傳家寶

Chinese

		to pass down from generation to generation	a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious
trad. (傳家寶)		傳家	寶
simp. (传家宝)		传家	宝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuánjiābǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄠˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thoân-ka-pó

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuánjiābǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chuánjiabǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻuan²-chia¹-pao³
    • Yale: chwán-jyā-bǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwanjiabao
    • Palladius: чуаньцзябао (čuanʹczjabao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thoân-ka-pó
    • Tâi-lô: thuân-ka-pó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: toanka'poir
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰuan²⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴⁻²² po⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰuan²⁴⁻²² ka³³ po⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰuan¹³⁻²² ka⁴⁴⁻²² po⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ po⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰuan²³⁻³³ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ pɤ⁴¹/

Noun

傳家寶

1. family heirloom
2. (figurative) cherished tradition