寶劍

See also: 宝剑 and 宝剣

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	(double-edged) sword
trad. (寶劍)		寶	劍
simp. (宝剑)		宝	剑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎojiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² gim³
• Gan (Wiktionary): bau³ jien⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-kiam
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó-kiàm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎojiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎojiàn
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-chien⁴
    • Yale: bǎu-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baojiann
    • Palladius: баоцзянь (baoczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² gim³
    • Yale: bóu gim
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² gim³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² gim³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ kiːm³³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: bau³ jien⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pau²¹³⁻¹³ t͡ɕiɛn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-kiam
    • Hakka Romanization System: bo` giam
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ giam⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /po³¹ ki̯am⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-kiàm
    • Tâi-lô: pó-kiàm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poy'kiaxm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiam²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiam⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiam²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiam¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiam²¹/

Noun

寶劍

1. treasured straight sword
2. double-edged sword

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
寶	劍

Noun

寶劍

1. chữ Hán form of bảo kiếm (“precious sword”).