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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎoshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² sek⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-sa̍k
• Jin (Wiktionary): bau^2-1 seh⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó-chio̍h

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎoshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎoshíh
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-shih²
    • Yale: bǎu-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoshyr
    • Palladius: баоши (baoši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² sek⁶
    • Yale: bóu sehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² sek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² ség⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ sɛːk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-sa̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: bo` sag
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ sag⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /po³¹ sak̚⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: bau^2-1 seh⁵
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /pau⁵³⁻¹¹ səʔ⁵⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-chio̍h
    • Tâi-lô: pó-tsio̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poycioih
    • IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sioʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sioʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sioʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sioʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɤʔ⁴/

Noun

寶石

1. gemstone

   鑲寶石／镶宝石  ―  xiāng bǎoshí  ―  to mount a gemstone

Derived terms

• 寶石婚／宝石婚
• 紅寶石／红宝石 (hóngbǎoshí)
• 紅寶石婚／红宝石婚
• 綠寶石／绿宝石 (lǜbǎoshí)
• 綠寶石婚／绿宝石婚
• 藍寶石／蓝宝石 (lánbǎoshí)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寶	石
ほう Hyōgaiji	せき Grade: 1
on’yomi	kan’on

Noun

寶(ほう)石(せき) • (hōseki) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 宝石: gemstone

Korean

Hanja in this term
寶	石

Noun

寶石 • (boseok) (hangeul 보석)

1. Hanja form^? of 보석 (“gemstone”).