七寶

See also: 七宝

Chinese

		seven	a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious
trad. (七寶)		七	寶
simp. (七宝)		七	宝

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit सप्तरत्न (saptaratna). The seven treasures refers to the seven gems and precious metals, referenced in the Buddhist Prajñā sutras and others.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qībǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄅㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ bou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qībǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cibǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-pao³
    • Yale: chī-bǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chibao
    • Palladius: цибао (cibao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cat¹ bou²
    • Yale: chāt bóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ bou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ced¹ bou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ pou̯³⁵/

Noun

七寶

1. (Buddhism) the seven treasures (gold, silver, crystal, tridacna, agate, amber, coral)

Derived terms

• 七寶池／七宝池 (qībǎochí)
• 七寶臺／七宝台