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

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó-chu

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• 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): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (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

1. precious pearl

Derived terms

• 寶珠市餅／宝珠市饼
• 寶珠茶／宝珠茶

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (寶珠):

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

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “寶珠” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].