押寶

Chinese

		detain in custody	a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious
trad. (押寶)		押	寶
simp. (押宝)		押	宝
alternative forms		壓寶／压宝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yābǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ ㄅㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aat³ bou²
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ia⁶ bau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yābǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yabǎo
    • Wade–Giles: ya¹-pao³
    • Yale: yā-bǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iabao
    • Palladius: ябао (jabao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aat³ bou²
    • Yale: aat bóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aat⁸ bou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ad³ bou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aːt̚³ pou̯³⁵/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: ia⁶ bau³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i̯a̠²⁴ pɒu̯⁴¹/

Verb

押⫽寶 (verb-object)

1. (gambling) to play a game in which players pick a spot on the table to bet on, and whoever makes the right guess of the outcome shown on the 寶／宝 (bǎo) gambling tool wins