寶鈔

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	money; paper money
trad. (寶鈔)		寶	鈔
simp. (宝钞)		宝	钞

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎochāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄔㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎochāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄔㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎochao
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-chʻao¹
    • Yale: bǎu-chāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baochau
    • Palladius: баочао (baočao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

寶鈔

1. (archaic) baochao (inscription used for banknotes in ancient China and Vietnam)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (寶鈔):

• → Vietnamese: bảo sao (寶鈔)

See also

• 通寶／通宝 (tōngbǎo)
• 飛錢／飞钱 (fēiqián)
• 會鈔／会钞
• 交子
• 鈔票／钞票 (chāopiào)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
寶	鈔

Noun

寶鈔

1. chữ Hán form of bảo sao.