寶馬香車

Chinese

		precious horse; treasure horse; BMW	a carriage made of any fragrant wood; also such a fine vehicle
trad. (寶馬香車)		寶馬	香車
simp. (宝马香车)		宝马	香车
alternative forms		香車寶馬／香车宝马
anagram		香車寶馬／香车宝马

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎomǎ xiāngchē

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² maa⁵ hoeng¹ ce¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎomǎ xiāngchē [Phonetic: báomǎxiāngchē]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎomǎ siangche
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-ma³ hsiang¹-chʻê¹
    • Yale: bǎu-mǎ syāng-chē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baomaa shiangche
    • Palladius: баома сянчэ (baoma sjančɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² maa⁵ hoeng¹ ce¹
    • Yale: bóu máh hēung chē
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² maa⁵ hoeng¹ tse¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² ma⁵ hêng¹ cé¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ maː¹³ hœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

Idiom

寶馬香車

1. lavishly decorated carriages and horses