寶瓶

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	bottle; (a measure word); vase bottle; (a measure word); vase; pitcher
trad. (寶瓶)		寶	瓶
simp. (宝瓶)		宝	瓶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎopíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² ping⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎopíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎopíng
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-pʻing²
    • Yale: bǎu-píng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baopyng
    • Palladius: баопин (baopin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² ping⁴
    • Yale: bóu pìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² ping⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² ping⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹/

Noun

寶瓶

1. (Buddhism) treasure vase (containing flowers, water, etc.)
2. (colloquial) Short for 寶瓶座／宝瓶座 (Bǎopíngzuò, “Aquarius”).