau
    • Palladius: баодао (baodao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² dou¹
    • Yale: bóu dōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² dou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² dou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/

Noun

寶刀

1. rare or expensive sword or dagger

Derived terms

• 寶刀不老 / 宝刀不老 (bǎodāobùlǎo)
• 寶刀未老 / 宝刀未老 (bǎodāowèilǎo)
• 贈寶刀 / 赠宝刀