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寶石

寶石

See also: 宝石

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	rock; stone; 10 pecks
trad. (寶石)		寶	石
simp. (宝石)		宝	石

Noun

寶石

gemstone

Korean

Hanja in this term
寶	石

Noun

寶石 • ‎(boseok) ‎(hangeul 보석)

Hanja form^? of 보석, “gemstone”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bǎoshí

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² sek⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-sa̍k
Min Nan (POJ): pó-chio̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bǎoshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoshyr
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    寶石／宝石
    飽食／饱食
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² sek⁶
  - Yale: bóu sehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² sek⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ sɛːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-sa̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: bo` sag
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ sag⁶
  - IPA: /po³¹ sak̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-chio̍h
  - Tâi-lô: pó-tsio̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poycioih
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɤʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕiɤʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕioʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɤʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɤʔ¹²¹/