寶惜

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge
trad. (寶惜)		寶	惜
simp. (宝惜)		宝	惜

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó-sioh

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-sioh
    • Tâi-lô: pó-sioh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poysioiq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sioʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sioʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sioʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sioʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɤʔ³²/

Verb

寶惜

1. (Southern Min) to treasure; to cherish; to value

Synonyms

• 呵護／呵护 (hēhù)
• 寶愛／宝爱 (bǎo'ài) (literary)
• 心疼 (xīnténg)
• 愛惜／爱惜 (àixī)
• 愛憐／爱怜 (àilián)
• 愛護／爱护 (àihù)
• 愛錫／爱锡 (oi³ sek³) (Cantonese)
• 憐愛／怜爱 (lián'ài)
• 珍惜 (zhēnxī)
• 珍愛／珍爱 (zhēn'ài)
• 珍視／珍视 (zhēnshì)
• 珍重 (zhēnzhòng)
• 疼惜 (Hokkien)
• 疼愛／疼爱 (téng'ài)
• 顧惜／顾惜 (gùxī)