寶典

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	canon; dictionary
trad. (寶典)		寶	典
simp. (宝典)		宝	典

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎodiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² din²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó-tián

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎodiǎn [Phonetic: báodiǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎodiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-tien³
    • Yale: bǎu-dyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baodean
    • Palladius: баодянь (baodjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² din²
    • Yale: bóu dín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² din²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² din²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ tiːn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-tián
    • Tâi-lô: pó-tián
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poy'diern
    • IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɛn⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁴¹/

Noun

寶典

1. canonical text; treasury

Usage notes

Often used in book titles.