寶特瓶

See also: 宝特瓶

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	special; unusual; extraordinary special; unusual; extraordinary; male animal	bottle; (a measure word); vase bottle; (a measure word); vase; pitcher
trad. (寶特瓶)		寶	特	瓶
simp. (宝特瓶)		宝	特	瓶
alternative forms		保特瓶

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English PET + 瓶 (píng, “bottle”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎotèpíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄊㄜˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² dak⁶ ping⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎotèpíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄊㄜˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎotèpíng
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-tʻê⁴-pʻing²
    • Yale: bǎu-tè-píng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baotehpyng
    • Palladius: баотэпин (baotɛpin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤ⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² dak⁶ ping⁴
    • Yale: bóu dahk pìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² dak⁹ ping⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² deg⁶ ping⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ tɐk̚² pʰɪŋ²¹/

Noun

寶特瓶

1. PET bottle; plastic bottle