寶船

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	a boat; vessel; ship
trad. (寶船)		寶	船
simp. (宝船)		宝	船

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎochuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² syun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎochuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎochuán
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-chʻuan²
    • Yale: bǎu-chwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baochwan
    • Palladius: баочуань (baočuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² syun⁴
    • Yale: bóu syùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² syn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² xun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ syːn²¹/

Noun

寶船

1. (historical) treasure ship (a vast command and treasure-carrying vessel in Zheng He's fleet)

Proper noun

寶船

1. (Japanese mythology) Takarabune